New Dremel user here - thanks for explaining how to apply the polish compound. I’m going to polish a few knobs later today - wish me luck!

Thanks for the video! I'm restoring a knife that's been in the family for four generations and this is going to be a big help!

I have the Dremel drill press accessory, which I prefer as I tend to use my regular drill press over my bench grinder for full size buffing. I also use masking tape over areas I don’t want buffing because I'm not the most precise due to upper body difficulties. Besides for the music drowning you out at the beginning a very useful video, thank you.

Please don’t throw the pads out after using them. Put them in a laundry/underwear bag and wash them on a delicates program and air dry them. Joy can’t also use a metal brush on your dremel and get the dirt of the pads. It’s just money out the window to throw them out after using it for just one time.

I appreciate your time. I’m looking at my first tool kit and searching for “how to” videos. Been cleaning & polishing all Wire Wraps by hand up to now. Anyways, thank you.

Just wanted to say THANK YOU! I was gifted a tacklife rotary tool kit a while back and just now getting into doing things with it but for the life of me could not find any instructions on how to attach the white polishing heads.

I just got a brand new Tacklife dremel tool from an auction for under $10. I played around with one as a kid but forgot how to use it. This video is very informative and was just what I needed. Thank you for posting! Subscribed as well.

I polish everything with my Dremel. I have some old Pneumatic tools I polished up and they came out incredible. Also did a Carburetor to a Dirt Bike I restored and came out like Chrome.

Thanks for explaining this, just polished a old brass zippo lighter now it looks great 👍

Very useful video. The ability to use the Dremel to polish is one of the main reasons I bought it in the first place. I really want that Dremel vice. The Panavise is a really good micro vise FYI.

Can you polish any kind of metal or is it only certain types?

Enlightening video.. Thanks. How about using diamond powder for removing scratches from tungsten carbide and getting mirror polish thereafter. How do you do that?

Ahhhhhh so that's how I attach the cotton wheels. Thanks alot!

Thanks for posting. Would the same steps and tools be used for resin? Also, can the polishing pad be used multiple times or do you use a new one for each project?

Thank you Karl!! This saved me so much time!

Thank you for explaining the screw bit... I had no idea.Can you clean the buffing pad after you use it, or are they just intended for single usage?

Please tell when to put more polish or when to use new felt.

Carl, good to see your fuzzy face again and glad you are still making videos. Keep up the good work!

O so thats what that screw attachment in my dremel kit was for never got how to uses these polishing pads. Great video now i can polish jewlery and many other small things.

When you change the direction of the polishing media many times it will give a different finished look. Be sure to finish polishing going in one direction over the entire surface for bet results.

This was awesome! Thanks for taking the time to make this video it was extremely helpful! I was today years old when I learned about the screw tip! Lol😅Thanks for the help

Oh man, thanks! I had no clue what it was for.

thank you that was very informative. could you tell me are there different polish wax types for different metals or is it the same wax/ polish you apply all the time?

Nice how-to video. Compound on a microfibre cloth works too, but you were showing us how to polish with a Dremel, so you are bang on topic. My only criticism is that you were standing on the wrong side of the machine. When you get a catch, as you did with the buffing soap, it's going to fly toward you or your face . Standing on the other side leaves it to fly down, which is safer. Also easier to steady the piece.

What do you do with the excess dirt on the polishing tool? Will the layer just peel off?

The sound it made when you hit the brass on the spinning Chuck

Where do I find the rest of the polishing series?

What is the best way to remove tarnish on bolts into aluminum windows on an old travel trailer. I'm thinking that attempting to replace them would cause the heads to break off and cause a much bigger problem.

Thank you for sharing this information and teaching me what I do not know.

I was so happy to see you close the knife!!! Safety first :-)

geez, a chill went down my spine when the bolster hit the metal part! you shoult try to avoid that on an expensive knife, that steel eats the brass / copper / nickel silver in seconds!

