A guide to rotary polishing - Page 2

pt91 · 01-17-07, 05:13

Nice job. Tks a million.

BigJimZ28 · 01-17-07, 07:26

Thank you for taking the time to explain this to us

joyriiide1113 · 01-17-07, 08:10

Thats exactly how I have been polishing. 1200rpms for most of the polishing and 800rpms for the last 2 passes..

Works like a charm all the time...

jasonmac · 01-19-07, 08:47

Great article Brazo! Had a question on the zenith method though -- how long are you at each step, upto the 12-1500 range? And if those imparted defects would be removed on the way down anyway, why wouldbn't you start at 1200 or so and work your way down from there?

I plan on picking up a rotary soon, so I'm trying to get this straight beforehand ;-)

Thanks!

Brazo · 01-19-07, 10:30

Hi Jason

Generally most of the cutting work is undertaken at 1000rpm + so this si where you need to focus your time, however should you start the rotary at 1200rpm you will get polish sling.

The lower speeds help to load the pad with polish and 'spread it out' so whe you crank it up you don't get any sling

jasonmac · 01-19-07, 01:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brazo

Hi Jason

Generally most of the cutting work is undertaken at 1000rpm + so this si where you need to focus your time, however should you start the rotary at 1200rpm you will get polish sling.

The lower speeds help to load the pad with polish and 'spread it out' so whe you crank it up you don't get any sling

Ah, okay, makes perfect sense, thanks!

35TH LE · 01-20-07, 12:26

Thank you!

One thing though... can you explain proper polish spreading? Ive seen it done many ways... lines of polish on the paint while working one line into paint move to next line, product on the pad then with rotary off and then spread on paint while the rotary is off, product on the pad then spread @ 600 and then move to 1000+... etc.

Personally.. I use the spread @ 600 then move up.

[TRD]RoLLa · 01-20-07, 01:45

awesome! thanks a million!

Brazo · 01-21-07, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by 35TH LE

Thank you!

One thing though... can you explain proper polish spreading? Ive seen it done many ways... lines of polish on the paint while working one line into paint move to next line, product on the pad then with rotary off and then spread on paint while the rotary is off, product on the pad then spread @ 600 and then move to 1000+... etc.

Personally.. I use the spread @ 600 then move up.

Ultimately its what works best for you, theres no right or wrong. I have tried both methods.

The picking up lines from the paint 'looks cooler'

but given thta you may need to clean pad between polish applications it may cake up pad if you use too much - best suited to polishes like ssr2.5.

Menzerna ceramiclear 3.0x are bets suited to applying tiny amounts to the pad itself. If you applied lines to the paintwork it would literally take forever to work the polish!

Charisma · 01-21-07, 07:57

Awesome tutorial/guide... I'm no longer scared of the rotary; time to go out and try it on some scrap panels from the junkyard!

ChrisNJ · 01-21-07, 08:21

Very nice writeup

JuneBug · 01-21-07, 05:32

I have to say, that after reading this - the light bulb went off, blinded everyone in a half mile of me and I'm feeling good about using the rotary again. I had a little boo-boo on my mom's old car with some plastic trim and kinda got a phobia about the rotary - I know, I'm "mental" - that's what happens when you get middle aged. Currently I'm using 6.5" LC pads, with the white one my first choice then if that doesn't cut it - I bump up to the orange one. I don't really like these pads, they're great on the PC but kinda suck on the rotary. I'm looking hard at the 8" Edge waffle pads.