buffing compounds and buffing wheels

woodhead · Post by **woodhead** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:38 am

I know this has been mentioned before, but is there a difference in the standard buffing compounds listed at

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/buffing.htm

and the Menzerna buffing compounds listed at

http://grizzly.com/products/searchresul ... fing%20com

What is the best wheel for application of these compounds?

Spiral sewn cotton wheel

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/sscw.htm

or

Loose cotton wheel

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/loose.htm

Finally, Canton vs Domet flannel wheels for waxing.

TIA

Happy Easter,

Woodhead

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:35 pm

The Caswell compounds are more "geared" toward buffing metal. They tend to be greasier than most. I have some of their compounds and they're greasy as heck. Not a problem for me, since I use them for metal buffing.

I really like the Menzerna for buffing non-metal. They're a bit more expensive, but the bars are quite a bit larger than those Caswell bars. I use the H0815 for final finsh before waxing. Use the spiral sewn to apply compound.

As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to be any difference between Domet and Canton wheels. Try searching for the loose flannel wheels that don't have the metal hub. It tends to increase the price. Also, make sure that the centre mounting hole is the same size as your buffer spindle.

woodhead · Post by **woodhead** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:40 am

Thanks for the imput Frank.

Do you have a preference for the 40 ply or 80 ply spiral sewn wheels?

Thanks again to you and the entire forum for sharing your knowlege and patience with all of use "newbies". This is a fantastic wealth of information that all of you provide!

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:07 pm

The difference is the 80 ply is twice as wide as the 40. I think mine are 40 ply, which is fine for a small item like a pipe.