Another newbie question

[dwoodru1]

I did read the buffing instruction book but could not really find my answer, so hopefully some of you can help. When I am buffing, (doesn't seem to matter which wheel or compound) I see that it's shining up, but it looks like the compound is sticking to the work piece. Is that supposed to happen? If I go back over it, then the "smudge" gets on the just polished part. I cleaned the piece with acetone afterwards, but then the piece just looks dirty. Am I using too much compound? Pressing too hard? Wheel not clean enough? Thanks!

Woody

[mcaswell]

This is likely caused by using too much compound. Try buffing the part dry (without any compound) to remove the excess.