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ive been in business for about 2.5 years now as a professional detailer. much of what ive learned has come from this very site, so thank you for that! i originally started all my buffing/polishing/waxing with a porter cable da. eventually it finally had its last day and the spindle broke out of it, causing some damage while i was using a cutting pad on a car. not a great result.
anyway, i then decided to learn how to use a rotary--my window tinter has used a rotary when he used to detail for nearly 20 years and he couldnt believe the time i put into buffing a car. so i gave it a shot and learned how to use it and it has worked out quite well. however, i worry i could be swirling paint and im just not seeing it--is that possible? i didnt know if swirls are immediately visible after compounding? the only vehicle i see on a regular basis is my own after buffing, and while it does show some swirls its likely due to the fact that i wash mine by hand in between, and i wont lie, i take terrible care of my own paint--guilty. not like i care for a customers car.
i do however see a friends car, which i brought back from the grave it had such terrible paint. i buffed that thing to no end with a wool pad, and finished with synthetic sealant 2.0 just like my normal cars and it sitll looks beautiful two months later. maybe im lucky and i dont make swirls...not sure. it seems like everyone speaks of a rotary as a swirl machine and im just not sure what to think. i always clay after washing and i use wool pad for buffing, then wax. i only do customer cars in the single stage of buffing, no polishing before wax. is it better to polish before waxing, or is that only necessary if i dont see the results i want? i literally dont put sealant on until the paint appears flawless.
ive thought about moving to the foam/wool pads that are now available to see what kind of results that could have with a rotary...or move back to a flex or meguairs or porter cable da and use the microfiber pad system--any experience there? i am looking for real world experience with these products. im referring to terrible paint--not just a few years old and mildly neglected. i get the best of both worlds. the microfiber system looks like it could be another cool product to use, and honestly tie together all the products i use under the Detailer name only, which would be kinda cool. And is the wax used in the microfiber kit comparable to syn sealant 2.0 or any of the other top waxes/sealants under the meguiars name? i know a lot of people will shop around and use a brand here and a brand there, but i prefer to keep a single brand in all of my detailing process. ocd i guess. all help is appreciated here guys. thanks for reading. i know its a lot of questions!
anyway, i then decided to learn how to use a rotary--my window tinter has used a rotary when he used to detail for nearly 20 years and he couldnt believe the time i put into buffing a car. so i gave it a shot and learned how to use it and it has worked out quite well. however, i worry i could be swirling paint and im just not seeing it--is that possible? i didnt know if swirls are immediately visible after compounding? the only vehicle i see on a regular basis is my own after buffing, and while it does show some swirls its likely due to the fact that i wash mine by hand in between, and i wont lie, i take terrible care of my own paint--guilty. not like i care for a customers car.
i do however see a friends car, which i brought back from the grave it had such terrible paint. i buffed that thing to no end with a wool pad, and finished with synthetic sealant 2.0 just like my normal cars and it sitll looks beautiful two months later. maybe im lucky and i dont make swirls...not sure. it seems like everyone speaks of a rotary as a swirl machine and im just not sure what to think. i always clay after washing and i use wool pad for buffing, then wax. i only do customer cars in the single stage of buffing, no polishing before wax. is it better to polish before waxing, or is that only necessary if i dont see the results i want? i literally dont put sealant on until the paint appears flawless.
ive thought about moving to the foam/wool pads that are now available to see what kind of results that could have with a rotary...or move back to a flex or meguairs or porter cable da and use the microfiber pad system--any experience there? i am looking for real world experience with these products. im referring to terrible paint--not just a few years old and mildly neglected. i get the best of both worlds. the microfiber system looks like it could be another cool product to use, and honestly tie together all the products i use under the Detailer name only, which would be kinda cool. And is the wax used in the microfiber kit comparable to syn sealant 2.0 or any of the other top waxes/sealants under the meguiars name? i know a lot of people will shop around and use a brand here and a brand there, but i prefer to keep a single brand in all of my detailing process. ocd i guess. all help is appreciated here guys. thanks for reading. i know its a lot of questions!
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