Surgical Buffing

[Mike Phillips]

Surgical Buffing (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/47254-surgical-buffing.html)


Working on thin panels or intricate areas is what I call surgical buffing. In order to do surgical buffing you need the right tools.

We have these new 3" pads and together with a 3" backing plate and an adapter for using double side pads but I use them as an extension.


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On Autogeek.net


Lake Country Hydro-Tech 3 x 1.25 Inch Foam Pads, hydrotech buffing pads, polishing pads, spot buffs (http://www.autogeek.net/lake-country-hydro-tech-3-x-1-25-inch-foam-pads.html)

Flex-Foam HD Rotary Backing Plate, 3 inches (http://www.autogeek.net/rotary-3inch-backing-plate.html)

Optimum Double-Sided Rotary Adapter (http://www.autogeek.net/optimum-rotary-adapter.html)

Meguiars W63 Rotary Backing Plate 3 Inches (http://www.autogeek.net/meguiars-w63-backing-plate.html)

Rotary 2 7/8 inch Flexible Backing Plate (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-backing-plate.html)

2-3/4 inch Hook & Loop Rotary Backing Plate (http://www.autogeek.net/2vebapl.html)



Same application, just a little different design, both work great.

On Autogeek.net

Lake Country Double-Sided Pad Rotary Buffer Adapter (http://www.autogeek.net/double-sided-pad-adapter.html)
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/722/LakeCountryRBExtension.jpg


Optimum Double-Sided Pad Rotary Buffer Adapter (http://www.autogeek.net/optimum-rotary-adapter.html)
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[kronos]

I'll definitely be picking up some of these. I like having pads in different sizes. Comes in handy. I just wish the edge was rounded. I find they're easier to control with my rotary.

[timaishu]

Is there any issue with the non-beveled egde? All my flat pads are beveled..

[Bunky]

This would be another option instead of getting the 3-in Griots.

[Mike Phillips]

Is there any issue with the non-beveled egde? All my flat pads are beveled..

No issues that I've ever experienced.

The pads tend to cup or mold inward as you're buffing, that is the foam smooshes inward so you have and even smaller footprint than 3" when buffing.

The small size just comes in handy for thin panels, intricate areas etc...

I took some more pictues showing these pads on other tools, just haven't had time to process the pictures, upload and insert... I'll get to it though... just have some other offline projects with more priority..

[ski2]

Mike--any reason why one wouldn't want to use this backing plate Rotary 2 7/8 inch Flexible Backing Plate, backing plates, back plate, lake country backing pad (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-backing-plate.html) with an adapter and the extension???

[Mike Phillips]

Mike--any reason why one wouldn't want to use this backing plate Rotary 2 7/8 inch Flexible Backing Plate, backing plates, back plate, lake country backing pad (http://www.autogeek.net/flex-backing-plate.html) with an adapter and the extension???

No reason... I took some more pictures, some that show that adapter too... I'll add them on Monday...


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[Kaban]

Mike Phillips,

I'm glad you brought this subject up. Last fall, I was polishing my brother's GS430 and the one area that gave me a big headache was the trim around the side windows. All the black pieces are fairly thin and painted factory Onyx Black (single stage, very soft and sticky).

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2917/windowtrim.jpg

What is the best way to go about correcting these areas with a rotary?

[langman37]

Mike Phillips,

I'm glad you brought this subject up. Last fall, I was polishing my brother's GS430 and the one area that gave me a big headache was the trim around the side windows. All the black pieces are fairly thin and painted factory Onyx Black (single stage, very soft and sticky).

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2917/windowtrim.jpg

What is the best way to go about correcting these areas with a rotary?

Tape off the trim. Use 3'' pads, slower speeds.

[langman37]

Mike, that' a great idea using the adapter, never considered that.

[BillE]

Surgical Buffing...GREAT term Mike.

Bill

[Mike Phillips]

Surgical Buffing...GREAT term Mike.

Bill


Works for me...


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[Mike Phillips]

Mike Phillips,

I'm glad you brought this subject up. Last fall, I was polishing my brother's GS430 and the one area that gave me a big headache was the trim around the side windows.

All the black pieces are fairly thin and painted factory Onyx Black (single stage, very soft and sticky).

What is the best way to go about correcting these areas with a rotary?



Your picture was removed by Imageshack?

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/722/ImageShack.jpg

Been dealing with missing photos from forum members that use Photobucket and Imageshack all my online life and I'll stick to what I wrote here.

Photobucket and Missing Pictures (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/off-topic/23699-photobucket-missing-pictures.html)


As to your question about how to buff out the thin panels surrounding windows? Well if you're getting pad for Perfectionist Detailing then tape off everything you don't want to run a rotating buffing pad over and onto and then use small 3" pads like I show in this article to surgically buff them out.


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[Kinalyx]

how do you attack REALLY small panels? My a-pillar only has about 1, maybe 1.5" of width to it, and i dont have anything that can get there to correct the paint, do i just absolutely have to work by hand in straight lines?(not really any room to go circular)

Shawn

[RZJZA80]

Are there any similar extensions/adapters for a DA? It would be useful to use a 3 inch pad with extension on a DA also, not just a rotary.