How to buff compound

<p>Questions arise occasionally about the buffing of compound&period; Buffing compound can be done in a few simple ways&comma; and since it&&num;8217&semi;s the same as polishing it won&&num;8217&semi;t have a high learning curve&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Polish and compound<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Compound and polish are pretty much the same thing&period; The difference lies in their level of cut&period; A polish is designed to leave a nice and shiny finish&comma; one that could be good enough for some people&period; A compound is just aimed at removing scratches at a controlled manner&comma; with less focus on how the finish looks&period; A compound works faster&comma; but also needs more finishing afterwards&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Buffing compound<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Buffing compound can be a question for 2 different things&period; Are you interested in how to work with a compound&comma; or do you want to know how to refine the finish after working with a compound&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Working with a compound<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Working with a compound is not different then a normal polish&comma; but you might want to use a rotary when using a compound&period; A DA won&&num;8217&semi;t as effective as a rotary and with its increased speed and heat-buildup&comma; it will make the compound perform better&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Finishing after a compound<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Finishing after using a compound can be done by using a fairly high cut polish&period; A compound leaves a rough finish&period; It will look okay&comma; but it can be made to look a lot better&period; When your compound has a high cut&comma; you would want to use a polish with a high cut&period; The high cut polish will leave a nicer finish then the compound&comma; and in turn will smoothen the surface out with less risk of holograms&period; After this&comma; you can step down to a medium polish and then a finishing polish&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The pad to use<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Using a high cut polishing pad will help as well&period; There are microfiber cutting pads&comma; wool pads and some foam cutting pads that can do the trick&period; In general it is always recommended to start with the least aggressive one and work your way up till you get the result you want&period; Although some claim that microfiber is always rougher then wool&comma; this does not have to be the case&period; There are very fine microfiber cutting and&sol;or polishing pads&comma; and also very high cutting wool pads&period; Its best to check with your reseller or the manufacturer to determine what pad is best suited for your situation&period; Don&&num;8217&semi;t forget to mention the polish you are using&comma; seeing as that can make a big difference&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;