Abrasive Type in Greaseless Compounds? And misc. grit size questions.

[HermanW]

Does anyone know what abrasive type is in the greaseless compounds? I'm assuming it's aluminum oxide in a wax binder, but I want to be sure of it before buying it.

Also, I have various buffing compounds, but I've never been 100% sure if I'm using them in the proper order and don't want to end up moving backwards on my own progress.

Mostly I'm wondering whether the White Rouge or Green Rouge leaves a finer finish. Also whether the White Lightning Stainless is finer than the Blue Begone Liquid Polish.

[Rasper]

As far as white and green go, it depends upon the manufacturer. With the hardware store stuff, Dico, and the other, (I forget the name), white is finer than green. With the professional quality stuff, it all depends on who made it.

I'm not casting aspersions on the hardware store stuff, by the way; I've used a lot of it with great success. The pro stuff comes in larger bars and is easier to handle, and you can get much more of a variety of compositions. I use a rough cut stainless compound that I love. It's dark gray. Cuts fast and yet leaves no visible scratches. Caswell sells a variety of good ones.

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[baz]

the greaseless that i use is made of aluminium oxide but you should check with your supplier because i don t know if all manufacturer use the same .
the same would apply for your buffing compound , not all companies use all the same color codes . i mostly use pro stuff because of the larger bars and because i get them locally so i don t pay shipping and also because i get better prices when i buy them in boxes of 24 bars.
the one i use the most is a green bar for stainless steel but i use it all around for stainless , aluminium, and brass*.

[HermanW]

I'm mostly referring to the ones sold by Caswell(which I would have thought was obvious given where these forums are).

I did attempt to ask them directly, but so far there hasn't been any response.