Compounds for buffing / polishing

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I have the chesnut kit with its brown and white compounds that I have found to be good
ai tells me that the equiv grits for these is Brown 400-800 and White 8,000 - 12,000

We have just been given a dual wheel bench grinder fitted with a couple of mops, one has been used for Brown and the other for White
the compounds that came along with it are all "Silverlink"
Coarse Black (220-400)
Coarse brown (400 - 800)
Fine Blue (800-1500)
Fine White (8,000 - 12,000)
and there is also a small green compound with XG imprinted on it
(the grit equiv is what ai tells me)


Do you think the Silverlink Coarse Brown and the White are the same as the Chestnut ?

if ai is in the 'ball park' (and I don't alway trust ai) what a big jump to go to the white

what's your thoughts on the Silverlink compounds and how would you use them - is it worth buying two more mops one for the blue and one for the black ?

 

[Vulcan]

I can’t help except to say that Chestnut polishing supplies are quite expensive compared to a specialist supplier.
There are plenty of alternatives and many publish useful guides to their products online. There are other references.
Just one supplier:

https://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/home

https://www.thepolishingshop.co.uk/guide-to-menzerna-compounds-for-woods-plastics-and-lacquer

 

[Phil Pascoe]

+1 for the polishing shop - an excellent firm.

 

[Vulcan]

+1 for the polishing shop - an excellent firm.

Postage rates and turn of service have been great for me in the past. They sell a huge range of stuff as well.

 

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just going back to the original post - we already have the items I listed, they were given to us, I am just trying to ascertain how abrasive they might be, and how they might compare to the Chestnut ones I have been using for some time