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Mike J.

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Jan 1, 2004, 4:49:05 PM1/1/04
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Hello, Can someone tell me where I can buy cerium oxide glass
polishing powder? I prefer to buy it from a distributor. Thanks.

Mike

Javahut

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Jan 1, 2004, 4:52:38 PM1/1/04
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"Mike J." <janus...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, Can someone tell me where I can buy cerium oxide glass
> polishing powder? I prefer to buy it from a distributor. Thanks.
>
> Mike

Somermaca or CR Laurance


Mike J.

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Jan 1, 2004, 9:21:10 PM1/1/04
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I will try them.

Does anyone know any other distributors? Thanks a lot.

Mike Firth

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Jan 1, 2004, 9:34:50 PM1/1/04
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They are by far the biggest. Make life easy, use them. Both are on the
internet (www.somaca.com www.crlaurence.com ) I see that the later has sort
of blocked access, you can search but not price - just put cerium oxide in
the little search box at top. You can get an account number just by
asking, say you want to pay with a credit card.

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Mike J.

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Jan 4, 2004, 1:26:21 PM1/4/04
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Can someone recommend just one or two other smaller distributors?

Sommca sells 4 polishing compounds: Lite, Bright, Premier, and Glass
Polishing. I couldn't figure out the differences and their respective
applications. Thanks for your help.

Mike


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Javahut

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Jan 4, 2004, 8:39:38 PM1/4/04
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What are you doing with it?
Are you a beveler that has never bought any? That would help.

Mike J.

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Jan 5, 2004, 9:12:28 PM1/5/04
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Yes. You are correct. We also do polishing.

C.R.Laurence has just one type of Cerium Oxide, that makes it easy to
choose from, but they are very expensive.

Thanks for your help.

Mike

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Moonraker

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Jan 5, 2004, 9:55:07 PM1/5/04
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You can get cerium from Glastar. (direct)

Javahut

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Jan 5, 2004, 9:34:27 PM1/5/04
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"Mike J." <janus...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Yes. You are correct. We also do polishing.
>
> C.R.Laurence has just one type of Cerium Oxide, that makes it easy to
> choose from, but they are very expensive.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
a lot.

OK, well, I may not be of much help here and I will explain why.

I bought a 5 gal pail from CRLaurance a few years ago, like over 5 years
ago. Still using the same pail, and it is just now getting near the bottom.
I may buy more in March or April, I bevel often, nearly daily.

A word of advise to save your polishing time, (time=$), buy the best you can
afford. Good Cerium will save you time on the polisher. If this is a hand
operation, you will see the difference in inches produced, if it is for
"them new fangled high speed EYE-talian machines, you sill still see it in
inches produced. If it is a matter of not needing a big pail, I'll split
one with you, where are you located? Maybe better send a note off the group
from here out, the above holds true for anyone thinking of beveling.

Let me know where you are located.

Incidentally, I know of NO small distributors of the stuff, if they are out
there, they aren't advertising it.


nJb

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Jan 6, 2004, 12:39:10 PM1/6/04
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http://www.granitecitytoolvt.com/home.html

Just call the number on the page. They sell it by the pound.
--
Jack


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Dennis Swan

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Jan 6, 2004, 6:43:17 PM1/6/04
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I use LENSMAX A./Optical Manufacturers, Downer Grove, IL.
Order # 1-800-323-7157.
Best stuff I have used to date. Not cheap.
Ask if they will send you a sample. Usally a baggie full. You will
like it I am sure.
Dennis Swan, Artglass Beveling, Muncie, Indiana

Moonraker

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Jan 6, 2004, 7:53:27 PM1/6/04
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How would you differentiate between Lensmax's properties and those of CRL's
cerium oxide? What is the difference in how they work? Is the Lensmax
orange in color, too? What do you pay for it?


Dennis Swan

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Jan 7, 2004, 10:07:28 PM1/7/04
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>
> How would you differentiate between Lensmax's properties and those of CRL's
> cerium oxide? What is the difference in how they work? Is the Lensmax
> orange in color, too? What do you pay for it?

It is orange in color. I do not get into the make up of products, I
just requested samples from different places and this stuff works the
best for me,
I can not find an invoice but I belive it is about 200 a bucket. I use
this in hand beveling and just add water till it is all mixed, I have
never worried about Ph ect. I go through about a bucket a year and
order two at a time. that is why I belive I paid a little over 400
with shipping two years ago. In fact I will be ordering in the next
month or so.
Dennis

Javahut

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Jan 7, 2004, 10:57:34 PM1/7/04
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"Dennis Swan" <glassb...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> >

From the description and price, It sounds similar to CRL Rare Earth, 44lb
pail, about the same, maybe a little more.

The thing is, with all these products, we will all have favorite suppliers
of key ingredients, while Dennis prefers one brand and I another and someone
else likes what they use. All good stuff, but the original post was for
smaller quantities, from a smaller distributor. Does Lensmax come in
smaller containers than the $200 pail?

Because I don't buy it that way, and it doesn't sound like Dennis does
either, does anyone else?
May be stuck with buying more to save from buying it more often and save the
money on the larger purchase. Bet the small container is more money per lb.

