Thread: applying dry polishing compound

I purchased these from Caswell.

White Buffing Compound Jumbo - Standard Buffing Compounds - Buffing/Polishing - Caswell Inc

Blue Buffing Compound Large - Standard Buffing Compounds - Buffing/Polishing - Caswell Inc

White Lightning Stainless Rouge C-170 - Specialty Buffing Compounds - Buffing/Polishing - Caswell Inc

They are quite dry and when I apply them to my loose cotton wheel nothing sticks to the wheel. I have tried the power switch flipping (as I do with the greaseless compounds) but no dice. It appears as though the polishing compound is everywhere but on the wheel!

Am I missing something? Did I buy the wrong stuff?

Have you tried a spiral sewn wheel yet?

Not with the polishing compounds. Should I?

The only one I use a loose buff on is rouge everyyhing else is sewn but this is what I do. A lot of ways to get to your destination.

I have no problem loading any compounds on looseleaf wheels. The compound won't be that obvious on the wheel at first but are your compounds dried out maybe ?
Try priming your wheels surface with a few drops of mineral oil.