How to compound, polish and jewel paint to perfection using only the the rotary buffer

[Mike Phillips]

How to compound, polish and jewel paint to perfection using only the the rotary buffer


This class starts at 2:00 PM on Sunday

You must reserve your seat by calling Andre at 1-800-869-3011 x244


Class covers,

• How to prepare a car when using a rotary buffer.

• How to buff off and edge without burning through the paint.

• How to pick up a bead of product using the 10 @ 10 Technique.

• How to use a rotary buffer to edge a panel.

• How to do precision or surgical buffing.

• How to use a wool pad and a compound to remove deep defects like swirls, scratches and sanding scratches.

• How to use a foam pad to remove holograms from the compounding step.

• How to use jewel paint to perfection using gold jeweling pads.

• How to clean pads the right way with a pad cleaning spur.

• How to use a pad washer to clean pads.

Here's my demo car for this class.


Note: These picture were taken months ago and since then something has happened to the paint, it's now filled with swirls and scratches. Were going to go over how to remove the paint defects and then jewel the paint to perfection using a rotary buffer.

1941 Chrysler Business Coupe










See you here!

[Mike Phillips]

Rotary Buffers

A rotary buffer is a tool that spins a pad in a single direction. These tools are gear-driven and the most powerful tool in the industry for polishing paint as well as boats.





I'll be going over compact versus full size rotary buffers

[Mike Phillips]

Compounding

I'll be going over how to use wool pads and compounds for heavy cutting...


Cutting out sanding marks on a 1965 Mustang Fastback GT





Removing swirls fast out of a 2000 Lotus Esprit









Removing oxidation from a gel-coat boat hull

[74 thing]

I'd be interested in some info on this one Mike:

How to buff off and edge without burning through the paint

[Mike Phillips]

Polishing

We'll go over how to use foam pads for the polishing step. This is the step where you remove any compounding haze or holograms left by the abrasives in the compound or the fibers from the wool cutting pad.

[Mike Phillips]

Jewelling

I share the techniques for how to use a rotary buffer to jewel paint to perfection to leave a swirl-free finish.












Less than the weight of the machine
This is showing that we're actually using a little bit less than the weight of the machine for the last few passes for this section.

[Mike@DedicatedPerfection]

An all rotary class!? That would be sweet!!!

[Mike Phillips]

Surgical or Precision Buffing

[Mike Phillips]

How to buff on an edge

[Mike Phillips]

How to prep a car for a rotary buffer...

Taping-off trim, emblems and edges...










Wheel Maskers





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