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Re: Finishing advice
By:Brian
Date: 5/26/1998, 11:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Finishing advice (Nick Schade)

Nick, What kind of buffing compound do you use or what would you recommend?

I have placed six coats on my Triple and of course there was dust in the air at night that placed "specks" on the final coat. I planned on buffing, but with a coumpound? Do you use a buffing attatchment for your drill? Something else? Thanks Brian
> Dust does not effect the clarity of the finish, only the gloss.
> For this reason, I only worry about the dust on the final coat, on
> all the prior coats, I sand the little dust specks (tiny little raised
> spots in the finish) off. If you can't get a dust free environment,
> you can always buff the finish for a blemish free finish. Nick

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Mark Bodnar -- 5/24/1998, 9:55 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 5/29/1998, 6:36 pm
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L.C. -- 5/29/1998, 8:24 pm
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Rick C. -- 5/29/1998, 11:47 pm
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Mark Kanzler -- 5/30/1998, 9:46 am
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Mark Kanzler -- 5/26/1998, 11:49 am
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David Dick -- 5/25/1998, 5:30 pm
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Mike R -- 5/27/1998, 8:53 pm
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Mark Bodnar -- 5/25/1998, 9:42 pm
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Karl Coplan -- 5/26/1998, 10:42 am
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Jerry Weinraub -- 5/25/1998, 3:45 pm
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Bruce -- 5/25/1998, 1:08 pm
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Don Beale -- 5/26/1998, 12:05 am
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L.C. -- 5/25/1998, 8:01 am
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Mike Spence -- 5/26/1998, 12:37 am
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Nick Schade -- 5/26/1998, 3:45 pm
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Brian -- 5/26/1998, 11:29 pm
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Nick Schade -- 5/27/1998, 7:59 pm
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Mark Kanzler -- 5/28/1998, 12:07 am
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L.C. -- 5/25/1998, 6:39 pm