Buffing Compounds

[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?

[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?

[tippie53]

I really like the mezerrna I use 16 and 18 you can get it from Jescar

[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?

[tippie53]

yup

[Ben-Had]

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!

[watergunn]

What is the website for Jescar?
All i can find is their fret wire sites.

Thanks

[tippie53]

Jescar call them the phone # is on the site

[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