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Buffing Wheel
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Buffing Compound
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Buffing wheels are available for most types of
metals and for different stages in the buffing
process. The following pictures and descriptions
describe some of the more common wheel types:
Loose Muslin
Soft feather-edged
muslin stitched together
near the center leaves
the outer edge to pro-
vide a wide angle, fine
polishing surface.
Perfect for polishing
stainless steel, chrome,
gold or silver.
Airway Soft
Made of 100% cotton
sheets and held togeth-
er with a steel retainer.
Pleats in the material
help hold compound.
These wheels are great
for polishing soft metals
and plastics.
Spiral Sewn
Consist of layers of
100% unbleached cot-
ton sheeting that are
spiral sewn
1
⁄8" apart.
Works well for initial
polish on brass, stain-
less steel, aluminum,
bronze and cast iron.
Airway Hard
Made of 100% cotton
sheets that are treated
to stiffen the material.
Pleats in the material
help hold compound.
These are great for
rough cutting plastics
and initial polishing a
wide variety of metals.
Laminated Sisal
Designed for rough cut-
ting, sisal works well
with various steels,
copper, aluminum and
brass to remove
scratches and prepare
the piece for polishing.
Check with your current Grizzly catalog for avail-
ability on any of these wheel types.
Most colors of abrasives have similar applica-
tions, but always check with the manufacturer of
your particular compound. Grizzly offers the fol-
lowing compounds:
Red Rouge — Made for fine polishing on brass
and gold. Provides an excellent shine when used
with the loose muslin buffing wheel.
Green (Extra Fine) — Great for extra-fine polish-
ing on most metals to bring out that mirror finish.
Works best with loose muslin and spiral sewn
buffing wheels.
White — Great for ivory, plastic and resins when
used successively with the soft spiral sewn and
soft airway buffing wheels.
Black — Designed to be used with sisal and air-
way hard buffing wheels, this compound is perfect
for the initial rough cut on stainless steel and iron.
Tripoli — A true middle-of-the-road abrasive,
Tripoli provides an excellent medium cut for
brass, aluminum and zinc alloy.
Green (Fine) — Slightly more abrasive than the
extra fine green, this green compound is great for
a medium to fine polish with most softer metals.