Help identifying these polish marks please for a client

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I have a client that brought me a sample piece and wants these buff/polish patterns recreated.  Any idea how these were made?Last edited by casmit; 11-18-2015 at 06:02 PM.
Reply:Looks like a flap wheel in an angle grinder finish to me. Some finer grit, 120 or lower if you can find it.12v battery, jumper cables, and a 6013.I only have a facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/VPT/244788508917829
Reply:Yup.Ed Conleyhttp://www.screamingbroccoli.com/MM252MM211 (Sold)Passport Plus & Spool gunLincoln SP135 Plus- (Gone to a good home)Klutch 120v Plasma cutterSO 2020 benderBeer in the fridge
Reply:You can use any type of grinder with different abrasives to create the pattern in the material.Ed Conleyhttp://www.screamingbroccoli.com/MM252MM211 (Sold)Passport Plus & Spool gunLincoln SP135 Plus- (Gone to a good home)Klutch 120v Plasma cutterSO 2020 benderBeer in the fridge
Reply:I hope you have a steady and straight hand.Miller Maxstar 200 SDPiperliner #10 Gold
Reply:They almost look Blanchard ground to meL-Tec PCM-VPi II Hobart Handler140Millermatic 35Lincoln Power arc 4000Lincoln Ranger 10,000 ( 3 ) Longevity Tigweld 160SX Purox O/A setup100lb anvilXLO/servosource cnc mill
Reply:Originally Posted by smilexelectricI hope you have a steady and straight hand.
Reply:Cup stone in a grinder and put steady pressure holding perfectly flat, and use it like a floor buffer.I hate being bi-polar it's awsomeMy Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Reply:Originally Posted by weldermikeCup stone in a grinder and put steady pressure holding perfectly flat, and use it like a floor buffer.
Reply:I tried a cup wheel with no success.  A little too aggressive.  Any specific cup wheel?
Reply:Looks like a crosshatch pattern with a grinding discMeaning, you run the grinder one way, then diagonally cross the pattern in the opposite direction.That's what it looks like to me. That or Blanchard ground.Expert Garage Hack....https://www.facebook.com/steven.webber.948
Reply:Original piece may have been done with a Pneumatic disc sander and some of the Scothbrite style abrasives.This one is with a regular 4" grinderEd Conleyhttp://www.screamingbroccoli.com/MM252MM211 (Sold)Passport Plus & Spool gunLincoln SP135 Plus- (Gone to a good home)Klutch 120v Plasma cutterSO 2020 benderBeer in the fridge
Reply:I appreciate all the input from everyone.The way the pattern is blended so well makes me think it's a soft product. Those scotch brite style adhesives look promising but they don't give any info in the video above. I guess I'll just buy an assortment. I'm ruling out Blanchard because the grinds/polish follows the contour of the piece. All the Blanchard I've seen is a circular pattern.
Reply:Good luck, what you have there is genuine art! You could find the same product and get completely different results.SqWave 200Millermatic 190Airco 200 ACHypertherm PM45Boice-Crane Band SawVictor O/A
Reply:It DOES look like a narrow cross-hatch.So you are not only going to have to find a product that will create similar 'scratches', but you are going to have to figure out how to copy the previously used technique."Art Forgery" anyone?Be wary of The Numbers: Figures don't lie,. but liars can figure.Welders:2008 Lincoln 140 GMAW&FCAW2012 HF 165 'toy' GTAW&SMAW1970's Cobbled together O/A
Reply:Originally Posted by VPTLooks like a flap wheel in an angle grinder finish to me. Some finer grit, 120 or lower if you can find it.
Reply:Try a new 60-80 grit fiber disc, should produce a similar scratch pattern without digging or gouging.