Cerium is your answer and we do manufacture it. I'll give you a brief
overview for your consideration.
Basically the purer the cerium the faster a product will work. Most
products have a 30-60% cerium oxide content where as, "
MIXING
Cerium oxide is a powder which in use is mixed with water at a ratio of
one part powder to ten parts warm (cup of tea temperature) water. The slurry is
then left overnight to "wet out". The next day the slurry is stirred
back into full suspension. It is now ready for use.
APPLICATION
Tools necessary are patience, elbow grease, slurry, a felt bob and an
electric drill. Before I go on, be careful when using an electrical drill and
water in close proximity. We suggest the use of a Residual Circuit Current
Device (RCCD) for operator safety.
Immerse the felt bob in the slurry (making sure it is in suspension by
stirring it). When the felt bob is saturated apply it to the glass. Work the
glass in a circular motion, never left / right or up / down. Here's where the
fun starts. Polishing efficiency is directly proportional to speed and
pressure. The harder you press the quicker the marks will be removed and the
faster the operator tires. The faster the felt bob spins the quicker the marks
disappear and the greater the centrifugal force which means the slurry goes
everywhere. In time you will find the right balance. Tip, it makes sense to
mark the opposite side of the glass with a crayon so you can better see where
you are working.
PROBLEMS IN USE
One comes to mind - "burn marks". These are created by the
work area becoming dry through lack of slurry. Burn marks are removed by
wetting the work area and re-polishing. I use the following analogy to better
convey what happens - "when you wax your car in the summer sun, if you wax
to many panels before buffing the wax goes hard - this
is what I mean by burn marks, dry polish. To remove you would re-apply fresh
polish".
PURCHASING
One of our customers offers a kit (powder, polishing mop etc), you can see this on www.perfectpolishingkits.co.uk