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Originally posted by Anthony Orosco
Wool pads naturally run cooler than foam. So there is nothing special about wool pads, other than the blend type.
I run wool pads at about 1800 rpm's and even moving at a slow rate there is very little panel heat up. There is very little need for wool on modern paints, at least as far as in non-correction matters. Most of the time a finishing pad and something like IP, FP is all you need.
Dusting can be a problem and if this is the case for your expereince then try not to buff until dry but rather "wet buff". In other words buff the product just until it begins to dry out. This requires you to use less product and buff smaller sections.
It seems that winters drier weather can also aide in more dusting. In the high humidity of South Texas I don't seem to get as much dusting as in winter but then again it could just be me
Swirls are mainly caused, not so much with speed, but with not working down to a fine enough polish/pad combo. In certain lighting a paint may look really nice after one pass with a polishing pad and say DACP. Then you take it out in the sun and WOW .....where did all those swirls come from?! Take the extra time to go to a finer polish and pad and then buff again. If needed finish off with the PC or Cyclo and/or use a glaze to hide any remaining marks.
If slinging is a probelm then instead of laying down a bead of product try placing a nickel size amount of product then place the buffer on top of it and begin buffing.
There is a great deal of finese to buffing and not all areas can be expressed or dealt with as it would take lots of typing and then reading.
Hope that helps some,
Anthony |
Anthony, that is awesome! I learned a few things from there too. For one, I didn't know wool pads created less heat than foam. My thinking was, wool pads increase the cutting ability of a compound. Then like you, I see alot of people say they run the rotary faster with a wool so I would've thought that they created more heat, guess not!
Another thing is about the splatter technique. Nickel size product on the panel then lay the pad flat and begin buffing. Thanks Anthony
AR