Tiger
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I'm wondering whether buffing pens provides as durable a finish as MM with a CA finish? Buffing involves waxes and my experience with those is that they will dull after a while whereas if you finish with MM there should be no dulling effect.
Also after reading a number of posts there seems to be some variation as to how far to sand before buffing, some say 600, others say 1500 before applying Tripoli, White Diamond and sometimes Carnauba. My experience suggests that 600 grit may not be enough and I found that the Tripoli did not remove some of the scratches caused by the 600 grit, it was only when I sanded further with 1000 grit that I got a smoother (albeit still with some scratches as seen under a magnifying glass) surface.
Also after reading a number of posts there seems to be some variation as to how far to sand before buffing, some say 600, others say 1500 before applying Tripoli, White Diamond and sometimes Carnauba. My experience suggests that 600 grit may not be enough and I found that the Tripoli did not remove some of the scratches caused by the 600 grit, it was only when I sanded further with 1000 grit that I got a smoother (albeit still with some scratches as seen under a magnifying glass) surface.