Newbie help!

[MilitaryMind354]

Hello, I bought the buffing compounds black, brown and white but..... ok now im a newbie so be easy on me how do I apply this stuff? Its hard as a rock!?

I allready sanded my aluminum rims from 220-1500......

[baz]

Hello, I bought the buffing compounds black, brown and white but..... ok now im a newbie so be easy on me how do I apply this stuff? Its hard as a rock!?

I allready sanded my aluminum rims from 220-1500......

what are you applying it on , what kind of buffing wheels and what size ?spiral or loose buff ?are you using a mounted buffer or a drill?

[MilitaryMind354]

what are you applying it on , what kind of buffing wheels and what size ?spiral or loose buff ?are you using a mounted buffer or a drill?

I will be using a sewen buffer for aluminum (heard the sewen is best for aluminun?) And I will be using a regular drill.... Size I am not sure which do you recommend?

[lcaswell]

Hello, I bought the buffing compounds black, brown and white but..... ok now im a newbie so be easy on me how do I apply this stuff? Its hard as a rock!?

I allready sanded my aluminum rims from 220-1500......

You might want to read this - Introduction To Buffing and Polishing - Caswell Inc.

[MilitaryMind354]

You might want to read this - Introduction To Buffing and Polishing - Caswell Inc.

I did read that thanks!

[baz]

first off use different wheel for each compound since you are using the drill i would suggest to find a way to hold your compound bar on your workbench or somewhere close to your work piece , that way your not going to have to hold the drill i one hand while the other is holding the compound bar.
now that you have that bar tightly secured start your drill and bring the buffing wheel in contact with the compound bar with enough pressure for the compound to load on the wheel and then start buffing , with a little practice you will know how much compound to add to your wheel to get the best results .

[MilitaryMind354]

Thank you! I did some work today and deffiantly I see an improvement but I still see scratches I used the brown bar should I use the black bar instead?

[baz]

Thank you! I did some work today and deffiantly I see an improvement but I still see scratches I used the brown bar should I use the black bar instead?

sorry i can t really help you with the type of compound , the bars that i am using are from a different manufacturerand they are not the same color . i do have some brown from caswell but i don t have any black to compare it with .

[MilitaryMind354]

sorry i can t really help you with the type of compound , the bars that i am using are from a different manufacturerand they are not the same color . i do have some brown from caswell but i don t have any black to compare it with .

Ahh thats OK bud thanks for the help though!

Would anyone else know? I have some small very fine scratches i'd say around 400 or 600grit scratches so should I use the black bar first?

[Rasper]

If you have 400 grit, or 600, scratches you should use emery, which is what your black most likely is. If you have 400 scratches after sanding up to 1500, it indicates you are not sanding enough in each stage. You must sand out all scratches left by the previous grit before you move on or what you will have is polished scratches.

I never sand beyond 600.

R