I'd be interested how other restorers combine buffing and hand sanding.

I've hand-sanded a couple of razors and have acquired a buffer, which I haven't used yet.

I got the Eastwood greaseless compounds running from 80 to 320 grit, and the Woodstock finishing compounds (black, green, red, and white).

The gap in between those two sets of compounds is all hand-sanding? Is that correct?

At what grit would you shift over from hand sanding to the finishing compounds?

Also, I know that for the Woodstock compounds, I'd start with black. What is the progression after that?

I was looking yesterday at the Caswell site (Standard Buffing Compounds - Buffing/Polishing - Caswell Inc) and see that they have greaseless compounds at 400 and 600 grit. Does anybody use those?

Does anyone use the buffer alone for restoring, not including any hand sanding?

Thanks for tips! I'm just getting started. I'm very curious to hear what different methods different people use. I got the buffer and the compounds after watching Brad Maggard's 12-part tutorial on restoring a razor. I'm sure there are lots of variations in method among different restorers.

Joe