Prrraolishing leaving black residue on everything...

**Dafonz6987** · 10-31-2015, 06:18 AM

That's hilarious! I wrote this after having a few drinks at the bar lmao

So basically I'm using white compound on a loose buffing wheel and it will leave black residue on the bone wedge... And a lot of the time it's hard to get out of there... I don't remember this ever happening in the past but I think that either I'm overloading the wheel or I need a new loose cotton wheel...

**Dafonz6987** · 10-31-2015, 06:21 AM

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Your wheels are over-loaded, rake and trim them with a sharp scissors, then reload. You don’t need much compound.

Read the tutorial on the Castwell’s website, lots of good info there.

What size wheel are you using?

I'm using 6" wheels and that's exactly what I was starting to think

**Dafonz6987** · 10-31-2015, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by jfk742

definitely rake your wheels. Load them little and often.

Ah I do have the wheel rake and never use it... I was starting to wonder what the point of having them was

**Dafonz6987** · 10-31-2015, 06:26 AM

No more drinking and posting... It's a really dangerous thing guys!

**Maladroit** · 10-31-2015, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

No more drinking and posting... It's a really dangerous thing guys!

Don't try shaving either. I'd love to say "ask me how I know" but so far I've avoided that particular pitfall

**Euclid440** · 10-31-2015, 01:38 PM

A 6 in wheel is generating too much speed and heat and not letting your compound work, 3 or 4 in will work better, brake cleaner or WD40, sprayed on a paper towel will get it off, Brake Cleaner can damage some plastics and finishes.

The minute you see black, rake your wheels.

**pinklather** · 10-31-2015, 02:22 PM

Post if you must after indulging, but stay away from the buffer if you've been having adult cocktail - liquid or herbal. Its really easy to underestimate the velocity at which they'll grab and hurl sharp metal at very high velocities.

**rolodave** · 10-31-2015, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by pinklather

Post if you must after indulging, but stay away from the buffer if you've been having adult cocktail - liquid or herbal. Its really easy to underestimate the velocity at which they'll grab and hurl sharp metal at very high velocities.

This is probably the most important reason for unpinning a razor before using a buffer.

**onimaru55** · 10-31-2015, 11:15 PM

It's not a mystery. The black stuff is from you buffing over the pins.

**Dafonz6987** · 11-04-2015, 07:40 AM

Originally Posted by pinklather

Post if you must after indulging, but stay away from the buffer if you've been having adult cocktail - liquid or herbal. Its really easy to underestimate the velocity at which they'll grab and hurl sharp metal at very high velocities.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

It's not a mystery. The black stuff is from you buffing over the pins.

Not to worry I don't drink and buff lol that's why the black is on a spare piece of bone and not a razor lol...

Actually that's really crazy I watch the wheel turn black on when I'm buffing the pins... Are u not supposed to or something?

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