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Old 04-12-2008, 12:29 AM
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3m rubing compound

There are several types of rubbing compound out there,does anybody know the differences of the 3m kinds,i just painted black charcoal and i need to rub it and sand it now.

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If you're at the stage of wet sanding and then polishing, use "polishing" compound, not rubbing compound. Polishing compound has a finer grit in it.
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What's the equivalent grit of rubbing compund?
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it depends on which compound you are looking at. there are several different ones. the strongest "Rubbing compound" is a beige color with a white bottle i say its probably a 800-1000 grit. they go up from there, it should say on the bottle. or if you go to a good auto paint store they should tell you what compound you need for the job you are doing
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wat equipment will used for this?....

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Modern compounds are pretty complicated - I got some stuff at a body shop where it's usable for heavy, medium, and final swirl removal, depending on the foam buffing wheel used and the wheel speed. I didn't believe that it would work but I bought it and the foam buffers (they are of different cell size and density) and it really works!


I would STRONGLY caution anyone who wants to "buff out" their car to:

1. Get a decent, angled, variable-speed buffer with Velcro attachment. If you get a single-speed buffer, it will be that much harder to get good results, particularly if you haven't done it before
2. Don't get within 10 feet of your nice car with it until you READ THE DIRECTIONS for buffing and PRACTICE on a junky car.
3. STILL don't get within 10 feet of your car until your car is absolutely and totally spotlessly clean and washed THAT DAY (you would be surprised what falls on your car in a city in the course of a day).

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