colors of polishing compounds(red-white-grey) represent what.....red is what grit, white is what grit,etc?

Answer 1

The " Rouge" colors run from coarse to fine.
Red, Grey , White
Also known as Cutting, Coloring & Polishing rouges. in that order.
In general, for power buffing, the "wheels" used run from hard sewn cotton or "airway' buffs for cutting, looser sewn cotton or airway buffs for coloring & softer looser cotton for polishing.
For fine ,soft metals & jewelry the wheels & rouges run in the same order , but are not as agressive as the' compounds commonly used on steel , bronze or brass.
Search "Caswell Inc." for polishing compounds if you need some.
Buffing wheels are "reprocessed " & big ones are just cut down to smaller sizes & much cheaper than new ones.
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Answer 2

Polishing Compound Colors

Answer 3

Buffing Compound Colors

Answer 4

Basic compound sets generally have four compounds. From roughest to finest they are Black Emery, Brown Tripoli, White Rouge, Red (Jeweler's) Rouge. Black is for "cutting" (smoothing). Brown is dual purpose - cutting and "coloring". White is coloring (produces a shine). Red is finest-for precious metals/mirror finish.

Answer 5

usually red is the finest, for polishing, grey is a med, white normaly is a fast grit,

Answer 6

Some of the colors on the pads look like they maybe those colors but if you go to buy them they're actually slightly different.

White=White; is light duty just for polishing/burnishing.

Red=Pink; For harder finishes & high traffic, removes scuff marks.

Grey=Natural White or Sliver; minimal finish removal or light scrubbing.

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