Rotary Buffer Tip - Prime the side edges of foam cutting pads

[Mike Phillips]

Rotary Buffer Tip - Prime the side edges of foam cutting pads


Here's a technique that can save your butt when doing aggressive cutting into curved panels. It was buried in another article of mine written back in 2010.


Anytime you're buffing next to an adjacent panel and it's possible you could run the vertical or side edge of your pad into the paint, lubricate it by working some of the product you're using on the face of the pad onto and into the foam.

This will help to keep from generating too much heat and burning the paint and also in the case of these lower panels, help me to remove some of the sanding marks on the angled section.










It's this little long thin section I'm trying to improve and protect.





Picking up just a portion of the bead of product using the 10 @ 10 technique and then working it over a portion of this panel.














Note the safety glasses... don't want any splatter in my eyes...




After removing the sanding marks in the front portion of that panel I picked up my bead and tackled the rear portion...





My personal preference is not handle, if there is a handle I actually prefer a stick handle over a hoop handle as I can quickly and easily either remove it or move it from side to side depending upon how it works best for the panel.







Before
The paint was mottled. I sanded it flat and then removed my sanding marks.



After
Much better...

[Mike Phillips]

Here's a few related articles....

How to use a Rotary Buffer

How to buff off an edge when using a rotary buffer

The 10 @ 10 technique for picking up a bead of product with a rotary buffer




And here's a video that shares tips and techniques...

Tips for using a Rotary Buffer and the Flex 3401 on vertical panels

[Mike Phillips]

Just to add....

The red car you see me working on the lower sides using a rotary after wetsanding can be seen in this article from 2010. The Meguiar's Unigrit discs and just been invented. To date, I believe I'm the first and only person to have a FULL how-to article on the topics of dampsanding. I also taught this as a class at the 2010 Mobile Tech Expo.


Damp-Sanding Tools, Tips and Techniques by Mike Phillips


The polished section in the center is where we shot the how-to video















Yancy back in the early days...




Never saw the car again...

Damp-Sanding Tools, Tips and Techniques by Mike Phillips