Rotary Video?

[My4x4Jeeper]

Was wondering if anybody has or knows of a place online where i can watch a video of someone detailing a car from start to finish using a rotary. I want to purchase a rotary but want to see exactly how its done first! Thanks!

[renegademobiledetailing]

This website has a lot of good tips and tricks. Try looking on youtube.com I am sure you can find something on there.

FYI, and I dont mean this to be rude, but using a high speed rotary(properly) is not something you can learn from a video. BUT, watching the video's will definately give you a great starting point. Then you can take it and apply the methods!:cheers:

Like anything else, practice makes perfect!

Best of luck to you.

-Cory

[michael k]

Not a video but may hlep get you started.:buffing:
Machine Polishing by Rotary Polisher - Full Guide - Detailing World (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=66024)

[AeroCleanse]

For free videos, you can check out the 5 part Meguairs video

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f8EQNVxxbw]YouTube - Wetsanding part 1 of 5[/video]

- Wetsanding part 2 of 5

- Wetsanding part 3 of 5

- Wetsanding part 4 of 5

- Westsanding part 5 of 5

[My4x4Jeeper]

that really helps out!! awesome info thanks!

[RustyBumper]

If you're nervous about using your rotary on your car, you could try to find a door panel to practice on.

[Excessive Detail]

Wow thats just the kind of thing I have been looking for, that really helps answer a lot of questions, thanks for posting the link.


Not a video but may hlep get you started.:buffing:
Machine Polishing by Rotary Polisher - Full Guide - Detailing World (http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=66024)

[Da Fats]

Wow... He's pressing so hard on the DA's they barely spin. Is that correct? I have always thought that you had to have the pad spinning much faster on your DA to get abrasives to break down and to do any correction.

Should I be using much more pressure?

[Mike Phillips]

Should I be using much more pressure?



There's a balance between too much pressure and too little pressure. For years I've seen people post,

Just use a little more pressure than the weight of the machine

If you do that, you might be buffing out your car for decades. You need to engage the abrasives with the paint in order for them to take little bites out of it, this requires more pressure than just the with of the machine. You don't want to push down so hard that the pad just barely rotates either as I've seen other posts. Push down hard enough to be applying firm pressure but still see your pad rotating at a good clip.

Mark your backing plate with a permanent marker so you can see when the pad is rotating and how fast or if it's stopped and just vibrating against the paint.

Remember, besides rotation speed other factors like pad choice, product choice and just as important, technique are very important when it comes to removing defects out of clear coat finishes.

The new generation PC's are also more powerful than first generation PC and are much better at keeping your pad rotating under pressure.

:)

[Mike Phillips]

Was wondering if anybody has or knows of a place online where i can watch a video of someone detailing a car from start to finish using a rotary. I want to purchase a rotary but want to see exactly how its done first! Thanks!

Just out of curiosity, did you ever see this DVD?

http://www.showcargarage.com/gallery/files/1/DVDfrontcover1.jpg


The reason I ask is because I think what made this DVD unique is we started with the same car and finished with the same car while going through the entire process in detail.

[Da Fats]

There's a balance between too much pressure and too little pressure. For years I've seen people post,

Just use a little more pressure than the weight of the machine

If you do that, you might be buffing out your car for decades. You need to engage the abrasives with the paint in order for them to take little bites out of it, this requires more pressure than just the with of the machine. You don't want to push down so hard that the pad just barely rotates either as I've seen other posts. Push down hard enough to be applying firm pressure but still see your pad rotating at a good clip.

Mark your backing plate with a permanent marker so you can see when the pad is rotating and how fast or if it's stopped and just vibrating against the paint.

Remember, besides rotation speed other factors like pad choice, product choice and just as important, technique are very important when it comes to removing defects out of clear coat finishes.

The new generation PC's are also more powerful than first generation PC and are much better at keeping your pad rotating under pressure.

:)

Thanks for the feed back. I noticed his pad was barely spinning though and all I could think was "that is to much pressure". My PC keeps turning rather quickly and I am getting correction out of my products... I just am always tryign to perfect the technique.

[02nissanISR]

Just out of curiosity, did you ever see this DVD?

http://www.showcargarage.com/gallery/files/1/DVDfrontcover1.jpg


The reason I ask is because I think what made this DVD unique is we started with the same car and finished with the same car while going through the entire process in detail.

hey mike is that dvd still available if so how can i get my hands on one i have a rotary but my pc is still my primary tool(7424) no xp.

[Mike Phillips]

hey mike is that dvd still available if so how can i get my hands on one i have a rotary but my pc is still my primary tool(7424) no xp.


Sorry I didn't get back to you on this sooner, I saw you posted this in the Pictures & Comments thread for our Porsche Detailing class (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/pictures-saturday-detailing-101/21232-pictures-comments-porsche-space-coast-class-october-17th-2009-a.html) today and I answered it over there and simply copied and pasted what I posted over there to here.

That's an DVD that uses a 1960 Corvette from start to finish, it's still available at ShowCarDetailing.com (http://www.showcarsupplies.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?search=yes&bc=no)through Richard Lin. Just to note I turned the rights over to that DVD shorty after it came out and receive no money anytime it's sold.

:)