Polishing Cream.—
| Denaturized alcohol | 400 parts |
| Spirit of sal ammoniac | 75 parts |
| Water | 150 parts |
| Petroleum ether | 80 parts |
| Infusorial earth | 100 parts |
| Red bole or white bole | 50 parts |
| Calcium carbonate | 100 parts |
Add as much of the powders as desired. Mirbane oil may be used for scenting.
Polishing Paste.—
| Infusorial earth (Kieselguhr) | 8 ounces |
| Paraffine | 2 ounces |
| Lubricating oil | 6 fluidounces |
| Oleic acid | 1 fluidounce |
| Oil mirbane | 30 minims |
Melt the paraffine with the lubricating oil, and mix with the infusorial earth, then add the oleic acid and oil of mirbane.
To Polish Paintings On Wood.
Polishing Mediums.
For copper, brass, German silver, and tombac, stearine oil and Vienna lime are used. Articles of brass can be polished, after the pickling, in the lathe with employment of a polish consisting of shellac, dissolved in alcohol, 1,000 parts; powdered turmeric, 1,000 parts; tartar, 2,000 parts; ox gall, 50 parts; water, 3,000 parts.
Gold is polished with ferric oxide (red stuff), which, moistened with alcohol, is applied to leather.