Dico531-JRI Jewelers Rouge 1x5 Buffing Compound

Fast delivery. Beware anyone buying a 2 sided polishing cloth (one sheet is cloth is yellow the second sheet of sewn at the top attached cloth is rust colored) and as always there's a "Frequently Purchased Together" item listed below and bingo this was listed with the polishing cloth. I am the one at fault for not researching further whether I needed this Dico Rouge Jewelers Buffing Compound or not since time was of the essence for the need to get items polished for a large function. Upon receiving my order immediately I seen on the polishing cloth that the "rust" colored polishing sheet was in fact already pre treated with a type of Jewelers rouge (which this information was not provided on the advertisement information section on the Amazon page). I thought I would try the Dico Jewelers Rouge Bugging Compound just to give it a try. First off the tube it he compound is in is stapled on one end and completely sealed (rolled over lip of metal embedded into the very rugged cardboard material) with a metal cap at the other. Using a pair of needle nose pliers I was able to pry the metal end cap off, looked down into the tube and the buffing cream was 1 1/2" down inside the tube. With the other end of the tube still double stapled closed my next move literally made me crack up laughing as I attempted to remove a small piece of the buffing compound using a flathead screwdriver... Well... Let's just say my screwdriver bent and no buffing compound was removed from the tube. This stuff would require a chainsaw and eye protection (so no shrapnel could blind you). I'm quite unsure how to use this product and obviously it requires special training to just open it up and requires a degree to know how to either remove it or use it. Good luck to all that do have this knowledge. It may behoove the seller to please include instructions of some sort for those of us who need it.

Gone is the traditional Dico peel-away tube. I like Dico products generally, but this block of wax will be more difficult to use.

I thought that the tube that the rouge came in was a good idea. To just push what was needed out of the tube, use it, and then push the remaining back in for the next time. The rouge is so tight in the tube that it is impossible to push out. The tube had to be cut off and it is very tough. What were they thinking? Other than that, the rouge works well.

I bought this a little while back to use on a strop for sharpening my knives. Well I later learned that jeweler's rouge doesn't work quite as well as a chrome-based polish. But I have no complaints about the actual product. It is what it claims to be. My only complaint is that I found the same product for cheaper at my local Ace hardware store, so I kind of regret purchasing it online. Oh well.

I think I bought the wrong product, but it does do what I want it to. I bought it to strop knives, and it works but I bought the right stuff locally just to be sure I'm doing things properly.

My drill can't seem to soften this product enough to get it on the wheel. Perhaps you need a bench unit. The tube has to be peeled away so it can't be resealed. Very frustrating. Been to the dico site a number of times, followed the instructions, but no help. A picture or video would so much more helpful.

Very nice for my needs to polish my handmade silverware jewelry. Buffs up great..

Great product