SCRATCHES

[clockman]

I have been able to get a almost perfect shine but can still see scratches.
theses are not from sanding but from the wheel. they are very fine scratches. is it possible that i have contaminated my wheels with my raking with the sam rake. my final process is white and loose sewn cotton. i have even used a flannel wheel and still get scratches.

i got a rake for each wheel ... and when that wheel in not being use it is stored in a code zip loock bag... so it does not pick up any of the other compound's .. i clean my wheels out about every 45 minutes some times sooner than that so yes you will pick up other junk from the same rake ...

[Shawn60]

If you've contaminated a wheel is there anything that will 'fix' them or is a toss and buy a new wheel scenario?

they are cheap .. so you can replace them or do what i do rake them to you get a nice little bird nest on the floor ... i rake them down every job so that they come out looking fluffy gray .. i will use them til the they are about 3" then i will just use them for greaseless... or the kid's can use them for hockey pluck's

[Shawn60]

Think I'll try the raking on the loose cotton but the spiral I'll just start using the emery on and buy another spiral for the tripoli. I didn't think about this, what a bonehead I am I took an old license plate and made jagged cutouts with a dremel tool. Guess I'll make a few more cutouts.

[skiddz]

Hit up your local home improvement or hardware sore and buy the cheapest Recip-saw (Sawz-All) blades you can find. They make great rakes. Just tape up a couple inches of each end to use as handles and go to town.

1 rake for each compound. You don't wanna cross contaminate your wheels..