Hello and thank you for this. can the felt buffers be cleaned and reused? I just polished a gun barrel and only had one of the cylinder bullet ones that fit so I would hate to throw it away. Alcohol, or some kind of solvent perhaps? thank in advance...

I have the bullet and cylinder shaped polishing bits and they are so hard I can't polish or buff with them. Is there something I can do to soften the bits so they will pick up the compounds? The flat polishing wheels I have work fine, they are fairly soft and pliable. Thank you

Thank you so much! I'm a total novice, but there's something I need to polish, and I did KZfaq research first. Right away your vid showed me the proper mandril to use, I was about to use a different one!

To get rid of the compound/oxidized brass build-up from the felt use a pick back and forth on the pad while running the Dremel. Safety glasses always.

How do you clean dirty metal polishing buff pads?

Thank you for this, I was an idiot on how to use this tool even though I've had several sets of them, I've had no reason to polish something until now.

Much appreciated you're video. I'll be on my way to putting that extra shine on my friends dive knife 👍

I just bought a Hyper tough accessories kit the same day i bought the Hyper rotary tool. This kit came with polishing compound but however, it was packaged in a container that i cant get it out. My question is to you or anyone out there that may have a remedy for this?

I can't get it out of my head what polishing is. I always thought of polishing as what buffing actually does. Never realized it is aggressive enough to remove scratches.

The bullet pad looks interesting but HOW DO YOU ATTACH IT? I just bought on of these tools from Harbor Freight.

I used safety glasses, a face shield and held a first aid kit to watch this video 😂 Awesome video! 👍🏼🇺🇸

I thought the mandrel was for starting screws I'm trying to use the damn sanding pegs that have the screw on the top, I was trying to stick the screw through wondering why they're not long enough lol thanks man this really helps me out a lot

This comment is just to say hello and thank you. Sub and liked.

It’s funny I’ve had a Dremel for years and never did figure out what that Screw looking bit was for Thx for sharing

This was short and simple, great video!!

The volume on this video is rather low-I can hear the music better than the speaker. I am trying to learn how to use diamond paste to polish pottery glazes with my dremel. Are there any specific things needed for that other than what you have taught here?

Thanks Dude! We owe you a beer!

When I put buffing wheels on the screw mandril they stop spinning almost immediately. That is, the mandril spins but the moment the pads encounter resistance they stop spinning. They should work because the thread is contra the tool spin direction so resistance should tighten the pad. But they just get reamed out. Med to low speed even. Any idears?

I was just gifted a Dremel Stylus but can’t find any information on what bits I need for the two things I wanted it for. I work with polymer clay and wanted to be able to buff and polish my pieces. I also wanted to be able to drill holes into the pieces. I can’t figure out how to change bits and what to buy to do these two things. Any suggestions and help would be very appreciated! Thank you!

hi! Does it work to polish acrylic displays? It has small slight surface scratches.

top intro man! thank you!

How do you get the black oxidation off of the felt bob? Is it just a one shot use?

Loved the video thank you for sharing

3:22 Where safety glasses kids! I did some light polishing on small metal equipment surfaces to get rid of cigarette residue (previous owner) and the polishing pad did the trick to break down that gunk (without compound). Thanks for making the video.

I washed one of the pad after using it and now when i use it, it wobbles.

do these screw on type polishing pads stay on well enough when applying a bit of pressure? I'm just wondering if its better to look for the fixed type of polishing wheel rather than the type you have here.

That was actually really help full thank you

What setting / how many rpm did you set the tool to? 5000rpm? 10000 rpm?

It looks to me you polished off the gold plating and now it's silver ?I would have hit it with 1500 or 2000 grit wet or dry sandpaper with some oil first after taping off the handle part.Maybe just some mothers and a rag instead of a dremel ?

always had that pad and all the time i was wondering how to use it, thank you

Like your channel and was wondering were you got those clamps for your work bench.

