I just bought an eastwood polishing kit and I'm trying to buff my valve covers. This is my first time polishing and it's not going to well. The 5 sticks of various polishing compounds are hard as a rock. Are they suppose to be that way? It seems maybe they should be a clay like consistancy?

 

The rouge you're describing is used on a buffing wheel attached to a bench grinder/motor. And yes, they are hard. You rub the rouge against the wheel as it's spinning, then polish your part and apply more rouge as needed. Is that how you're trying to use the stuff?

 

Yes they are supposed to be that hard. And using a buffing wheel on a bench grinder is def. the way to go, but it can be done with a drill with the buffing wheel attachments. Just be prepared to put in some time. When I did my valve covers I probably spent at least 4+ hours on each one to achieve a semi-polished finish.

 

Thanks for the replies. I found my problem, I was using a gear reduction drill motor, much too slow. I swapped the buffing wheel to my die grinder and now I'm cooking with gas!