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95legend · 05-11-07, 05:56

Hi guys. I just tried out rotary for the first time today. I detailed the hood of my car because it's heavily swirled. First of all, here are the details:

-Lexus GS400 with Black with no clear coat
-Hitachi SP18VA Rotary @ 1300ish RPM (moving about 1.5ft/sec)
-Lake Country light cutting pad (white)
-Lake Country finishing/polishing pad (black)
-Meguiars DACP #83
-3M Rubbing Compound

The problem I'm experiencing is very light marring. I've tried these combinations so far:

-White pad with DACP
-White pad with 3M
-Black pad with DACP
-Black pad with 3M
-White pad with DACP followed by Black pad with DACP again.
-White pad with 3M followed by Black pad with DACP

Here is how my car turned out (ignore rock chips and dry clumps of DACP):

When I used the 3M instead of the DACP, it worked better. The DACP quickly dried out and I had problem with the rotary skipping. Not to mention, the DACP left clumps of dry polish on my car. I had to use a QD to get rid of it. I rule out using DACP with a rotary. From now on, the DACP only gets used with the PC.

So what's wrong here? Am I moving too fast/slow? Is the 3M too abrasive? Is it the pad?

Any tips would be better than no tips at all.

Thanks!

05-11-07, 05:56	#1 (permalink)
95legend Registered User 95legend is offline Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 53	What am I doing wrong here? pic Hi guys. I just tried out rotary for the first time today. I detailed the hood of my car because it's heavily swirled. First of all, here are the details: -Lexus GS400 with Black with no clear coat -Hitachi SP18VA Rotary @ 1300ish RPM (moving about 1.5ft/sec) -Lake Country light cutting pad (white) -Lake Country finishing/polishing pad (black) -Meguiars DACP #83 -3M Rubbing Compound The problem I'm experiencing is very light marring. I've tried these combinations so far: -White pad with DACP -White pad with 3M -Black pad with DACP -Black pad with 3M -White pad with DACP followed by Black pad with DACP again. -White pad with 3M followed by Black pad with DACP Here is how my car turned out (ignore rock chips and dry clumps of DACP): When I used the 3M instead of the DACP, it worked better. The DACP quickly dried out and I had problem with the rotary skipping. Not to mention, the DACP left clumps of dry polish on my car. I had to use a QD to get rid of it. I rule out using DACP with a rotary. From now on, the DACP only gets used with the PC. So what's wrong here? Am I moving too fast/slow? Is the 3M too abrasive? Is it the pad? Any tips would be better than no tips at all. Thanks!