detail question

[ezzzman]

i have purchased a makita rotary lately and i am trying to remove the swirl mark on the car. would that be ok to use the wool pads that came with the package? and is that a idea to use meguiar 83 and follow by meguiar 9?

[ezzzman]

please any advice will be helpful......

[joholste]

i use meg 83 followed by meg 80

[dsms]

Use wool pads only when necessary. The rotary's power is able to achieve excellent correction work and full removal of swirl marks using a foam pad which is less aggressive than the wool. If your starting out with a rotary use smaller sized medium cut foam pads first to get a feel for the machine than move up to heavy cutting wool.

[ezzzman]

if foam is a better choice, which pads will fit on the 7" hook n loop that came with the package? should i start with the lighter wool pad (since there are two in the package) and finish with a foam pad (meguiar 8006)?

[Rsurfer]

Originally Posted by ezzzman

if foam is a better choice, which pads will fit on the 7" hook n loop that came with the package? should i start with the lighter wool pad (since there are two in the package) and finish with a foam pad (meguiar 8006)?

Not trying to be a smart a$$, but have you ever used a rotary? From your very basic questions it doesn't appear so. You can do a lot of damage if you dont know what you are doing.

[ezzzman]

i had try it on one of the panel, it seems to be a little better however i could not get all the swirls out of it.

[ezzzman]

how can you tell if the polish has broken down? should i mist the wool pad with little water?

[TOGWT]

I would suggest two things before you start using a rotary polisher on your vehicle

1. Get as much information as you can on rotary polishers / pads

2. Obtain a scrap vehicle panel and practice, practice, practice, until you're confident in using it and only then start using it

There are mamy How-To's and videos available on rotary use


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