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polishing plenum, what kind of buffing wheel?

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Old May 7, 2002 | 12:39 PM
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polishing plenum, what kind of buffing wheel?

ive seen some wheels for like 7 bucks and others that 30. what is the difference and which do i need. what should i look for? i will be using Tripoli and white rouge. thanx
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Old May 7, 2002 | 12:44 PM
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go here man,

http://www.gmtips.com/3rd-degree/dox/tips/tips.htm

it is "mikeinaz" web page, he is a polishing *** in my opinion. if you need any help let me know I'm getting better all the time and might be able to help ya out too.

Josh
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Old May 9, 2002 | 04:56 PM
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AND what does the *** stand for 87? ...........LOL

You will need 2 wheels a 5 or 6 inch basically soft wheel and a 5 or 6 inch hard wheel. When I first started buffing I got them at home depot for about 5 bucks each.

Don't need anything fancy.... they all work. You want to use one wheel for each compound and don't mix em' up.
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