Thanks for the reassurance, everyone. I see that he (Brian) has a following, I went here because I wanted some outside/unbiased information. Yes, we have very hard water here, I did not realize...
I am back. I got a lot of help from this forum some time ago and I can now polish my Harley without issues. After getting through the learning curve of machine polishing, I have not had an interest...
OK, so this is a follow up on my issue polishing the concave surfaces of this fairing with a Griot's G8 and 3'" pads. The fairing really has no flat surfaces, it is either convex or concave, and...
I have a Griot's 3" backing plate, the vented one pictured in the link in post 4, that came with the G8 machine. When I am polishing the batwing fairing on my Street Glide (Harley) the pad stalls or...
yes, I bought this for my Griots G8 random orbital polisher and of course, it doesn't fit because it is for a ROTARY tool, duh. Is there a way to make it fit or should I just return it or give it...
yes, I got the samples today, thanks again. The Wolfgang polish is easy to use and leaves a perfect finish. the other product was leaving haze and scratches. I don't think technique explains it. ...
I have a Griot's 3" polisher and I'm using Griot's 3" black foam finishing pads. I stopped working on the bike to think a little while I'm waiting for Wolfgang polish.... I've put the paint cleaner...
So this is really enlightening information, especially about the amount of technique required for hand polishing. It's possible the scratches are occurring when I'm wiping off the paint cleaner.
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OK, first post. My project is a Harley Street Glide, it's a few months old, dark blue (black with some blue in it). I'm prepping it to apply Wolfgang paint sealant. A few areas need polishing and I...
