A guide to rotary polishing - Page 3

Nuke33 · 01-21-07, 06:20

Great write up thanks for taking the time

DieselMDX · 01-21-07, 07:25

wow great article!

Seemund · 01-22-07, 09:14

I want to thank u for the EXCELLENT write-up..
I'm a real noob .. and that gave me a little push

Thanks a LOT for helping the community!

Dave1 · 01-23-07, 08:43

That write up gives me what I needed to hear to buy a Makita....

I've got an old pick up to practice on and am looking forward into seeing what it can do......

Brazo · 01-26-07, 01:42

Thanks for all the kind comments guys

Wetstuff · 01-26-07, 05:18

Brazo: Even tho' I don't expect to do this myself, I sure thank you for the education. Your efforts are well appreciated. Thanks.

j i m

velobard · 01-27-07, 05:11

STICKY-worthy!!!!

RAG · 01-27-07, 06:22

Great write-up...I didn't take the time to read every word, but everything I read I agreed with.

And GREAT point about the plastics...I learned this lession when I first used the rotary and was experimenting on my own vehicle and was determined to get out some deep scratches with a lambwool pad. Though I've never had any problems on plastic or carbon firber panels...you got me thinking that maybe I've been pushing the envelope a bit too much on these surfaces.

smprince1 · 01-27-07, 07:18

Great write-up and info. Thanks for sharing.

wannafbody · 01-27-07, 09:33

IMO dense pads work better on a PC and softer pads work better on a rotary. The softer pads on a rotary conform better to the vehicle surface and produce less sling.

Surfer · 01-27-07, 01:05

Wow, I've seen much bigger and confusing writeups that weren't as simple and too the point like yours, awesome! Makes me less nervous about using the rotary after reading that.

JuneBug · 01-27-07, 01:53

OK, today I picked up the Makita, and went to work getting some cat scratches off my hood. I was using XMT#3. Started with LC white pad, after 3 passes and not much progress, I swapped the white for orange and it started working. I took my time, did 600-900-1200-900-600 and finished out fine. Topped with DG PBA and 105. Now, if I catch that damn cat again.............!!