Rotary polishing videos

[salpac]

anyone hear of this stuff before? looks a lot like this hd uno stuff. anyways, cool videos showing how to properly polish with a rotary buffer.

Clearcoat Solutions Inc.

[Mike Phillips]

Just watched the first video and he says he's sanding to remove oxidation?

My guess is because it's an original 1972 Ferrari it's a single stage paints and while they do oxidize easily you don't have to sand to remove oxidation you can remove oxidation using a lot less aggressive products and methods and then you won't have to risk making a mistake removing sanding marks using a rotary buffer with a wool pad and a compound.


I'm not saying his approach is wrong, but as someone that's restored a lot of antique and original single stage paints sanding usually isn't my first choice especially if retaining the original paint is the highest priority.

[Mike Phillips]

I like his cart and how he has the pad washer elevated.

He's right about the pad washer, it will clean a dirty pad and with a new pad it will remove a lot of the loose fibers. You don't need a high speed when cleaning the pad but the part he forgot was to lift the buffer up a little with the pad still inside the bucket and under the lid and then bring the RPM's up to a higher speed and this will zing out most of the excess water and cleaning solution.

Not a big deal, just something we show in all our classes.

[Mike Phillips]

Isn't Tom Horvath the creator of System I products?

Just watched his buffing section, I would have used a smaller wool pad for inside the scoops and taped off the high body lines if this car were truly something I didn't want to risk making a mistake on. I would have also covered up all the wiper blades because no matter how GREAT you are with a rotary buffer you will always throw a little splatter and it's paint to clean little white dots splattered all over black wiper arm assemblies as well as anything else it lands on.

Personal preference.


I still wouldn't sand off oxidation especially if one of the goals was to NOT remove factory orange peel which he eluded to.

Nicely done videos though...

[S&S Detailing]

This may be a stupid question, but is he going way too fast or do I just buff really slowly (And I'm talking about the speed he goes over the surface, not the rpm's of the buffer itself) I was always taught that the slower you go the less swirls you will get etc. If someone could enlighten me I would appreciate it!!!

[keep_it_clean]

[QUOTE=Mike Phillips;1335947]Isn't Tom Horvath the creator of System I products?

not sure if he was creator but i do know he was in all of System 1 video. and looking at the product info t looks likw this is just System 1 relabled

[Flashtime]

The 3000 grit DA disc isn't course at all. A medium polish would easily level that.
If anything, it just helps to remove whatever contaminants. Kinda like claying.

[rwisejr]

Yes thats Tom the creator of system one and his new system

[flaco]

Yes, Tom Horvath created System One. He also created the CSI line. He doesn't work at System One anymore.

[flaco]

The 3000 grit DA disc isn't course at all. A medium polish would easily level that.
If anything, it just helps to remove whatever contaminants. Kinda like claying.

Well said.

[rwisejr]

I like his cart and how he has the pad washer elevated.

He's right about the pad washer, it will clean a dirty pad and with a new pad it will remove a lot of the loose fibers. You don't need a high speed when cleaning the pad but the part he forgot was to lift the buffer up a little with the pad still inside the bucket and under the lid and then bring the RPM's up to a higher speed and this will zing out most of the excess water and cleaning solution.

Not a big deal, just something we show in all our classes.

I love that cart with the padwasher aswell !!!

[flaco]

The Geek had that pad washer on sale for $99 (regular price $139) so I bought one. I should receive it next week.

It's a little expensive, even on sale, but it's super-easy to use and when you're working on fussy paint, you don't want to wonder if it's your dirty pad that's making things difficult.

The cart looks cool too, but I doubt I could afford that if I was almost too cheap to buy the pad washer.