I'm wondering if there is a more "aggressive" buffing method I can use before I move onto Caswell's highly recommended Plastic-Glo P-22?
It's a good combo with the canton flannel wheel, but I'm wondering if there is something I can use for the times when I need to buff a little more aggressively if I missed a spot with sanding.
Thanks.
More aggressive buffing isn't always the answer, but if that's what you want then you have two choices for getting more aggressive. Buffs and compounds.
More aggressive buffs
Sisal - Very Aggressive
Spiral sewn cotton - Aggressive.
Loose cotton - more aggressive than canton flannel, less than spiral sewn.
I don't think I would use sisal on plastics.
I've used spirals sewn on resin metal hybrids and as long as you watch the heat it's fine. But it will melt plastic if you aren't careful.
I haven't tried the loose cotton. I generally go right from spiral sewn cotton to canton flannel (with different compounds).
Compounds:
Tripoli (brown) will cut aggressively.
White Rouge is less agressive than tripoli, but seems to me to be more agressive than the plastic polishing compounds.
Wheel speed, buffing pressure, rate at which you move the work are all variables that will change the results with any buff / compound combination. The above is based on the way I use things.
Ed