The Art of Buffing

Reviewer: chris s.

This video covers buffing both soft and hard metals in a compact fashion. The instruction includes types of buffing wheels, compounds, and equipment necessary for the different types of metals. Also covered is the metal surface preparation necessary before buffing, such as dent removal and finishing scratches. Overall a good video to rent that will get you on to buffing metals soon.

Reviewer: Sheridan R.

This DVD was not for silversmiths or goldsmiths. It was for someone buffing car parts or equivalent in chrome and stainless steel - not silver or gold. I don't know how it was for its intended audience but I was sorely disappointed.

Reviewer: Joe M.

This video is really weak. If you know absolutely nothing about buffing it may be of some small help.

First, it is a thinly veiled promotion for Eastwood buffing products.

Second, the work they do on the video is of extremely poor quality. For example, they demonstrate prepping a sheetmetal valve cover for chrome, but even in the fuzzy video you can see all kinds of imperfections in the "finished" part.

Third, they actually show improper buffing technique, and don't talk about the difference between cutting and coloring. The way the part is applied to the buffing wheel is very important to get a goot cut and a clear polish.

They don't even mention greasless compounds, which are essential to some jobs.

Reviewer: Alicia G.

Video is ok if you are completely new to buffing. Video demonstrates how to polish intake in addition to a few other items/metals. I thought it could have been a bit longer (especially the aluminum part). It touches vaguely on using different tools aside from the buffer to get into tight spots.

Reviewer: Ron B.

I didn't care for this video much. It was done by the Eastwood folks and was geared pretty much to car enthusiasts who do a lot of Aluminum buffing. I was interested in tool restoration and was more interested in information about technique, compounds, etc........ Ron