Woodstock D2904 Black Buffing Compound, 1lb.

This review is for the black emery bar. When I opened this emery bar to use it the first time I thought it was rather greasy - there was grease on the outside that you could easily lift off the bar with your finger and smear on the table. I thought that would be a problem but after using it a few times I found that I really liked the way the bar worked and that it held the emery on the wheel a lot better (as in a lot longer). I've found that it works better than other bars I've used. The wheel needs cleaning (raking) more often than the others but that is A-OK with me since it does a better, more consistent job of cutting. I use this on smoking pipe stems and bowls and it works great.

The product itself is great. It took forever to receive itSo much for paying for prime

These large bricks of compound are eons ahead of the few small hard sticks of compound that I can find at either the small hardware stores or the big box stores. They are a bit softer and stick to the buffing wheels nicely giving me a much more even finish on whatever I happen to be polishing.

Cuts (polishes) well but brick itself is very difficult to cut into small, hand-held portions. Used draw saw and hacksaw. Took a lot of force. Will go back to smaller size by a different brand. You get a lot of compound but it is not user-friendly and not to my liking.

Can't go wrong with this stuff. Compared to other buffing compounds, this is just a bit softer which is both good and bad. Some bars of compound are harder but this means they break easier and chunks chip off if you accidentally drop it. This is slightly softer so it doesn't break/chip if you drop it. Also, it loads the wheel quickly but just a little too much pressure or speed while loading the wheel and there's a fine mist of excess compound dirtying up anything behind your wheel. Cuts just the same and lasts just as long. Once I got used to the consistency, I've liked it better than the harder compound.

Not much to say about this product as it is just some emery in a wax compound. It works just fine for sharpening all my tools that need a coarse grit to start off with.

I'm a part time stainless steel polisher for several automotive restoration shops, so I've used this compound quite a lot. First I use this black compound with a sissel wheel to remove the 500 grit I d.a. onto the metal. The black takes out these 500 grit scratches fairly quickly without adding deeper scratches from the compound and wheel itself. Then I finish it up with 2 more steps from a different company (not on Amazon), but this is the best I've found for my first coarse cut. I do wish it were just a touch coarser to save me some time, but so far this is the best balance I've found.

It says it was 5 ounces but really was only two and a half. plus this guy was sneaky and made the pictures make it look bigger than it really is this bar is like 1 inch by 1/4 inch it's super small don't buy it