ENKAY - Jewelers Rouge & Polishing Compound Kit, 6 pc. (U.S. Made)

Attention all jewelry enthusiasts, crafters, and perfectionists! The ENKAY Jewelers Rouge & Polishing Compound Kit is your secret recipe for transforming your creations from raw materials into dazzling gems. With a touch of magic and a splash of science, this U.S.-made kit promises to take your polishing game to the next level. Unveiling this kit is like opening a treasure chest of secrets known only to the finest jewelers. Inside, you'll find six meticulously crafted compounds, each as unique as a precious stone. Whether it's the coarse cutting power of Tripoli or the brilliant shine of White Diamond, these compounds are your alchemical ingredients for transforming dull into dazzling. The results are nothing short of astonishing. Apply these compounds to your metalwork or jewelry pieces, and watch as the surfaces go through a metamorphosis worthy of Cinderella's ball. Scratches fade, imperfections vanish, and surfaces begin to gleam with a lustrous radiance that captures the essence of elegance. Crafted on U.S. soil, these compounds are like a testament to American craftsmanship. The quality is palpable – you can almost feel the meticulous attention to detail that went into each compound. The kit is a tribute to the artisan spirit, a nod to the passion and dedication of those who strive for excellence in their craft. Now, let's address the learning curve. Polishing is both an art and a science, and using these compounds might require a bit of practice to achieve the desired results. It's like mastering a musical instrument; the more you practice, the more harmonious your creations become. Embrace the process, and you'll be rewarded with surfaces that rival the brilliance of the Hope Diamond. In the grand realm of polishing, the ENKAY Jewelers Rouge & Polishing Compound Kit is a crown jewel. It's like a symphony for your senses, turning raw materials into resplendent masterpieces. So, my fellow creators, dust off your jeweler's tools, don your apron, and let this kit be your conductor's baton as you orchestrate a dazzling dance of compounds, transforming your works into glistening treasures that sparkle like the stars. ✨🔮💍

6 different grits. Each stick is very firm. EASY fix, just warm with blow dryer until it becomes soft, then you can touch to spinning belt sander belt or polishing wheel, or apply to strop with your thumb-make sure you did not get too hot. Best edges I've had in a long time. I also use diamond paste-I don't see much difference and this is much cheaper. I apply different grits to different sections of the soft side of a leather belt (~ 6-9"). You can also apply to the smooth side of the leather, but I prefer the smooth leather untouched. Get a used belt from a thrift store-the bigger the better. Make sure it is GENUINE leather and not PU Leather (fake leather). Or purchase an already make strop. On a long belt I can get enough sections to apply all 6 compound grits to the belt. You can then lay it flat on a table/bench and use like a paddle strop, or hand from belt buckle and use like a hanging strop. If you hang the belt be sure to pull taught, otherwise the leather will wrap over the edge and cause curling and dull the edge. A taught strop with a VERY light touch works great. Mine came in a zip lock baggy, but each stick was individually wrapped, not in commercial packaging. Would I knock a star off for this-NOOOOO. I'm rating the product, not the packaging that will just be thrown away.

I was worried about them arriving dried up and they would just crumble, and when they arrived, they looked kinda powdery and i opened them up and grabbed one and it felt kinda hard. Had me nervous. I grabbed by buffing wheel and added some to the pads as they turned. It did NOT crumble, or throw powder everywhere, and worked perfectly. I just think they use a dryer compound then some. It polished and removed the mild surface rust that was developing on the barrel of my 1911. Worked GREAT. I would totally purchase this again. The information on the back that tells you what each bar is for and its level of polish is helpful so you don't have to look up what each color is for and what you can use it on. This was a good deal and a great price.

Good price:value ratio

They are as advertised, work well and the different grits are marked for beginners

This is a convenient and reasonably affordable sampling of the different compound grits, considering each color bar weighs about 5-6 oz, so you're getting roughly 2 lbs of compound for about $7 per pound. Seems like a pretty good option for experimenting with different grit compounds for leather strop sharpening. Having done just that, green and black seems to be all one needs. Though white is a popular option for some blades, chisels and leather cutting tools particularly. Brown doesn't seem to be able to do anything that black can't do better. And red and blue are both finer than green, which already is fine enough for a mirror finish on your blade edge. For leather strops, these bars are large enough to last for quite some time. Though, you'll want to heat the leather with a hair dryer or hot air gun, or condition it with petroleum jelly (Vaseline) first before applying, as the bars came pretty dry in the package. For that reason I'm a little more critical of this set, if ones intended use is for buffing wheels or discs, as the dryness of the bars wastes a lot of the compound when pressed into the fast spinning buffing material. Maybe they can be softened first, in a microwave or wrapped in a damp rag. I'll do some experimenting the next time I need to polish something other than a knife edge. For knife strops, which was my primary purpose, these are just fine as they are. I also experimented with several bars using separate buffing discs for an angle grinder, while polishing a stainless steel handrail. It was effective, but it was wasting too much of the dry compound while applying the bars to the discs to finish the job without finding an effective means to soften them first.

I read all the reviews so that I would know what to expect because I have never used polishing compounds before. I expected they would be softer, like beeswax, but after reading the very thorough and easy to read instructions, learned I was mistaken. Softer bars would apply to much and be a waste of the compound. Used as per the instructions they should last a long time. I have polished brass, copper, steel, stainless, nickel and aluminum with great results. I must commend the Enkay company for a fine product and the excellent how-to instructions and compound guide. Very well done. Highly recommend

I make hand-stamped metal jewelry, and seriously can't find enough stuff to polish, LOL. On top of the things I've already made, I've gone through my own fine jewelry (gold, silver, platinum, etc.), my family's fine jewelry, friends... You get the idea, LOL. I want to polish EVERYTHING! Plus, most of my sterling silver is from Tiffany & Co. (stay with me, here. I'm not trying to brag. Shoot, I couldn't afford gold or diamonds from that place if I sold my firstborn, LOL) and I have no fear when I polish that stuff. This set of polish will help you get deep scratches out, as well as put a fine, glossy shine back into well-worn pieces... Kinda like the way you remember your jewelry the way it was when you first brought it home from the hospital.. I mean the jewelry store, LOL. Now that I've said that, maybe I should try to get that "showroom shine" on a few babies? No? I'm KIDDING! I'm totally kidding... Kinda, MWAHAHAHA ;) :P I'm getting away from myself, here. What I want you to know is this stuff is awesome. I'm not being compensated, nor have I been already, for saying that. If you're disappointed after using these bars, you're doin' it wrong, LOL.

I didn't expect them to be this big. They're massive! Just look at the pictures. They work great too. Some people complain that they are hard and crumble when you apply it to your tool. You don't need to press hard. The friction will heat up the compound and you don't need a pound of compound on your wheel. I used a Dremel and lightly touch it and that's it. I'm polishing a watch. It's brushed stainless steel and I want a mirror shine on it. I started with the black emery and the work is already halfway done. I will post pictures when I'm done. But I just wanted to show how good this works. The last picture is the "before" pic. Edit 2 days later.. Finished polishing my watch. See the video.

LOOKS GOOD

Works great. My knives polished to a beautiful finish,

Nice range of grit, worked extremely well reviving the stainless and aluminum trim on my 55 year old classic car, Also used the two finest grits to greatly improve the plastic headlight lenses on my 14 year old truck.

Really good stuff. Near mirror finish with Dremel on my Helle knife. Better than factory finish.