Michele Blank

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Jan 8, 2004, 11:42:13 AM1/8/04
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Rio Grande has cerium oxide in 1 lb. lots for 9.95. Kingly north has it in
1 lb. 8.95, 5 lb. 35.95, and 30 lb. 184.00 m


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Michele Blank

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Jan 8, 2004, 11:44:07 AM1/8/04
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Rio Grande has cerium oxide in 1 lb. lots for 9.95. Kingsley North has it

Javahut

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Jan 8, 2004, 12:15:22 PM1/8/04
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> Rio Grande has cerium oxide in 1 lb. lots for 9.95. Kingly north has it
in
> 1 lb. 8.95, 5 lb. 35.95, and 30 lb. 184.00 m
>
Somaca Rare Earth 44lb $228.17
CRL 44# $222.99


chunk

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Jan 9, 2004, 2:16:21 PM1/9/04
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http://www.kingsleynorth.com/polishingcompounds.html
I can't say how good they are. Order the 4oz size for $3.00 and give it a
try.

Chunk Kiesling


Mandy Chen

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Jan 14, 2014, 8:17:35 PM1/14/14
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Hi Mike,
This is Mandy chen from hunan Haozhi New Materials Co., ltd, the leading producer of polishing materials for optical industry. we annually produce 1200mt cerium oxid polishing powder, 2000mt silicon oxide polishing slurry. we mainly supply to the precision optical producers in Asia, our clients include :AGC, NSG, CORNING, HOYA, CANNON, LG, FOXCONN, TPK, OPTIALS. etc.

From your website, we know you are producin optical components, I trust some of cerium oxide polishing powder could satisfy your requirement in a more efficent way. just let us know your material type, polishing machine, pollishing requirement, product type, our experienced technicians will recommend the most proper products to you. for more information regarding our company, pls refer to : www.haozhigroup.com.

my email is :ma...@haozhigroup.com

Mandy Chen

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Jan 14, 2014, 8:19:44 PM1/14/14
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Hi Mike,
This is Mandy chen from hunan Haozhi New Materials Co., ltd, the leading producer of polishing materials for optical industry. we annually produce 1200mt cerium oxid polishing powder, 2000mt silicon oxide polishing slurry. we mainly supply to the precision optical producers in Asia, our clients include :AGC, NSG, CORNING, HOYA, CANNON, LG, FOXCONN, TPK, OPTIALS. etc.

From your website, we know you are producin optical components, I trust some of cerium oxide polishing powder could satisfy your requirement in a more efficent way. just let us know your material type, polishing machine, pollishing requirement, product type, our experienced technicians will recommend the most proper products to you. for more information regarding our company, pls refer to : www.haozhigroup.com. ma...@haozhigroup.com

Mandy Chen

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Jan 14, 2014, 8:19:56 PM1/14/14
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pumpy....@gmail.com

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May 17, 2014, 8:18:51 AM5/17/14
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please contact on my email ID shi...@rcmpa.com for best quality cerium based polishing powder from India.
or contact on +919167835927

Regards,
shishir

pumpy....@gmail.com

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On Friday, January 2, 2004 3:19:06 AM UTC+5:30, Mike J. wrote:
please contact me on my email ID shi...@rcmpa.com for best quality cerium based polishing powder from India.

or call me on +919167835927

Chemo the Clown

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Aug 14, 2014, 9:48:21 PM8/14/14
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Hello, Mike,

This is Yuan from a Chinese Cerium Oxide Polishing Powder manufacturer, named Hunan Haozhi New Materials Co., Ltd.
We can provide you Cerium Oxide as your polishing usage.

BTW,How many quantity do you need?
If your requirement is a long-term period, I suggest you to buy from manufacturer with one time a bulk quantity.

There can be saved a lot of money.
In addition, we have our own Technique people can help you to solve all your problems.

If you are interested in, contact me whenever you need.

E-mail: yu...@haozhigroup.com

Best Regards,

Yuan

p...@dgsaiya.com

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Jun 16, 2015, 9:29:05 PM6/16/15
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On Friday, January 2, 2004 at 5:49:05 AM UTC+8, Mike J. wrote:
> Hello, Can someone tell me where I can buy cerium oxide glass
> polishing powder? I prefer to buy it from a distributor. Thanks.
>
Dear Mike

Good day, hope you are doing well!

This is Ashlee from Dongguan Saiya Rare Earth Industry Co.,Ltd. Our company is a high-tech manufacturer in making Cerium Oxide polishing materials for processing optical lenses, crystal glass, spectacle glass, etc.. which helped us win good reputation from most customers like Hoya, Asia Optical, Phoenix Optical. Price can be very competitive with good quality because we have our factory ourselves and our technology is very mature. Free sample can be provided to evaluate the quality.


Contact me if you are interested.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.


Thanks and best regards,
Ashlee Peng
Dongguan SaiYa Rare Earth Industry Co., Ltd
Sales Dept.
p...@dgsaiya.com
http: //www.saiyadg.com
Tel : +86-0769-26985660
Fax : +86-0769-22857039-500
Address: Hongfu Road West,Nancheng,Dongguan city, Guangdong province, China

yads...@gmail.com

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Apr 20, 2017, 1:03:59 AM4/20/17
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Go for polishing powder VN-100 from chrome star chemical works. Best product for glass polishing. It's cheap and give very fine results. Best thing about this powder is that it works on all type of glasses.

Seriously, this product is worth for money. Why pay more when you can get excellent quality at low price.

mechan...@gmail.com

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May 4, 2017, 1:33:22 AM5/4/17
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We are distributor of Cerium Oxide glass polishing powder. contact me on 9712921285

donel...@gmail.com

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May 17, 2017, 8:05:13 AM5/17/17
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we have Cerium Oxide for sale.
Contact us on +2348130078240
You can also email us at smart....@yahoo.com
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