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Old 05-31-07, 06:08   #157 (permalink)
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Hey i got a question for you rotary guys. How much time difference is there between polishing out a car with a rotary vs. pc? The pc takes me a long time. Sometimes a REALLY LONG TIME. If you guys are experiencing huge time savings with the rotary, then perhaps it is time for me to step it up.
 
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Old 05-31-07, 06:40   #158 (permalink)
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Hey i got a question for you rotary guys. How much time difference is there between polishing out a car with a rotary vs. pc? The pc takes me a long time. Sometimes a REALLY LONG TIME. If you guys are experiencing huge time savings with the rotary, then perhaps it is time for me to step it up.
Cleanup after using rotary, and preparation to avoid huge cleanup, cost time too. Some people feel it is a wash in the end. Is it faster or is it a wash? I don't know as we are talking perceptions, not scientific studies. My current perception is that reaching for Cyclo, and not rotary, brings me biggest time savings. That might be as well due to fact I am absolute rotary noob that creates a mess all around him.
 
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Old 06-11-07, 06:51   #159 (permalink)
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I guess the first thing I would do if I were just starting is chose a good quality fine cut or polish before I even started my new polisher, then chose the right type of foam pad for the application and then.
 
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Cleanup after using rotary, and preparation to avoid huge cleanup, cost time too. Some people feel it is a wash in the end. Is it faster or is it a wash? I don't know as we are talking perceptions, not scientific studies. My current perception is that reaching for Cyclo, and not rotary, brings me biggest time savings. That might be as well due to fact I am absolute rotary noob that creates a mess all around him.

Man I would reach for a porter cable 7424 it can and will cut and polish
 
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Anyone out there using a cyclo?
 
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Many people here. Search will yield numerous hits.
 
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I just bought a IR surface temp thermometer to help me be careful when using the rotary. Anybody know what the danger zone is of temperature? What should I make sure I don't exceed? I've been using foam pads and now am moving over to wool pads. I understand the heat build-up is quicker with wool and I want to be careful.
 
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Old 06-22-07, 02:30   #166 (permalink)
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from what I read in this thread, temps should be kept under 115-120 and the wool pads actually run coller during operation than do the foam pads. I havent used a rotary yet, just spitting out what I have read from numerous posts.
 
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Old 07-15-07, 06:39   #167 (permalink)
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I plan to purchase a LC 6" backing plate. Can I use the Meguiar's W4000 8in wool pad on this plate?

Which size backing plate is regarded as the most popular with lots of support? Is LC the best backing plate available?

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Old 08-05-07, 07:36   #168 (permalink)
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Hi guys,

FIrst off this is a great thread, although it does seem to go off on tangents quite a bit. I've been searching Autopia and youtube and what not for a video of a how-to using a Makita or any rotary buffer. I'd love to get one, but everyone just seem to offer their own opinion on why I'm not ready to use one seeing as all I used is a DA (PC/UDM), which also gives me the impression that Rotary polishers are only for people who know what they're doing.

I was trying to learn more about it, the links posted in this thread are all dead, so I really don't know where to start.
 
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