Buffing the tight areas

[frankprozzoly]

Looking for suggestions on the tight spots. I have a 13 accord. I bought 3 inch pads to help. I've watched larry from ammonyc use a ton of equipment. I'm a beginner just looking for suggestions on the little bit of equipment I have. PC buffer

[BobbyG]

Tight areas can be done with a machine and small pad or if small enough use a microfiber towel with a bit of product wrapped around a finger or yellow foam pad...It's about using what works...

[HateSwirls]

For tight areas I use a 3" pad using my rotary or just do it by hand, or should I say with one finger.
One way or another I get it done

[Mike Phillips]

With a dual action polisher like the Porter Cable you can get smaller backing plates and then use smaller pads. It's not a perfect approach but it will work.

Sometimes simply working the tight, hard to reach areas by hand is good enough.


I prefer to use a Flex PE14 rotary buffer with an extension...



How to buff in tight spaces using a rotary buffer


For doing correction work in tight areas and on thin panels I use the Flex PE14 with a small pad. I call this surgical or precision buffing. To do this you need,

1. Lightweight, compact rotary buffer
2. Rotary Buffer Backing Plate Extension(s)
3. Small backing plates
4. Small buffing pads, both foam and fiber

Here's an example on the Lotus Esprit I recently buffed out. I used these pictures for my class at Mobile Tech Expo, "How to use the rotary buffer".




Surgical or Precision Buffing
I could have done this type of precision buffing using a FULL SIZE DeWALT, or Makita or 3M or Milwaukee Rotary Buffer but it's the compact size, that is no bulky body in the way of my view or in the way of body components, plus the lightweight plus the slow RPM that makes the Flex PE14 the perfect tool for this type of work.

1. You want power?
2. You want ease of use?
3. You want to buff out thin panels or get into tight areas to do correction and polishing work?

The Flex PE14 and small pads, backing plates and an extension or two and you're good to go...






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[Mike Phillips]

You can work tight areas by hand just make sure the product you're using works good by hand, not all polishes that work well by machine also work by hand.

From this recently posted write-up...


1990 Corvette - Extreme Makeover Pictures & Process


Some areas need to be dealt with by hand like the sunk areas of the headlight buckets...





Rearview Mirror





Around the Corvette emblem and without buffing on a edge...

[frankprozzoly]

Thanks for the replies

[Tato]

Great thread.

Sorry for the question, since I don't have rotary abilities to understand this better.

Would this approach by rotary instill holograms to tight areas? How to deal with them afterwards if not possible to fit a DA in there?

However, looks really enjoyable and extremely precise using the rotary for that parts.

Just need some reassurance.

Kind Regards.