polishing help

[belmtho]

for xmas i got some polishing bits, two cotton? mops and two blocks of compound one grey and one green, i polished up a lame and it came out wonderful, i have spent even long tring to get the same finish to the of lame but it just isn't working, they both started from the same level of sanding, could anyone explain how to polish stuff and how to do it properly, i just can't make it work anymore!
any help much apprecated
cheers
tom

[Armour Design]

Hi Belmo,

I put up a bit on polishing a while ago if it's any help - www.armourdesign.co.uk/tools.htm

I have to say it does take ages to get a good finish!

Mike

[Duco de Klonia]

Sometimes the polishing wheel is clogged with black, overheated compound.

I remove that by "polishing" the edge of a wooden plank.

Then put some new compuond on the wheel, or just "write" some of it directly on the warm metal....

The overheated compound is polluted with black ironparticles and just smears
your surface...

Hope this helps.

[Sagebowman]

When buffing out armour pieces, are certain compounds (tripoli, rouge)used with certain wheel types (stitched or compressed) for the different steels in certain order? SS or mild differences? Also, do you go over the a piece with several different compounds?
Thanks,
Gene