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Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:27 am
by Ben-Had
For those of you out there that use buffers, what manufacturer and grade compounds are you using to complete your work? I recently purchased Menzerna Medium and fine and was wondering if I should be using x-fine?
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:56 am
by Darryl Young
I have those same two compounds and they work good. I haven't used the X-fine.
What kind of finish are you polishing?
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:01 pm
by tippie53
I really like the mezerrna I use 16 and 18 you can get it from Jescar
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 1:53 pm
by Ben-Had
@ Darryl - Target Coatings WB Acrylic Lacquer EM6000 Gloss
@ John - those are the two I got. They just got here in the mail (got them from Stewmac $26 ea, is Jescar cheaper?
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:32 pm
by tippie53
yup
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:39 pm
by Ben-Had
tippie53 wrote:yup
Doh! I used them today and what a huge difference for the better. I really thought it may be my technique but I think that was OK. from now on it's Menzerna for me all the way!
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:28 pm
by watergunn
What is the website for Jescar?
All i can find is their fret wire sites.
Thanks
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:37 pm
by tippie53
Jescar call them the phone # is on the site
Re: Buffing Compounds
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:57 am
by Dan Bombliss
I use Menzerna Medium, Fine, Swirl remover.
Designate a different wheel for each one. Never contaminate a finer wheel with a courser grit, as 1 medium grit on your swirl removed will leave scratches you'd probably rather not have.
I've been toying around with buffing wheels for a corded handheld drill from harborfreight. Cheap enough to get a handfull of the buffing bonnets to keep them clean, and uncontaminated.
-Dan