Thread: Loading Greasless Compound on a buffer wheel

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.

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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.

Yeah well I had a senior person tell me sissal on the lower grits. So I wasted $50 or so. I will cut off all the loose strings and use them for a pre shave :-)
I have the compound in two big tupperware bins sitting on the bottom of the basement steps for now on the concrete floor. Steps are in my garage ! I like Euclids taping off chunks idea. I just missed a dorm frig on Freecycle today. One person beat me to it ! Im kind of low on the electricity in the basement anyway so I dont know how plugging a frig in down there will Work and dont think momma is going to like all that in the frig upstairs. My shop is in the basement. It doesnt make sense to me using the sissal wheels on the polishing bars but can I ? At least on the black emory and the next one up is brown tripoloi I think and then green for stainless steel.

It does not have to be cold, just moist and airtight. I picked up a large 6x6x10 in Tupperware container at the thrift store for a buck. A wet paper towel is enough moisture to keep it the right consistency. Your greaseless should be soft, if it hardens you can add moisture and it will get soft again, may take a few days.

I have heard of people using sisal only on the low grit greaseless. I think it is too aggressive for greased polishing compounds. With rouges and polishes you want to buff, not cut. I use Black emery, Chrome Oxide and White rouge to finish, all on spiral cotton, less is more, use greased compounds sparingly. I buff in between, with plain spiral cotton and final finish on loose cotton.

If you see a black grease line on the razor you have too much and will have to clean/rake the wheel and reapply. I clean the razor with WD-40 sprayed on a paper towel, to keep the clean buffing wheel clean.

I recently bought Caswell’s” plastic” polishing compounds and tried it in place of the White rouge and Whiting for final finish. Boy does that bring out some color, really pops out a shine, post Chrome Ox. (Caswell’s P22 & P112)