Quote Originally Posted by Maximilian View Post

I know exactly what you're talking about... the worse is the sneezing and itching on your face as those fibers literally fly everywhere. lol

Even buffing makes you itch. I now wear a bandana or use one of those huge face protectors and it helps. Sometimes I feel like I'm dressed for a trip to the moon.
I don't know if you guys have similar experiences or not, but I find that I need to use my respirator when I am buffing. I NEVER stand directly in front of the spinning wheel, but especially when I am using greaseless compounds to do some of the heavier work, I get headaches and a cough if I don't use my respirator. It's like I can taste the fine steel powder in the air, even when I simply cover my face with a bandana or a regular painting mask. Now I use the respirator always. Feel like Darth vader there with my respirator and my eye protection