Hi Paul & All,

Re this red rubbing vs. white polishing compound thing. Do we maybe have
a contextual mixup? My comments about using the white were made in the
context of Paul having suggested rubbing compound might be milder and
less abrasive than Brasso. That's definitely not true of any standard
red rubbing compound I'm familiar with; it is true of the white
polishing compound. I commented accordingly. There are some types of old
tool cleanup jobs where the gritty red compound might work quite well
and I'm certainly not saying not to use it for such - just don't start
out thinking you're using something milder than Brasso.

I also wonder if there might be some breed of red compound using
jewelers rouge as a base which would indeed be milder than Brasso?

Best Wishes,
Bob