It's here

[Don]

UPS just delivered the rotary to the door. It's 46* out and I wanna try it out!!! BUT I would only have time to do one fender, and I couldn't stand having one clean part and the rest filthy

[Tim Lingor]

Hey Don,

Congrats!!

It is probably best to wait to use it after the whole car has been washed and ready to be detailed. The problem is sling! So while you may "want" to only buff out the fender, you may get sling all over the the rest of the paint/car.

Please keep us posted!

Tim

[Mark McGuire]

Hey Don,

I know what you mean. I got mine at Christmas, I got to use it last week. I found that for ease of use the lighter pads and softer polishes work real good. With the pc you would need #83 and a red or yellow pad to get results, but, with the rotary, a finish pad and #80, or #9, will get you the same results in less time and makes it very easy to control. Oh and keep the rpm's down. I found 1200 works real good.
Good luck and have fun. As the weather improves I'll be using mine more.
Mark

[Don]

Thanks, can anyone help me decipher the speed dial? It's numbered 1-6 like the PC and according to the book, its range is 1,000 to 3,000 rpms. So obviously '1' is 1,000 and '6' is 3,000.

3.5 should be 2,000, but beyond that my brain starts to hurt.

I'm also starting to believe that my learning curve isn't going to be all that steep. I put the velcro pad on, plugged it in and turned it on. On setting '1' it seemed to be pretty slow, it wasn't until I started getting past '3' that it really seemed to move (it was also pretty quiet on the lower speeds too).

That's when I started remembering my first few encounters with fixed speed rotaries...those things had simple on/off triggers and they spun FAST, there was almost no middle ground it was all or nothing. Combine that with a wool pad an aggressive compound and the only machine experience being a GEM...no wonder I had difficulties.

I have a feeling that between this machine and Megs products, I'll get the hang of it quick.

[scrub]

Sweet! Keep us posted. I think I can do it too. Light polish (#9 or #82) plus finish pad and low RPMS should minimize swirls and paint burn right? That sounds like the winning combo. I might step up soon. As soon as you post some of your results and advice.

Thanks.