Mezerna Compound

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Diane Kauffmds
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Mezerna Compound

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Which Mezerna compound(s) do you use to obtain a high shine?
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I use these three
med finish ( 16 and 18 ) and 175
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3? How do you clean the wheels in between or do you not bother?
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You really ought to have a separate wheel for each grade.
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Yeah I guess you could change one of the wheels.
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Thanks for the info.
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I don't to much till final buff
so I will bounce the grits from 16 to 18
I have 2 wheels a small 12 in and a 18 in wheel
the smaller one is domet and the larger one flannel
I get them from casewell grizzly used to carry them here are some that will work

wheel
https://www.grizzly.com/products/woodst ... -rpm/d2518

https://reverb.com/item/31076874-stewma ... gJNMvD_BwE
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John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
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