buffing compound

[ironbasher]

Can any body tell me if regular bars of buffing compound have a limited shelf life? I know the soft greaseless types do, but I cant recall ever hearing if the bar types do, I have some bars of black,gray, and green and I cant seem to get them to load on my wheels. thanks Ironbasher

[Geno]

Never heard of that one. You might try a low heat in the oven to soften it up some.Less than 200 degrees for 10 minutes.
Also make sure your wheels are clean.

[KandS_KNIVES]

What method are you using to try and load the wheel with rouge?
I use the buffer on, buffer off at high rpm to load the rouge to the buff.
Ken (wwjd)

[george tichbour]

Brand new wheels sometimes have to be raked with a sharp object to fluff up the surface. After that occasional raking helps keep the buildup down, a shiny surface is undesirable.

Buffing compounds throw off the wheel in as little as 30 seconds working time so should be replaced at least as often. A lot of people make the mistake of using too little buffing compound. It is the compound that does the cutting and polishing not the soft cotton buff.

If you run into black streaks being left after buffing you are using too little compound, try using more, the streaks will go away.