Big Box store buffing compounds by Ryobi

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Do you have to let them dry after applying to the cotton wheel disc?

Only with greaseless there's drying involved. Those are the dry rouges. There's no drying involved. Just lightly tough the spinning wheel with the rouge and start buffing away.

Thanks Max. I bought these when I got started. When I add it to the wheel, it kind of just smears on the blade, like it's wet. Guess I'll give it a shot after it has set for awhile..

You probably used to much. Did you rake your wheels? Which one did you buy and use? Some rouges can be dry, medium or greasy. The greasy rouges load up your wheel very fast and a little bit goes a long way. The wheels will also need to be raked more often because of this.

I'll have to find out what you mean by raking, but your'e probably right about loading too much...
I was adding enough until it started throwing it back off onto me and the workbench

Here's what a wheel rake looks like. You would use this to clean (rake) your wheels when compound and steel buildup has started to clog the wheels and smear on your razors start to appear when buffing.

If you have a H.F. nearby call and see if they have 97111. The cost is really low for the same item.
Respectfully
~Richard