Apply polishing lubricants

Description

Apply the appropriate lubricant matching the kind of metal of the processed metal workpiece during polishing processes, such as was or kerosene.

Alternative labels

implement polishing lubricants
administer buffing coatings
employ buffing coatings
employ polishing lubricants
administer polishing lubricants
utilise polishing lubricants
implement buffing coatings
utilise buffing coatings

Skill type

skill/competence

Skill reusability level

cross-sector

Relationships with skills

Optional skill

Apply polishing lubricants is optional for these skills, according to the role’s responsibility.to master the following skills:

Metal polishing machine parts

Relationships with occupations

Essential skill

Apply polishing lubricants is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Metal polisher: Metal polishers use metal working equipment and machinery to polish and buff almost finished metal workpieces in order to enhance their smoothness and appearance and to remove oxidisation, tarnishing the metal after the other fabrication processes. They may operate equipment using diamond solutions, silicon-made polishing pads, or working wheels with a leather polishing strop, and tend to these materials ensuring their effectiveness.

Optional skill

Apply polishing lubricants is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Fitter and turner: Fitters and turners use machine tools to create and modify metal parts according to set specifications in order to fit components for machinery. They ensure the finished components are ready for assembly.
Jewellery polisher: Jewellery polishers ensure that finished jewellery pieces are cleaned by customer demand or prepared for sale. They may also perform minor repairs. They use either hand tools such as files and emery paper buff sticks and/or hand held polishing machines. They also use mechanised polishing machines such as barrel polishers. 
Tool and die maker: Tool and die makers operate a variety of equipment and machinery designed to create metal tools and dies, which are both needed in several areas of manufacturing, and produce these tools in all steps of the production process. They design the tools and dies, then cut and shape them to size and finish them by manually operated machine tools, power tools, hand tools, or programming and tending CNC tool and die making machines.

 


 

References

  1. Apply polishing lubricants – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 21, 2022