A GUIDE TO BUFFING COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES
                     A GUIDE TO BUFFING 
COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USES
WHAT IS THE BUFFING 
COMPOUND?
Buffing compounds are an abrasive compound composed 
of polishing powder blended to form a cake or bar with 
waxes and fats. They are used to smooth metals in many 
industries to give a clean and polished finish and improve 
the polishing and buffing wheel's effectiveness.
TYPES OF BUFFING COMPOUNDS
Based on applications, Buffing 
compounds come in many forms, with 
highly coarse surfaces ranging from 
highly rough to super-fine. 
Buffing or polishing compounds are 
mainly divided into three categories:
• Cutting Compound
• Polishing Compound
•  Finishing Rouges 
MOST COMMON BUFFING 
COMPOUNDS
• Black Emery Compound
• Grey Star Buffing Compound
• Brown Tripoli
• White Rouge
• Green Rouge
• Blue Rouge
• Pink Rouge 
• Black Rouge
• Aluminum Buffing Compound
• Yellow Rouge
• Gold Polishing Compound
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