Last seen: Feb 26, 2026
After buffing (in the sunlight)
Like this. Here is one I did recently.
The blue plastic side goes down into the channel, the steel bit is facing upwards when you have put it in.
After buffing
Here are some pictures after buffing.
**UPDATE** I decided to have a go at buffing the Sun King ✨✨✨✨✨✨ I had to finish sanding it all back (flatting) before I could get it on the buf...
@tv101 and @darrenking I have to admit that this Bagpress stuff has completely passed me by, I’m ashamed to admit. I can understand the principle of i...
@eddie6string That is seriously cool, I’ve got to make one. 👍
@tv101 Yeah, I guess I forgot to take pictures of what it was like before. I’ve just found a video of when I first sanded it (I’ve taken some screen s...
Shiny shiny! ✨✨✨✨✨✨ I ran out of sunlight today to show off this shine properly, maybe tomorrow. ☀️ Tomorrow I will buff a guitar, maybe the cham...
One thing I’ve noticed about changing the buffing mops is it’s a bit tricky to hold the steel shaft with one hand and try not to drop the mop on the f...
2nd compound test. I changed the buffing mop over to the softer one and changed the compound for the finer one. It’s come up very shiny indeed.
1st compound test.
I painted a metal water bottle in metal flake and candy paints a few weeks ago and had flattened the paint by sanding through the grades to P3000 grad...
I stalling the buffing wheels/mops. There is a steel rod that goes into a hole in the steel shaft, this is to hold everything whilst you put one of th...
As you would imaging, when the lever is at the bottom, it is off, there is no rotation. As you raise the lever, the rotational speed increases. When t...
Commission testing the machine before using. I plugged it in, turned it on and it worked. I played around with the speed with no problems, it works st...
Anchoring the machine to the corner of my work bench with screws and clamps.
It is highly advisable to anchor the machine to something solid, such as a sturdy work bench. There are a couple of options to do this, clamp it down ...