Tiger
Member
I'm getting less than consistent results with my 3 wheel buffing setup. First thing is do you apply compound every time you buff a different pen? Also when I put my Buffing wheel mandrel on my lathe it doesn't align perfectly with the tailstock, now I can move the mandrel a little and it seats ok in the tailstock live centre, what I notice though is that the wheel closest to the headstock (Tripoli) runs truer than the wheel at the other end (Carnauba). I feel like I'm getting more coverage with the Tripoli wheel because it runs more concentric. This could just be my perception. Other thing is I apply pretty light pressure and usually only use longitudinal (axial) sanding with the buffs, often I will skip the Tripoli if I use the full Micromesh series of pads.