I've had a few bowls recently that didn't have quite the sheen I wanted (primarily on oil finishes), so I've decided to pick up some buffing equipment. I'm not a big fan of wax for most items, so I'll probably skip the carnauba step (though I'm buying all three wheels in case I change my mind). I still need to pickup some compounds and a mount (I'm thinking of creating my own mount instead of buying one).
I'm sure everyone has their own take on this... what is your buffing recipe? do you skip any compounds (I've seen the warnings about white diamond in dark open-pore woods)? What happens if you buff without any kind of compound on a wheel (say with a clean wax wheel)? Other thoughts/tips?