Polishing Compounds, Paste & Liquid

Wenol^® Metal Polish

Wenol^® is widely used as cleaner and polish for electron microscope applications, ion beam systems, vacuum coating systems and general lab applications. Wenol^® has been originally formulated for use on hard metal surfaces such as stainless steel in laboratory, production, automotive, and domestic settings. It can be used to clean and polish hard metal parts for vacuum systems. The carrier fluid dissolves in most hydrocarbons and is easily removed. Wenol^® is petroleum based and does not contain silicones. One needs to exercise care when used on soft metal such as aluminum.

Note: Wenol^® is manufactured by the same manufacturer as the discontinued POL polish. Both products share the same formulation but have a different packaging. The many users of POL polish will find that Wenol^® will give the same satisfactory results. The polishing compound in Wenol^® is aluminum oxide.

UNIPOL^® Metal Polish

The original formulation of UNIPOL^® is very similar to POL and Wenol^® It is now available as an alternative to POL metal polish (which has been discontinued). Many users of POL have switched to UNIPOL^® and have found that UNIPOL^® will give the same performance as POL. It is widely used as a cleaner and polish for electron microscopes, ion beam systems, vacuum coating systems, substrates and general lab applications. UNIPOL^® has been formulated to give optimum results on hard metal surfaces such as stainless steel or chromium coated surfaces. It performs very well as a cleaning polish for Wehnelt cylinders. UNIPOL^® is petroleum based, does not contain silicones and dissolves in most hydrocarbons. It is not recommended for use on soft metal such as aluminum.

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Pikal^® Professional Polishing Compounds

The Pikal^® professional metal polishing and cleaning compounds are well known for their excellent results in many applications with a positive track record of nearly 100 years. The original formulation with aluminum oxide as abrasive material still serves well today. Pikal^® metal polishing compounds are widely used for polishing:

• in manufacturing for polishing machined parts, surface finishing and precision polishing
• cleaning of instrumentation such as electron microscopes, vacuum equipment analytical instruments - used by many service engineers
• precision mechanics like cleaning and polishing of air-lock systems, positioning systems, shutters in vacuum systems
• polishing and cleaning of substrates for thin film deposition and thin film research (glass, metals, silicon)
• medical equipment to give it an easy to clean smooth surface finish

There are four Pikal^® products, all based on the same abrasive polishing compound. Each product has it's own special application, sometimes overlapping.

Wooden picks, splints, swabs, for cleaning

Pikal® Polishing Paste

Pikal^® Care

Pikal^® Care is formulated as a thinner paste, supplied in a tube and is specially suitable for stainless steel products and surfaces. Can be applied directly on the products and polished with wipes.

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Pikal^® Liquid