Rottenstone And Pumice. I'm very curious about the use of rottenstone as a final finishing medium, having read about it in fww. › forums › general woodworking discussions › finishing › pumice, rottenstone and tripoli. I was recently given a couple of ounces of the stuff, and the agent who gave it to me couldn't explain.
Steps for using rottenstone and pumice?
Pumice and rottenstone are ground and sold in powder form. Rottenstone is used as an optional final rub to raise a high gloss. Where pumice is applied to cut and level the finish coats, rottenstone can be used after pumice on the final finish coat to polish the surface. Generally, i skip the pumice and use rottenstone, but experimentation with various grades will result in various finish sheens. Rottenstone and amorphous sihca are similar to tripoh and find the same uses. About 0% of these are basalt, 0% are other natural stone. This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 6 years, 5 months ago by anonymous. Rottenstone is also a very finely ground rock.
