Advances and Processes in Precision Glass Polishing .
11/6/2009 Advances and processes in Precision Glass Polishing Jainil Desai 5 Float Polishing: Float polishing uses a rapidly rotating tin lap with aqueous polishing slurry of colloidal silicon oxide. The key to successful float polishing is the 46cm diam tin lap. Other materials have been tried with varying degrees of success.