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  • #1

    Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

    I don`t know if I am doin something wrong or what!?
    But I do know this:
    1. I don`t know how much product to put on the pad
    2. I don`t know how much pressure to put on the buffer
    3. I don`t know which speeds I have to use on the different applications
    4. I don`t know how to operate the rotary! (sideways, forward, backwards...)
    5. I`m pretty much green to this!

    Anyway, I`m not satisfied with the work I did on the hood, after putting on the wax and when I tried to take it off by hand it was like rubbing off rubber!

    The rotary seems to go with the flow and not where I want it to.....

    HELP
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  • #2
    Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

    1. Put the product in a line on the surface of the paint, not the pad. Put the machine on the paint and start it up at the end of the bead of product, then pick it up with the rotary on a slow speed. This will avoid sling. Bump up the speed after the product has been spread around your working surface if you're using a polish.
    2. No pressure, the weight of the rotary should suffice.
    3. Keep it between 1000-1500RPM for polishes. Once you get more practice with different polishes and pads you'll get a better feel for which RPM to use.
    4. Just keep practicing. At first its really awkward and it can even make you feel like you're not in control, but just keep practicing. After you do it a couple more times you'll get the hang of it. The first time I used a rotary I thought, 'Whoa! This thing is jumping all over the place!' Now I don't have that problem. I've also had a friend call me up asking me how to control the rotary after he used one for the first time. Again, he just kept at it and now controls it just fine.

    So thats about it, just keep practicing (preferably on junk panels and beater cars) and you'll get the hang of it.

    Were you using the rotary for applying wax or for doing corrective work with a compound/polish?

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    • #3
      Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

      Sounds like if I ever pick one up I'll be starting with a junk car or panel.

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      • #4
        Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

        If you can get the PES101 video in your country, I'd suggest you to get it.

        anothe tip would be to practice in a car that is in really bad shape. Rotary buffer damage can go up to the point of repainting panels. It's not like using an orbital polisher.

        some waxes work with the rotary, and you must make sure the label says it's ok to use it with this machine.

        and another thing: be patient with this machine It takes a lot of time to really know how to use it.

        So keep on using it, but in things that you know they can't get worse, keep on the practice and then it will give you the results you want

        we'll be here to help you if anything goes wrong or if you have further questions or doubts.
        " Sometimes logic is your friend (Mike-In-Orange)"

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        • #5
          Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

          Originally posted by kpagel View Post
          Were you using the rotary for applying wax or for doing corrective work with a compound/polish?
          Yes, I used Deep Crystal paint cleaner, then I used Deep Crystal polish and at the end Deep Crystal carnauba wax.
          Rotary on they all!

          When I was finished and I looked into the paint from the side in the glanze I see a lot of spots, almost like tiny tiny circles in the paint.....?!

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          • #6
            Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

            Originally posted by Thlian View Post
            Yes, I used Deep Crystal paint cleaner, then I used Deep Crystal polish and at the end Deep Crystal carnauba wax.
            Rotary on they all!

            When I was finished and I looked into the paint from the side in the glanze I see a lot of spots, almost like tiny tiny circles in the paint.....?!
            I don't think any of those products you mentioned are approved for use with a rotary buffer! That is not a good thing, and may be the cause of your problems.

            Usually you need to use some products from the Pro Line (#83 for swirls) when using a rotary. #3 or #80 could be used for polishing by machine, and #20 or #21 could be used for your LSP.

            RamAirV1
            2015 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack 392Granite Crystal
            2006 GTO Impulse Blue

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            • #7
              Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

              Why dont you get a p.c ?
              It takes more time to do a car but who`s in a rush when detailing a car?
              You get a better feeling with the product,learn how it`s breaking down.You get much more playtime with the maschine,a royary breaks down the product much faster and in the beginning it`s hard to tell when it`s ready to wipe off.
              And you dont want to dry buff,do you??
              Detailing cars is a form of art. Most appreciate it, few possess the required skill and even fewer understand it.

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              • #8
                Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

                Originally posted by Arne View Post
                Why dont you get a p.c ?
                It takes more time to do a car but who`s in a rush when detailing a car?
                You get a better feeling with the product,learn how it`s breaking down.You get much more playtime with the maschine,a royary breaks down the product much faster and in the beginning it`s hard to tell when it`s ready to wipe off.
                And you dont want to dry buff,do you??
                nja, det sp

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                • #9
                  Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

                  Something really wrong here now.....

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                  • #10
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                    • #11
                      Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

                      Mention a good PC then?
                      But I`ve just bought the rotary and I would really like to learn how to use it!

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                      • #12
                        Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

                        Originally posted by RamAirV1 View Post
                        I don't think any of those products you mentioned are approved for use with a rotary buffer! That is not a good thing, and may be the cause of your problems.

                        Usually you need to use some products from the Pro Line (#83 for swirls) when using a rotary. #3 or #80 could be used for polishing by machine, and #20 or #21 could be used for your LSP.

                        RamAirV1
                        Isn`t there any of the consumer products that`s made to use with a buffer??

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                        • #13
                          Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

                          nope,only scrachX
                          Detailing cars is a form of art. Most appreciate it, few possess the required skill and even fewer understand it.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Rotary feels uncontrolable!!

                            A good P.C :
                            Meguiars G-100 and 7424,it`s the same maschie but with different label
                            Detailing cars is a form of art. Most appreciate it, few possess the required skill and even fewer understand it.

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