# 3D model polisher in action

October 7, 2011

Hi community, I have asked our head polisher Michel to explain more
about the polishing process used for our [Polished White Strong and Flexible](/content/blog/archives/829-Introducing-White-Strong-Flexible...-Polished-and-Smooth.html) 3D prints.

**One of our core values is fun,**

**Michel is it fun working with the polisher?**

Yes it is, as long as the small stones don’t get stuck inside bracelets
and other stuff J

**Do you have a special name for**

**the two polishers?**

No actually we don’t just the small and the big polisher…No big beast
or something similar, but if you can come up with other names you can comment
on this blog.

**On average how much time a day**

**do you spend on polishing?**

Really depends on the amount of orders coming in from our production,
I’d say 1 to 2 hours a day on average. And in total the models go in the
polisher for about 3 hours. We’ll put in
around 50 models but we’ve had around 200 models in it as well so it really
depends on the kind of models.

**What material is in the**

**polisher?**

Is it ceramics combined with water. The models usually get some time to
dry, it goes quite fast though so no need to let them dry for a long period of
time.

**When do you make the call to use**

**the small polisher, is that based on dimension. And if yes, what dimensions or**

**just the tiniest parts (connections or puzzles)?**

I usually only do the really small parts in the small polisher because
they’ll get lost/squashed in the big one. Also when models look very fragile I
usually put them in the small one (if they fit that is).

**Do you have additional**

**information that you want to share?**

Keep the [polished models coming](/content/materials/wsfpolished "polished models coming"/index.html) 😀