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Finaly used my rotary!
It was alot of fun and alot to learn, alot more than i thought anyways.
Practice vehicle: 1996 GMC Jimmy- The fiance and my "beater"
Sorry but i couldnt get any "befores". I did a "quicky" light polishing on this truck last fall with the PC, 4" pads and megs #80. There where still alot of imperfections but i was having trouble getting my camera to pick them up. I also didnt get any full vehicle outside shots since it was raining. Dosent really matter, this thing is pretty busted up so there isnt much to look at.
After prepping the paint for polishing i used:
Makita 9227
edge2k light cutting pad and megs DACP
edge2k blue polishing pad and megs #80
These pics are immediately after the last polishing step so there is no wax/sealant on the paint in these pics. Later i applied EXP.
I used the pyramid technique, start at 600-1200-600, did that for both polishing steps.
I inspected the paint with halogens, flourscents, incondescents and xenon light and couldnt find any holograms. I mean i did make a few but i fixed them as i found them.
Things i learned that worked for me:
Move the rotary WITH your body and NOT WITH your arms.
Keep the rotary square to your shoulders and close to the body.
Hold onto the head of the rotary and not the bail handle.
Choke up on the trigger end and squeeze the triger with ring finger or middle finger.
Work small sections at a time.
Spur pad often.
Clean pad/change pad when its to "soaked" to spur
Stay away from edges with any cutting pad and aggresive product, kinda a no brainer IMO.
It was alot of fun and alot to learn, alot more than i thought anyways.
Practice vehicle: 1996 GMC Jimmy- The fiance and my "beater"
Sorry but i couldnt get any "befores". I did a "quicky" light polishing on this truck last fall with the PC, 4" pads and megs #80. There where still alot of imperfections but i was having trouble getting my camera to pick them up. I also didnt get any full vehicle outside shots since it was raining. Dosent really matter, this thing is pretty busted up so there isnt much to look at.
After prepping the paint for polishing i used:
Makita 9227
edge2k light cutting pad and megs DACP
edge2k blue polishing pad and megs #80
These pics are immediately after the last polishing step so there is no wax/sealant on the paint in these pics. Later i applied EXP.
I used the pyramid technique, start at 600-1200-600, did that for both polishing steps.
I inspected the paint with halogens, flourscents, incondescents and xenon light and couldnt find any holograms. I mean i did make a few but i fixed them as i found them.
Things i learned that worked for me:
Move the rotary WITH your body and NOT WITH your arms.
Keep the rotary square to your shoulders and close to the body.
Hold onto the head of the rotary and not the bail handle.
Choke up on the trigger end and squeeze the triger with ring finger or middle finger.
Work small sections at a time.
Spur pad often.
Clean pad/change pad when its to "soaked" to spur
Stay away from edges with any cutting pad and aggresive product, kinda a no brainer IMO.
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