Resources

Dico spiral-sewn mandrel-mounted buffing wheel

How to Use a Buffing Wheel: A Complete Beginner...

Everything a first-time buffer needs: safety, wheel and compound pairing, the cut-then-color method, and where to go next for your specific metal.

How to Use a Buffing Wheel: A Complete Beginner...

Everything a first-time buffer needs: safety, wheel and compound pairing, the cut-then-color method, and where to go next for your specific metal.

Dico gray stainless buffing compound bar

How to Polish Chrome and Remove Light Surface Rust

Chrome plating is only microns thick. Here is how to polish chrome and lift light surface rust without cutting through to the steel underneath.

How to Polish Chrome and Remove Light Surface Rust

Chrome plating is only microns thick. Here is how to polish chrome and lift light surface rust without cutting through to the steel underneath.

Dico buffing kit with cotton wheels and compound bars, packaged

How to Choose the Right Buffing Kit for Your Pr...

Match a buffing kit to your metal and your tool — a comparison by material, plus what actually belongs in a starter kit and what you can skip.

How to Choose the Right Buffing Kit for Your Pr...

Match a buffing kit to your metal and your tool — a comparison by material, plus what actually belongs in a starter kit and what you can skip.

Dico greaseless buffing compound tubes in a row of grits

Greaseless vs Mirror Compound: Satin Finish vs ...

Greaseless compound makes satin. Mirror compounds make gloss. A side-by-side comparison so you choose the right bar for the finish you actually want.

Greaseless vs Mirror Compound: Satin Finish vs ...

Greaseless compound makes satin. Mirror compounds make gloss. A side-by-side comparison so you choose the right bar for the finish you actually want.

Dico white rouge buffing compound bar

How to Polish Aluminum Wheels & Rims to a Show ...

A step-by-step method for polishing bare aluminum wheels and rims to a show-quality mirror — including how to tell whether yours are clear-coated first.

How to Polish Aluminum Wheels & Rims to a Show ...

A step-by-step method for polishing bare aluminum wheels and rims to a show-quality mirror — including how to tell whether yours are clear-coated first.

Dico 6-inch soft-metal buffing kit for copper, brass and aluminum

How to Polish Copper Without Damaging the Patina

How to decide whether to keep or remove copper patina, and the buffing steps for a bright, even shine when you do want the metal bare.

How to Polish Copper Without Damaging the Patina

How to decide whether to keep or remove copper patina, and the buffing steps for a bright, even shine when you do want the metal bare.