The term “fuel polish”

[starvin_sgt]

Ok Bobbers, I have a fancy system for oil / fuel polishing. I have noticed that once the fuel comes out of the motorguard submicronic filter it does have a shine to it.

From the look of the used filters it obviously is a successful process.

-Is a carbon based product that is cleaner have a shine to it?
-Does the term “fuel polish” mean just that?

 

[Donald]

Most fuel polishing is on diesel boats where the fuel is pumped through filters to clean it. Not sure if anyone is looking for a polished look.

 

[dnewton3]

It is referring to the refinement of the product, not the actual cosmetic appearance. That is likely a conincidence.

"Polishing" is just a term for a tighter filtration method. We have a DI water system here at work that uses two filters; one coarse and one polishing filter. It doesn't make the water "shiny'er" ...

 

[Shannow]

like dnewton said, "polishing" is a term that is used to insinuate a betterment of the product.

My diesel engine "polishes" the fuel, as there is a return line that returns the filtered fuel back to the tank...the fuel in the tank is "polished" compared to the fuel that I bought...and yes, it looks nice and shiney when I change the filter, probably due to any particulate adding a cloudiness to it.

In the power station, "polishing" is taking the very last of the salts out of the ultra pure condensate running through the steam cycle.