Wow, this kid is really muscling this S500 - Page 2

qballjr13 · 05-02-08, 03:30

I am not a rotary user but is it jumping around on him because he cant handle the power or does that extension piece have something to do with it?

SVR · 05-02-08, 05:56

definately 6.5 inch pads a better option

TH0001 · 05-02-08, 06:11

IIRC, the poster of that vid posted it on this site, and also said the paint looked perfect in the sun. I have personally seen people use worse technqiue with SIP and the finish looked great as well. Must be a miracle product (or it could be the filling that has made many people on this forum think they are better than they are)...

paradigm · 05-02-08, 06:23

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Originally Posted by qballjr13

I am not a rotary user but is it jumping around on him because he cant handle the power or does that extension piece have something to do with it?

i suspect the extension would be the problem. the "power" shouldn't matter. i'm not a rotary expert (just a newb myself), but the pad isn't being held flat/level and skipping is resulting. it shouldn't take much force to keep it smooth.

kaval · 05-02-08, 06:45

Looks like he's forcing the machine instead of guiding it.

advs1 · 05-02-08, 06:50

no hi-jacking intended, but can you buy that extension for say a hitachi?

charlesaferg · 05-02-08, 07:28

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Originally Posted by kaval

Looks like he's forcing the machine instead of guiding it.

He's pressing way too hard, and he's moving way too fast on a massive area.

That small pad is just spreading the polish around at the speed he's going. The smaller the pad, the less cut it has because it has less area to spin. I cannot think of the term for this, but doesn't it have to do with leverage - a longer distance away from the center results in a longer stroke.

I'm surprised he's having a hard time with a small pad, even if he's pushing down too hard - small pads never give me trouble except the fact that it takes longer to cut with them. I have the same polisher.

Oh, also something that nobody has mentioned - I think his trigger arm is way too far forward. It's just me, but I always keep my thumb on the power switch as well.

BigJimZ28 · 05-02-08, 07:40

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Originally Posted by advs1

no hi-jacking intended, but can you buy that extension for say a hitachi?

most rotary in the USA use a standard 5/8" thread
so it should be universal

but why?
I don't see the point of it
and looks hard to control

advs1 · 05-02-08, 12:15

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Originally Posted by BigJimZ28

most rotary in the USA use a standard 5/8" thread
so it should be universal

but why?
I don't see the point of it
and looks hard to control

i was just thinking for recessed area, like body kits?

i did an accord this weekend that had a body kit with numerous curves that were very hard to get at with just a regular 4" and backing plate

whitejavaS500 · 05-02-08, 12:59

Wow, to be quite honest, this is pretty funny.

I was

A) Using a spot pad
B) It was 35F out
C) You try that and make it look any better.
D) Wasnt pushing down hard at all, just looks that way.

I posted that vid to be critiqued. If you would like, I can provide refrences of people that have watched me the run the rotary with no problems. The circumstances that day as well as the spot pad caused this vid to come out this way.

To the people that supported me, thanks.

AND that was the first and last time I ever use that extension. Most awkward thing in the world.

advs1 · 05-02-08, 01:26

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Originally Posted by whitejavaS500

Wow, to be quite honest, this is pretty funny.

I was

A) Using a spot pad
B) It was 35F out
C) You try that and make it look any better.
D) Wasnt pushing down hard at all, just looks that way.

I posted that vid to be critiqued, not made fun of. If you would like, I can provide refrences of people that have watched me the run the rotary with no problems.

To the people that supported me, thanks.

AND that was the first and last time I ever use that extension. Most awkward thing in the world.

for the record, i didnt make fun of you. i just inquired about the extension. would you say it would work well for small, hard to reach areas?

oh and im sure no one meant to make fun you. after managing people for 16 years, i have learned most peoples critiques come off as "making fun" of you because we dont know you and its in writing. i mean you interpret what we write based on how you feel and think we're saying it. if we were in person im sure it would sound more as criticism
than mocking.

whitejavaS500 · 05-02-08, 01:38

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Originally Posted by advs1

for the record, i didnt make fun of you. i just inquired about the extension. would you say it would work well for small, hard to reach areas?

oh and im sure no one meant to make fun you. after managing people for 16 years, i have learned most peoples critiques come off as "making fun" of you because we dont know you and its in writing. i mean you interpret what we write based on how you feel and think we're saying it. if we were in person im sure it would sound more as criticism
than mocking.

I didnt say you were, and about the extension, it is not somthing I would reccomend at all. I thought it would be a great idea, but in the end, it wasnt what it looked like it would be.