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I am just finishing setting up a stationary buffer for finishing my guitars. I've spent some time on the forum search engine, and on you-tube, and it's easy to see how to load a wheel with a solid stick compound, but I haven't been able to find out how to load the wheels up with liquid compounds, like the Meguiars products. Do you pour some in your hand and load it up by turning the wheel by hand, or is there a better method? I like the Meguiars products because they're easily obtainably locally.

TIA

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Gene

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason- Mark Twain

You don't load a buffing wheel with liquid polishes. If you want to use liquid machine buffing polishes, a lambswool, foam, or cloth covered pad in a drill press, hand drill, hand buffer, or angle grinder will do it. It's best to be sure the polish says it is for machine application.

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Howard Klepper
http://www.klepperguitars.com

When all else fails, clean the shop.

Great question Gene and come to think of it I have never heard of anyone wanting to use anything but the stick compounds which, BTW, work very well.

Is there any particular reason why you are favoring the liquids?

I have know some that apply liquid compound to the work surface like paste wax, allow it to set hard the power buff it off but this defeats to way the compound works. or at lest reduces its effectiveness. Plus putting liquid compound on a power wheel buffer will only lead to the compound creating a light ivory colored racing stripe from floor to ceiling in your shop i need a emoticon in a rain coat for this one

OK, Thanks- I have always used the Meguires before with my angle buffer that I use on my car paint jobs. I had the "paint stripe/splatter" problem with that also. But I decided that I'd rather get a standard wheel polisher set up for the future. So I'll bite the bullet and order some of the stick compounds...

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Gene

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason- Mark Twain

You don't load the wheel, you load the work. It's still messy but works in a pinch. I prefer a handheld and a foam pad.

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

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