Thread: Loading Greasless Compound on a buffer wheel

I stand to the side of the buffer when I load the grit and not in front of it :-)

What size wheels are you using? A good wheel I've run across lately has been the Dico 4" 1/4"width. These dico wheels for some reason load very well and I'm partly sure its because of the width. The only problem with the dico wheels is they can be tough to find. Typically you will find in mom and pop hardwares or ace hardware. Learning to load wheels is all trial an error...eventually you'll figure out.

Wasn't there a thread like this not long ago, maybe merge them together?

Im using 4 inch sissal on the lower grits and 4 inch spiral sewn on 320 and above both from Casewell. My wheels are still new albeit I am chewing up the sissal ones trying to load the lower grits. Amazon has the ones you are talking about. Do you use sewn cotton on the lower grits ?

Hey Dave..I use spiral sewn on all grits. About the only thing I will use sisal on is emry. With the higher rpm buffers this is what works for me. I am new to the restoration side of things too and believe me when I tried to load 80 on sisal I got pretty frustrated real quick.

You mean it loads easier on Spiral Sewn ? About the opposite of what I though ! I bet this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321109049777...84.m1555.l2649

would have come out a lot better if I knew that ! I go up to 600 grit with greaseless and Black Emory is about equal to that. then I have the other three polishing compounds. White, Green, Red Rouge, and Blue for plastics. can I use sissal on those ? Just the opposite of what I am doing.

This place has the best price http://www.hardwareandtools.com/

Fluffing new cotton wheels with the rake makes them easier to load more evenly. I don’t use sisal.

I use Sprial Cotton on everything except for final buff with a loose cotton wheel. Make sure your greasless stays moist, Store in a good strong Zip Lock plastic bag with a wet paper towel. I load from the edge of the bar not the middle.

I cut off a hunk 4-3 inches wrap end with Duct Tape and write the grit on the tape. Store the rest in Zip lock and tupperware. Working piece in Zip Lock with towel.

Yes sir for me it loads way better especially with the 1/4" wheels. I don't use sisal on anything else but emry. Good find on the wheels...that's a good price on those. The other thing I like about the 1/4" is it easier to get in tight spaces especially on hollow grounds. As far as your pic from ebay it looks pretty good. Polishing is all about experience...the more you do the better you'll get.

+1 to Euclid440. I keep mine ziplocked in the fridge. Get permission from the misses first. I would hate for her to mistake it for TennPride sausage lol.