Buffing Compounds

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John L

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I'm a little confused with all the various compounds available....red, pink no scratch, white, black, green, diamond, on and on and on. Could someone list these in order of grit or whatever, and what materials they work best on? Thanks very much.
 
John L said:
I'm a little confused with all the various compounds available....red, pink no scratch, white, black, green, diamond, on and on and on. Could someone list these in order of grit or whatever, and what materials they work best on? Thanks very much.
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I've used the green for years for just about everything. That's probably not the best way to polish, but it seems to take me to the finish I want, so I stay with it. I'm curious what others here will say.
 
For steel I think most people lean with Jeff, green for everything. For handle materials I use white so the handles don't have green and black (from steel) specs in the pores, I've heard the pink is very good for handles too.
 
Black, white and green, in that order, for the blade and pink no scratch for the handle. Works great.
 
John L said:
I'm a little confused with all the various compounds available....red, pink no scratch, white, black, green, diamond, on and on and on. Could someone list these in order of grit or whatever, and what materials they work best on? Thanks very much.
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Much as everyone has said. pink can double as a final on many steels. If the rockwell is hard enough. It can still leave very fine scratches in softer steel. There are two grades of Green. Standard green chrome is a vert fine final polish. It too can leave a micro fine scratch pattern that appears as clouding. Th finnest grade in pure green chrome.. Not all suppliers carry it or even know the difference. Green chrome in a hard fairly clean bar to handel, Pure is softer,much darker, and very dirty. Just handeling it will get dark green residue on your hands. It cost about two to three times more than regular green chrome. Its dirty nature will keep you from wanting to use it on most handel materials, as it contaminates just about everything. I know of nothing that gives a brighter blade. M. Lovett ;)
 
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