What are the general buffing steps?
Buffing is typically done in two stages. Apply the appropriate compound to the paint surface. Run the buffer accross the paint surface using a course wool pad. The second step uses pretty much the same technique only with a finer pad and finer compound to match the pad. Finter pads are made of either fine wool or foam. Existing painted surfaces in good condition may only require buffing with fine pads and may skip the first step.