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Have Rotary Buffer and DA polisher, how to best use them together & what compounds???

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  • #31
    Re: Have Rotary Buffer and DA polisher, how to best use them together & what compound

    Originally posted by Blueline
    I own a silver vehicle and a black vehicle owns me. The black one demands attention, washing, detailing, waxing and an occasional dinner out at a nice restaurant. The silver one demands nothing and it looks just fine. I think the black vehicle is taking advantage of me, and the silver car is more my style. We can go out for a drive without her makeup and she looks fine. If I want to take the black one out, it is three or four hours in the "bathroom" to get ready.

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    • #32
      Re: Have Rotary Buffer and DA polisher, how to best use them together & what compound

      I realize this thread is a bit dated but have a question:

      Have a DA polisher from Harbor Freight, terry pads from AutoZone (blue and green, but no difference in aggressiveness)

      Getting ready to clay, correct and polish--have clay kit, UC and UP.

      Would using UC with terry pad at medium speed and UP at high speed make sense (will change pads between chemicals).

      I don't really want to spent 5 hours on this car.

      Thanks.
      2016 red Hyundai Azera, acquired with 21 miles. Drive 600+ miles/week. Commercial RE agent in CA focusing on properties in the Truckee/Lake Tahoe basin.

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      • #33
        Re: Have Rotary Buffer and DA polisher, how to best use them together & what compound

        Get some foam pads for the polisher.

        One option is to use a cleaner wax if you don't want to spend a lot of time on it.
        99 Grand Prix
        02 Camaro SS

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        • #34
          Re: Have Rotary Buffer and DA polisher, how to best use them together & what compound

          Originally posted by billddrummer View Post
          I realize this thread is a bit dated but have a question:

          Have a DA polisher from Harbor Freight, terry pads from AutoZone (blue and green, but no difference in aggressiveness)

          Getting ready to clay, correct and polish--have clay kit, UC and UP.

          Would using UC with terry pad at medium speed and UP at high speed make sense (will change pads between chemicals).

          I don't really want to spent 5 hours on this car.

          Thanks.
          You're going to use faster speeds for paint correction and compounds. You'll use slower speeds for polishing and waxing.

          It's hard to recommend an exact process for you because the auto paint condition will determine that. It's best to do a test spot first though using the least aggressive compound/pad/method and then going to a more aggressive compound/pad/method if necessary.

          I think you'd be better off using a cleaner wax as suggested. UC gets great reviews but it takes a little practice to get the hang of it. If you stop buffing to soon then you won't get the intended benefits from it and risk leaving some swirls or holograms; if you buff to long you can cause other issues. I personally prefer a non-diminishing compound such as M101 followed by M205. There are more steps involved but the results are phenomenal and more predictable, IMHO.

          Good luck,
          Ralph

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