Polishing compunds, solid or paste?
07-01-2004, 07:43 AM
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Car: 92' RS
Engine: LO3
Transmission: Probuilt 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9-bolt
Polishing compunds, solid or paste?
I bought my compunds from sears and they are basically solid bars. I was just at eastwood.com and theirs comes in tubes, I dont know what state they are in. Paste certainly would sound easier. Or what is the easiest way to apply the solid compund? Just rub the bar against the wheel?
07-01-2004, 10:13 AM
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Car: 83 Z-28
Engine: LG4
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 02 WS6 Rear w/3:42
What kind of polishing compound do you have? Ones for polishing tailights? The compound that I got at Eastwood was a blue stick. It is easy to apply. Just spin the wheel and press the bar against it till you have enough on the buff wheel.
07-01-2004, 10:13 PM
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Car: candy blue 85 z28
Engine: 305 tpi LB9
Transmission: 700r4 crazy beefed up one
Axle/Gears: ones with teeth
depends
what are you polishing?
plastic and alum, from eastwood is hard in a tube, place against buffing wheel to heat it and melt on to buff.
most car polishes/compounds are soft
a little more info would help us help you.
Jeff
plastic and alum, from eastwood is hard in a tube, place against buffing wheel to heat it and melt on to buff.
most car polishes/compounds are soft
a little more info would help us help you.
Jeff
07-01-2004, 10:18 PM
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Yeah....you don't rub the bar on to what you're polishing you run the polishing wheel on the bar and then polish whatever it is you're polishing.
07-02-2004, 12:18 AM
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Car: 92' RS
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Transmission: Probuilt 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9-bolt
I am polishing my wheels. I just saw that eastwood put their polish in tubes and though that it may have been a paste.
The types of compounds I have are: Emery, White Tripoli and Rouge. I was going to use all three after wet sanding with 400 as layed out by one of the links that is in the post stickied on this forum.
Yes I do know you apply it to the buffing wheel and the the object being polished. Thanks for making sure though.
The types of compounds I have are: Emery, White Tripoli and Rouge. I was going to use all three after wet sanding with 400 as layed out by one of the links that is in the post stickied on this forum.
Yes I do know you apply it to the buffing wheel and the the object being polished. Thanks for making sure though.
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07-02-2004, 07:14 AM
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Car: 92' RS
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Hey Chris, look great, hey remember me? I bought the 9-bolt off ya?
Anyways those look awesome, any hints or tips on these wheels? Especially on the inner triangle part? I am sanding there and am getting a lot of pits. Also how did you sand? palm sander hand, mouse etc
Anyways those look awesome, any hints or tips on these wheels? Especially on the inner triangle part? I am sanding there and am getting a lot of pits. Also how did you sand? palm sander hand, mouse etc
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