rotary trouble

[rousher99]

i am having alot of trouble using a rotary on the sides of cars. it seems that the pad wants to dig into the car. but i didnt know if there was a tecnique for the vertical panels. i always am sure i have plentyof product and the pad is primed

[charliehaley]

What type and size of pads are you using?

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

It it your technique, you are not holding the pad flat and losing control of the buffer itelf. You are letting the buffer walk you around instead of you working the buffer where you want it. Also do you have enough product on the pad and if so are you working it too long and it becomes dry and the pad is starting to grab and walking you around.

[JTS]

It just takes time to get the feel of how to hold and operate the buffer in different positions. On vertical surfaces don't push the polisher to the panel let the weight of the polisher rest on your trigger hand than float it up down left right. In my case I have found by tilting the pad a bit, it was more manageable.:)

[Andy Wayan]

easy does it..

[rousher99]

to answer the questions i am using a heavy black foam pad from car brite and the product was a light compound from car brite also. i think my problem was not having enough product, and the pad was geting dry.. and when i had the pad flat it would "walk" on me, i will try more tecniques. thanks for the advice

[Junebug]

Try some Lake Country foamed wool pads - easier to handle than foam pads by far.

[D]

Wool pads are easier to handle and they keep the heat down, but they also cut a lot faster. So watch out for corners, edges, painted plastic parts, door handles, etc. Tape is your friend.

[Junebug]

DITTO - what he said! One only has to peel the paint off a strip of molding once - and you'll buy stock in 3M blue tape.

[RaskyR1]

I agree, grab a wool pad. The foam heavy cut pads generate a lot of heat fast.

What RPM's are you running at?

[dsms]

Heres a quick video of me finishing down an M3 via Rotary. Granted I am using a very fine polish to jewel the paint you get the idea.

Try your best to be fluid, do not force the machine to do anything it doesnt want to but have a firm grip. Nice fluid motions are key IMO. Please note for correction purposes I would be making much slower passes.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/M3%20Avis%20blue/th_MOV06547.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/M3%20Avis%20blue/?action=view&current=MOV06547.flv)

Here is another video of my technique on an NSX, no its not a side panel but the same fluid motion applies. Im still doing light correction work in this stage so my passes are slower

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/th_MOV06650.jpg (http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/hh316/nosdrummer91/?action=view&current=MOV06650.flv)

[RaskyR1]

^^^^^Lefty! :rolleyes:

:D

[dsms]

^^ I don't get it? I'm a righty

[RaskyR1]

^^ I don't get it? I'm a righty

Well you have your left hand on the trigger/shaft of the rotary....I've just never seen anyone use the rotary like that, it's always been left hand on the handle and right hand on trigger. Nothing wrong with it...I was just giving you a hard time. ;) :D :cheers:

[dsms]

Well you have your left hand on the trigger/shaft of the rotary....I've just never seen anyone use the rotary like that, it's always been left hand on the handle and right hand on trigger. Nothing wrong with it...I was just giving you a hard time. ;) :D :cheers:

Thats weird, I never thought of people doing opposite the way I do. I just figured my right hand being the dominant one would be better for driving the head of the polisher whereas my left hand would be more suited to simple modulating the trigger.