History pasta
It was developed by this polishing agent in our country and for a very long time - in the 30s of the twentieth century. Invented his specialists of the State Optical Institute. Hence the name of the paste (according to the first letters) - GOI.
For almost a hundred years, this agent is used for polishing steel, other metals, ceramics, plastics, stone and even glass. How to use the paste of the goow, our grandparents knew. Initially, it was made of chromium oxide and auxiliary substances and had a green color. Today, such a tool can also be found in stores and on the market.
However, the production of green pastes is currently prohibited and discontinued. The fact is that chromium oxide is a poisonous carcinogen. Modern gay pastes have white or red and made from aluminum oxide. Using the second variety, polishing passes faster. With the use of white paste, you can get a better and smooth surface.
Varieties of green paste
About how to use the paste of the goals correctly, let's talk later. Now let's see which varieties of this material exist. Once there were three types of GOI green paste. And today, in the store or the Internet, you can purchase a remedy with a different size of abrasive particles: No. 4 - intended for the initial coarse polishing of surfaces; №3 - gives the surface of a matte appearance, the strokes on it are not visible; No. 2 and No. 1 are used for finishing and give a glossy surface. The green variety of both in solid bars and in the form of a more liquid pasty mass (in boxes). The popularity of both types is due not only to the high quality polishing, but also more than affordable price.
What to do before polishing
So let's start to deal with how to use gay paste. Small particles that are in it, while rubbing the surface, remove a thin layer along with scratches and microcracks. Polishing is usually produced using a soft cloth moistened in gasoline (can be from a lighter). A small layer of pasta is applied to her and wipe it a little about an unnecessary piece of metal. This is necessary so that everything is too large pieces in the paste. If they remain, the surface can not be polished, but on the contrary, scratch. The rag should be really soft. You can take, for example, flannel. Sometimes the paste is applied to the polishing circle. It is impossible to smear it on the surface of the processed product. The product is pre-slightly riveted with liquid industrial oil ("spindle").
How to use paste gay on glass and plastic.
Very often, this tool is used to bring cell phones in the "divine look". In this case, it will be necessary to polish, firstly, the hull itself, and secondly, the display glass. Since plastic - the material is pretty soft, it should use a gentle pasta from jars No. 2. Otherwise, the housing can be scratched even more. The answer to the question of how to use the paste of gay on plastic, simple: just as when processing any other materials. Glass is pre-polished with special rubber circles. Next use actual gay paste. The procedure is carried out in this case as well, that is, using a cloth. Oil and gasoline when processing phones do not apply.
How to use gay paste for cleaning silver products
As already mentioned, this agent, both green and red or white, can be applied to process absolutely any metals. It concerns this and silver. You can safely use gay pastes for lightening your spoons, cups and forks. How to use gay pasta for cleaning silver? Before you begin to polish, the product should first clean with a toothbrush with a dental powder applied to it. Then in a glass of water pour a bit of ammonia, set the soaps and pour a little powder. All this needs to be thoroughly mixed until complete dissolution. Next, the fluid overflows to some enamelled saucepan. After that, silver cutlery is lowered into it. Then the saucepan put on fire and bring fluid to a boil. After that, silver should be removed and rinsed in cold water. Next, you can proceed to its processing of the ga paste according to the method described above.
What can not polish
Next, let's see, in what cases the gay paste cannot be applied. How to use it, you now know. However, in no case cannot be used this tool for processing gilded things. Otherwise, the upper valuable layer will be very quickly erased to the bottom metal. Steel (except knives) and nickel is usually handled not manually, but using a special typewriter. Polishing metal clock is also made by a cloth. However, they must be disassembled and pulling out the mechanism. It is impossible to start the polishing of too much scratched surfaces from version number 2 or 1. In this case, defects will become even more noticeable. Sapphire glasses on the clock pollast the paste gay will not succeed. She simply does not take them. Where the means is used with how to polish the paste of the goow, we figured out. Now let's see where it is used. Apply GOA paste not only at home for polishing, silver, hours, dangerous blades and razors, etc., but also in production. In the latter case, it is most often used in galvanic shops for treating products from non-ferrous and ferrous metals. Polishing is performed using special polishing machines with felt circles.
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