Thank you for this eye opening tutorial!!!!

You didn't mention where to get the buffing compound. Can you use baking soda or do you have to special order the compound.

I did that and all it did was leave dull looking marks on it and made my prices of the polishing bit fly off

what about buffing out crystal rocks

that's nice to know/ I just bought a rotary tool and had no clue of the attatchment

3:11 what do you call that orange thing he added for polishing ???

So that is how you attach the buffing pads. Racked my brains on how and did it wrong. Thank you!

Best way to do that is some megs 105 ultracut compound on a microfiber cloth! It’s how we detail cars. Brass cleaner and copper polisher and nickel polish as well. Never buy a dremal tool we buy a duel action polisher to keep it from leaving a hologram

Hi, Thank You! Do you need the wax in order to polish?

When I try to put the compound on the felt the only thing that I get is Polish flying through the air everywhere. I've also tried adding water both by dipping the felt in the water and adding it to the compound and that helps a little. All of the compound that I've been able to obtain through Harbor Freight has been colored which leaves a bad Hugh on everything I try to polish, primarily rocks. I've had better luck using Crest 3D whitening toothpaste.

how do you polish acrylics or plastic, what do you use with the dremel

May I ask you what's the polishing wax you are using? Thanks!

Thank you for these nice explication. Where can we found this wax to polish?

By "wax" do you mean compound or rouge? I think that's the compound that comes with the dremel kit

Great video, thanks.

I have got the wax in some sort of plastic container. How can I apply it to the wheel?

Im having issues getting small scratches out of a .999 fine silver pendant... when i polish them away with my dremel they all dissapear but after washing off the metal they reappear

What is holding your green Dremel looking tool?

Hello, Karl. I'm trying to figure out how to polish the tiles in my bathroom using a large buffer, and a small Dremel tool. One question I have is: how do you clean the pad once it gets dirty from all the stuff it's taking off whatever it is you're polishing? Thanks for making this video.

Great video, please use and talk about safty, that rogue piece flow to your side it might have caused an injury, and your finger was cut so safty for fingers too. Thanks

I really appreciate your video and the time you take to share your skills and knowledge with us all. I don't mean to be rude but would you please tell me what happened to your fingers. It doesn't bode well when it seems that you have polished the ends from them in a few places. I of course understand that using gloves will be next to impossible in the miniature world of small rotary tools. Please look after the skin on your hands. Use a good product like O'keefs or similar. I've had eczeema for years so, it makes me twitch when I see somebody else suffering. Keep the bids coming.

Do you think this compound is safe to use on glass?

My compound dried out. Anyone knows how i can re-hydrate it?

HI thank you - -can this also be applied to watches?

safe to polish plastic headlights? Different compound tubes i seen at hf. the low price is tempting. but it has to work.

Very cool. Thanks!

Personally I would have preferred to see him polish the thimble. I have a few objects with intricate surfaces yet all the polishing videos seem only to deal with nice large flat or curved surfaces so would love a video with tips on polishing detailed surfaces.

The polishing compound that comes with the kit is it virtually for polishinf anything? There aren't any clues or information on the compounds

Can i make high relief drawings in steel with these?

Thanks for the advice

Great video thanks

Now I'm wondering if you can also sharpen a pocket knife with a Dremel

Do you put the bullet shaped buff on the same way

Great video thank you

How do you make it not streaky? Whenever I polish metal with this set up, the polishing wheel leaves a trail wherever it hits. Even after I completely polish over the surface evenly, it looks like I scribbled all over it if that makes sense. The wheel doesn't polish evenly and just streaks everywhere. Kind of like when you fill in a area on paper with an ink pen. The area is all the color of the ink now but if you look carefully you can see all of the scribble lines the pen made into the paper.

Hi Karl, could you tell me if the Dremel multi vise will work with a Wen rotary tool model#2305?

Mine strip faster and turn black...am I doing something wrong?

incredible thank you!