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Ouch on the monkey tail. Been there, done that. More than once. :) It takes a while for this particular monkey to catch on.

Josh

Sounds right to me. The Dremel felt wheel is maybe 3/16" wide, while my buffer wheels are 1/2" wide.

Josh

Dremels run between 5,000 and 30,000 RPMs, I think. The buffer runs at 1750.

The difference isn't as dramatic as that, though. One revolution of a 10" buffing wheel moves about 31" of material...

I'm still pretty new to buffing, but I haven't had trouble with the blade heating up too much. It actually seems to be more of a problem with the little Dremel felt wheels. I just keep the blade...

Nice work, Dave.

I can understand why it took so long to get those factory grind marks out. The rule of thumb I've read for buffing is don't expect it to get any scratches out--ever. Guys that do...