For greaseless compound to work there are two variables that have to be correct: heat and pressure. Without enough heat, the compound will do like what you said, which is fly off in chunks. The trick to getting it started is to get your buff running at a higher RPM than what you'll actually polish at. This way, you can apply the buff to the compound starting off with a light touch to gradually heat the surface, and then quickly add pressure until you almost bog the buff down. You're going to get some chunks flying at the start, but as the compound begins to heat from the pressure it will eventually meld onto the buff. BE PATIENT! Once you actually get the compound started onto the buff, it gets easier and easier to apply more as you need it.
Also, something to remember is that greaseless tends to dry from the outside in. In other words, let's say you get your buff loaded with compound, and wait a few seconds and touch the compound, and find that it's dry. This can sometimes be deceiving. If you get the compound on there really thick, the stuff on the outside will dry first making a "shell," but the compound underneath that's actually touching the buff may still be wet. If you're running at high RPM's, the wet compound underneath won't hold firm enough to the buff so it will end up flying off. The bottom line is, you can either load the buff with smaller amounts of compound and have shorter usage periods, or you can load it up thicker but have to wait longer durations of time in between buffing sessions for it to adequately dry. This sounds more complicated than it is. Just get in there and mess around with it for awhile and this stuff will just come to you. Hope that helps.
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