11-26-05, 04:03
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Registered User
97Boxsterian is offline
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 14
|
Do you polish by Hand or by Machine?
Do you polish by Hand or by Machine?
Last edited by 97Boxsterian : 11-26-05 at 08:58.
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 05:19
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Wax Sniffer
zippymbr is offline
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: NC
Posts: 979
|
anything but a light polish rotary, PC for light polishing and wax application. Honestly the PC gets less and less use the better I get with the rotary.
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 05:42
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Registered User
truzoom is offline
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,644
|
I can only imagine doing a hand polish if it's something along the lines of a very mild polish. The PC is just so effective and a worthwhile investment if you're into detailing.
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 06:01
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
O RLY?
Porkanbeans is offline
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Marietta, GA
Posts: 397
Contact: 
|
Are we talking removing product or actually applying and working it?
__________________
"I don't got time for pain. The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is."
-Terry Tate, Office Linebacker
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 06:48
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Kayak detailer
White95Max is offline
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Posts: 6,921
Contact: 
|
That's true. My vote would change if that's what you're talking about. So many people refer to "buffing" as polishing, so I chose "by machine". I remove products by hand though.
__________________
Paul...
'99 Mazda Protege LX 5spd, highlight silver - AIO/UPPx2/#16
'03 Mazda Protege5 5spd, sunlight silver - Coming on May 4th!
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 07:07
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
Sr.Waxalot!
BlkTac05 is offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Texas
Posts: 1,260
Contact:
|
Call me "old school", but to me.......there's a difference between applying a product, product removal & buffing. Buffing takes place after the product is removed to enhance gloss/shine, reflectivity etc. So with that being said......I "buff" by hand.
With that being said.......Webster's Dictionary defines "Buff" as........ "To clean or shine". ( So maybe my "old school" interpretation leaves a little to one's imagination.
__________________
Boston Rob 
Addicted to Detailing Products 
2006 Chrysler 300C Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl.
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 07:21
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Kayak detailer
White95Max is offline
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Posts: 6,921
Contact:
|
Certainly. I completely agree with your post.
I saw that the thread starter is new around here, and could be new to detailing. When someone in the general public says "That'll buff right out" they aren't talking about enhancing shine, they're talking about removing a scratch, scuff, etc...
So that's what I took his question to mean.
I apply LSPs by hand, and the rest by machine. To remove the excess product, I grab a MF towel and do it by hand. Everything after application is done by hand.
__________________
Paul...
'99 Mazda Protege LX 5spd, highlight silver - AIO/UPPx2/#16
'03 Mazda Protege5 5spd, sunlight silver - Coming on May 4th!
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 08:56
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Registered User
97Boxsterian is offline
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 14
|
Sorry about the confusion! I am new to detailing. I meant buffing as polishing. Thank you everyone for your responses.
|
|
|
|
|
11-26-05, 09:04
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
Highlighter to the Stars
Reflections is offline
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 303
|
I put by hand, but I also meant buff as in to enhance gloss with a polishing/detailing mf after removing the LSP. Definately polish by machine.
|
|
|
|
|
11-27-05, 01:32
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
"That ball wasn't low"
blkZ28Conv is offline
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VIR Road Course, Va
Posts: 5,693
|
Polish with rotary.
Hi-lite with PC.
Apply and remove LSP by hand. 
__________________
04 Millennium Yellow Z06 (Zaino'd)
Zaino beta tester
"To make one's vehicle shine. You must put in the time".
|
|
|
|
|
11-27-05, 05:22
|
#11 (permalink)
|
|
Registered User
percynjpn is offline
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Japan
Posts: 1,126
|
I polish both by hand and by PC, depending on my mood and requirements.
I finish mostly by hand.
|
|
|
|
|
11-27-05, 05:46
|
#12 (permalink)
|
|
One Shiny tC
Neothin is offline
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Port St. Lucie FL
Posts: 1,745
Contact:
|
I apply everything except for carnauba pastes by machine. I remove by hand with a MF.
__________________
2006 Nautical Blue Metallic Scion tC 
Mods can be found HERE
AIO-RMG-Souveran
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
Rate This Thread |
 Linear Mode
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:02. |
|
|
|
