I had a razor hand-sanded up to 1200. I'm new at this and am just trying things out for the first time. I tried polishing with Dico compounds, using a Dremel and felt buffer attachment. I used the sequence recommended on the Dico tube (E5, SCR, CR1). I set the Dremel at the lowest allowable speed (5,000 rpm). The buffer left scuff marks all over the blade. I finally had to sand them out.

Clearly, I'm doing something wrong with the buffer, but I'm not sure what. Any advice?

Joe