Gearloose Greenway 6" Polish Lap, Integral Chrome Oxide

The GREENWAY™
High-concentration Chrome Oxide Composite. "Just Add Water" for fast CLEAN polishing on quartz, garnet, tourmaline, peridot,the Feldspars, and similar stones.

A note from the manufacturer:
A permanently charged chrome oxide polishing lap! The success of the Chrome Oxide BATTSTIKs in polishing quartzes as well as garnets, tourmaline, the feldspars and peridot encouraged the designer to incorporate the boundary layer self-burnishing lubrication system used in the DIASTIKs, together with a hydrophilically-modified version of the Darkside polymer, into a Chrome Oxide polymer "Just Add Water" lap. The polymer has further been modified to allow exceptionally high oxide loading.

Slightly more aggressive than Cerium Oxide on polishing quartzes, it is much more versatile than the Ceria compositions. It does not polish quickly on topaz or spinel, however, and it will probably not be a good candidate for sapphire.

It HAS been a hit with tourmaline, all the beryls including emerald, the quartzes, peridot, garnets, and the feldspars. Others will no doubt find success with other minerals.

At moderate lap speeds, you can polish on this lap with just a water drip on the surface due its chromium oxide/polymer composite surface. The baseplate is machined from aluminum alloy.

The strong points of the Greenway are the quick polish it imparts on tourmaline and for emeralds that contain cracks. Think, no infiltrated white powder.

User Comments:
The Greenway lap's ideal for softer stones I've found. A chrome oxide, integrated into the green composite keeps things clean and provides easy polishing with just water

Specifications:
Overall Depth: .203" (5.1 mm.)
Arbor: 1/2" (12.7 mm.) ID arbor standard