I've been following the Caswell forums for a while and found some good info. Now I'm have a problem and am going nuts trying to solve it! I want to get a high shine on some 1973 motorcycle parts. I'm getting a very bright, good shine, but I've also got microscratches, from the last wheel. Four times now I've been through the wet sand phase (up to 2000 grit), black on sisial, brown on spiral, white on flannel. I then continued on with Red on canton and Green on canton, moving in a coloring motion, with light pressure. Today I tested the "last wheel" theory by buffing with Green in 1 direction, cleaning the part and buffing in the opposite direction. Sure enough the scratches change direction. As you probably know, the better something looks the more noticible minor imperfections are.
I try to load the wheel after every few strokes to make sure I've got enough compound on the wheel. Sometimes the piece will get build-up spots of compound. When I get these I clean the part -- hot water and Dawn soap, then try it again. Each compound has it's own set of buffing wheels.
I was thinking of hand polishing with Wendol to see if this will clear the parts up.
Any suggestions on solving this?
Alex
I try to load the wheel after every few strokes to make sure I've got enough compound on the wheel. Sometimes the piece will get build-up spots of compound. When I get these I clean the part -- hot water and Dawn soap, then try it again. Each compound has it's own set of buffing wheels.
I was thinking of hand polishing with Wendol to see if this will clear the parts up.
Any suggestions on solving this?
Alex
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