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Man that is some good work. I see you got the 9227 (Makita).......it's an awesome machine.
I bet you were amazed in the time it took to do the correction. I was!
Yeah, the Makita broke down the polish fairly quick; however, I had to compound twice and then follow up with a finishing polish. I operated it at approximately 1200 - 1500 RPMs once I started to develop a technique and was surprised to find the buffer did not feel or sound as if it was going very fast. It was much gentler than anticipated. I also noticed it was much easier to operate the machine at a slight angle when compounding; is tilting the machine normal?
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Re: Help: Rotary Buffer Use
A little tilt to the machine (10 degrees or so) works a lot better (for me) than having a completely flat pad. Excessive tilt will only lead to buffer swirls and burns possibly.
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Tilting is the key. I found that this reduces pad hop. Pad hop will always be there from what I'm told. It's just a good indicator that it's time for more polish. This is why you hack shops using only wool.......no hop, but wool will 90% time give you holograms. It's a step make to knock down the defects fast and easy. You should ALWAYS follow up wool polishing IMO.
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So people that use wool are hacks and they cause buffer marks 90% of the time-and this is coming from someone that has just started using a rotary. You are way off on your statement.
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Great read guys i know this was a older post ... But i got a ton of info i have been looking for on this thread ... Thanks again
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Originally Posted by ASPHALT ROCKET
So people that use wool are hacks and they cause buffer marks 90% of the time-and this is coming from someone that has just started using a rotary. You are way off on your statement.
what i got out of what justin said was these little hack shops that are everywhere dont use foam to finish a vehicle with. they use wool to get rid of defects fast so they can move on to the next bag of money, i mean vehicle.
he never said ONLY hacks use wool he said hacks ONLY use wool. there is a big difference where that word only is placed
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Re: Help: Rotary Buffer Use
My preference is different than Anthony's, I like it 100% flat all the time and do not get hop that often.
Today's sticky clear coats can give a hop like result because it's becoming gluey as it's being buffed.
Just my style I suppose, everyone's different.
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Re: Help: Rotary Buffer Use
Originally Posted by Mr Dream Machines
My preference is different than Anthony's, I like it 100% flat all the time and do not get hop that often.
Today's sticky clear coats can give a hop like result because it's becoming gluey as it's being buffed.
Just my style I suppose, everyone's different.
Once again, it's all about preference and results.
If you get the results, who should care about your preference of techiniques?
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Detailgod, you have missed my point and people on here use foam just like you stated they use wool to make a bag of money, but are using aio's.
Last edited by ASPHALT ROCKET; 02-03-2008 at 08:42 AM.
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Re: Help: Rotary Buffer Use
Originally Posted by Mr Dream Machines
My preference is different than Anthony's, I like it 100% flat all the time and do not get hop that often.
Today's sticky clear coats can give a hop like result because it's becoming gluey as it's being buffed.
Just my style I suppose, everyone's different.
Do you keep the pad and machine flat (perpendicular) all of the time, with foam, not wool? I keep foam pads on the surface at all times but a little tilt of the machine lets my control it better. Wool is a different animal- there is less friction so keeping the pad and machine flat (perpendicular) to the surface is no problem. This is why I am liking wool pads .
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