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Originally Posted by grommit
for all small parts and fiddly bits i have bought this set, but please could anyone give advice to what compound i should use
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The beauty of buffing compounds is that the manner in which they can be applied is non-specific: buffing wheels, facer buffs, mushroom buffs, felt buffs all work equally well and you can achieve the same quality of finish with any of them that you choose. In actuality the form of buff that one would choose has nothing to do with the compound being used and everything to do with the shape/size/nature of the part being polished.
You would still wanna use the black/white combo on your bike parts with the smaller felt bits, as these compounds are best suited for buffing "virgin" metals that have not been previously polished. As far as polishing your trophies and other things you mentioned: the red or even blue compounds would probably work best because they have no abrasive action and are therefore "gentler", plus they're a bit drier in composition so you'll be less likely to "gunk" them up with leftover residual compound. (I'd be afraid to use oven cleaner to clean excess compound off something like a trophy especially if it has any wood in it's construction.)
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Originally Posted by grommit
my carborettor is fiddly and also been oindized (is that the term?) so i would need to prep that.
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Did you mean "anodized?" If that be the case then Caswell sells a clearcoat/anodize stripper kit. On something as intricately shaped as a carburetor, it would be an absolute nightmare trying to buff the anodize layer off with emery. Going from my own experience, I'll dare to say that your carburetor is probably going to be the hardest part of your bike to polish. Without actually seeing it, I'd say that your best bet is going to be to just take the carb to a buffing wheel on your bench grinder and use alot of pressure to mash the wheel into the little nooks and crannies. All the carbs I've polished have had such small crevices in them that even the small felt bobs wouldn't fit. But just experiment a little bit and get a feel for what each type of buff can do and the right method will eventually come.
