Polishing Compound
A polishing compound is a polish which is designed to be applied by machine polisher and will generally have a little more bite than a polish designed to be applied by hand.
Polishing compounds come in different grades and will often be part of a system, for example a company may provide coarse, medium and fine. Coarse polishes are sometimes called cutting compounds, while fine may be called finishing compounds.
The degree of cut a polish has not only depends on the polish, but also the buffing pad used, which also come in different grades. So specific polishes in a system may be matched with specific pads.
Most professional polishing compounds are 'bodyshop safe' and don't contain any lubricants, which may be detrimental to the application of spray paints.
Written by Danny Argent. Last updated 14/05/2023 21:59