Actually polishing with a rotary

[SL1CK]

So, from the short clips/videos I've seen of a DVD showing a bit of rotary work on some paint, they don't apply the product directly onto the pad as I would with a PC/DA. Instead, with a rotary, the product is put onto the paint and then worked in with the pad/rotary.

What is the preferred way? How do you actually go about polishing with this? Can the product be placed on the pad ?

[yalerd]

Re: Actually polishing with a rotary

With the rotary it's different from the DA/PC.

The right way with the rotary is to pick up the product and continue because if you put the product in the pad and start working chances are the you are going to have splatter all over.

[Tim Lingor]

Re: Actually polishing with a rotary

Morning,

As Yalerd above pointed out, the rotary is a VERY different machine compared to the PC/G-110.

After compounding and general rotary work, I often use the rotary with a real light polish to add extra gloss to the finish. I find that I get a better finish, a more liquid look to the paint than the DA can achieve, IMHO.

When picking up a bead of compound etc with the rotary, you always draw it into the rotation of the pad, by tilting the pad and doing a very determined swipe. If you hesitate while picking up the bead, you will get splatter. If you apply it to the pad, you will get sling/splatter all over and in/on places on your car/garage/ceiling you could not even imagine!

Tim

[navyblue2000]

Re: Actually polishing with a rotary

Well, that answers the question I was going to ask! That was the only thing I didn't do. I just applied it to the pad. Yeah, I had no idea #66 could fly like that!

[yalerd]

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Well, that answers the question I was going to ask! That was the only thing I didn't do. I just applied it to the pad. Yeah, I had no idea #66 could fly like that!

Now you know!

[J. A. Michaels]

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Tim is not kidding. Yhere id more sling then one could imagine. My garage wasliving proof of that. lol

[BlueZero]

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If you apply it to the pad, you will get sling/splatter all over and in/on places on your car/garage/ceiling you could not even imagine! Tim

Yes, yes you will!

[acsuppa]

Re: Actually polishing with a rotary

Ha Ha. No matter how carefully I am, I still get a little splatter. Man I hate that but I love mt Makita.

[Michael Stoops]

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Ha Ha. No matter how carefully I am, I still get a little splatter. Man I hate that but I love mt Makita.

Some splatter is all but impossible to avoid. That's why you always see things such as plastic cowling, windows, windshield wipers, grilles, convertible tops, etc being covered before rotary work. Sure, some of that is taped off so as not to run over it with a fast spinning pad and damage softer materials, but a lot of it has to do with sling. Imagine having to clean a cloth convertible top, especially a black one, after splattering polish all over it.

[yalerd]

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Yeah with rotary you always get splatter.

Practice practice and more practice will eventually reduce the amount of splatter but non the less you always get little bit of it.

[Daniel Kinder]

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What is the preferred way? How do you actually go about polishing with this? Can the product be placed on the pad ?

Tim stated the correct way of applying the product and picking up with the rotary, but there is a short video on u-tube of mike pennington showing you how to do this.

[Hemin8r]

Re: Actually polishing with a rotary

Tim stated the correct way of applying the product and picking up with the rotary, but there is a short video on u-tube of mike pennington showing you how to do this.

Here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C28N_a2ti24

[Byktor]

Re: Actually polishing with a rotary

Basically, although it is impossible to avoid the splashes totally, can they decrease significantly with practice and more practice ?