The Hernandez Polisher

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks Mike, ^ Actually that picture is what gave me the idea the next day to make an extension, so little by little my idea came together from all the ideas I put together.

Cool... always nice to hear how a picture or two can lead or inspire someone to try something new.

So like you say, (don't remember the exact words so not trying to misquote you) but something like being the first one to document it. Like the time lapse video of you wet sanding and buffing the red car.

Well as far as I know I am the first one to document this .

I practice giving due credit to where credit is due. And moving into the future I'll aways give you credit for being the guy that came up with this idea no matter how it evolves.

Over the years in articles in the forum world and now in videos in the video world I see too often ideas, terms, techniques created by one person and then regurgitated by someone else as though it's their own never giving due credit where credit is due and I think that's just wrong. Todd Helm and I have both seen our articles lifted, sometimes word for word by others and then posted as their own work and that's something I would never do.

I think it's professional courtesy to give credit where credit is due and and very unprofessional to no do so...


FWIW

[Blackthorn One]

I have to agree with you. I think the side load on the bearings is going to cause them to wear out faster. If it's not a high use tool then it won't matter but if a person were to use this polisher with this length of extension for any amount of time then the bearings are going to take a hit.

One option would be to replace the orignal bearings with the highest quality replacement bearing a person can get their hands on.


I find a small pad and an extension or two on my PE14 works really well.





Keep us updated...

Are any polishers made with ceramic bearings?
Ceramic bearings have 1/3 the friction and last longer.

[Mike Phillips]

^umm you guys need to come up with an American Flag style smiley saluting lol.

I think I know where to find one...

Also I've been thinking Mike, so maybe you can help out with this.

Lets just say there was a rotary style tool with a 2" bp vs the one I made, 2" DA.

If it were used on a jet black car, doing a 3 step, compound, polish, etc...

Couldn't it be more likely that the Rotary 2" would leave holograms in the paint if it wasn't followed up with a 2" style DA?

Good questions Art.

Here's my opinion and experience...

When you shrink down the diameter of the face of a buffing pad and use it with a rotary buffer the potential to leave visible holograms increases.

I don't know why this is but it's what I've seen in real life in the past...

When I say in the past, technology has really changed a LOT in the last decade, heck in the last couple of years. The technology would be,

• Foam pads.
• Slow RPM rotary buffers.
• Abrasive technology.

Paint systems are always a huge factor too because what might work on one paint system will not always work on a different paint system.


Interestingly enough that you brought this up, I have such a test and project coming up and I'll let you know how it turns out.

[allenk4]

Witnessed the Hernandez Polisher in action last night at Meguiar's Thursday Night Open Garage.

They did four test spots with various pads and polishes to remove 1500 grit sanding marks on a test hood.

Good results with all combos.

Great results with the Buff Daddy Cutting Pad, paired with M100

The extension was also tested on the Meguiar's DA. Worked well on that too.

Art was shooting video, so I look forward to seeing that

[hernandez.art13]

Look what I got everyone!

[Chevota Guy]

Gotta love those guys. Very cool.

[hernandez.art13]

Seems that these will be available pretty soon for everyone to buy. (just got off the phone with Lake Country)

[hernandez.art13]

I really like how they are slightly bigger then the backing plate.

[VISITOR]

art, how's it holding up? any problems to report thus far?

[hernandez.art13]

None so far, I did cut down the extension down to 1 coupler. Having it that long seemed unnecessary. I also did it to reduce the margin of error to make it more balanced and stable. Also, I taped the extension with a foam tape and covered that up with masking tape.

I did this on the fly as a precaution of the metal extension hitting the paint.

I got to try out my polisher on a Harley this past weekend. I knew what it was capable of doing and how to use it since I've been using it more lately. It was nice having the option of a 2" system alongside a 3" system.

I did the whole bike with a 2" and 3", will post pictures of the finished bike.



^ 2 coupler extension



^ and just one coupler

I've yet to try the 1 coupler extension, but I am sure it will work as I planned.









and I really like the LC pads with this setup. They fit slightly bigger (Which I prefer) and work like the LC pads are known for.