View Full Version : Question for the rotary user,s.
superchargedg
08-01-2007, 01:58 PM
How and the heck would you use the rotary on this hood and more importantly would you.I want to try it with my rotary instead of my pc cause it takes to long with the pc.Any suggestions you might have.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/superchargedg/hood002-1.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/superchargedg/hood004.jpg
kapinnn
08-01-2007, 02:35 PM
What do you have available as far as pads? I love wool and I use 6" and 8" pads. If your clear coat is as hard as my Z`s one, you should be just fine with wool for the first pass. First pass I`d use UCCL with a yellow wool pad. On the second pass I might go SIP with orange LC foam or Presta 1500 with green wool. Third pass with white LC pad and 106FF. I might use the UDM and 4" pads for the smaller parts.
BlackCoupe
08-01-2007, 03:47 PM
I would lay some tape on the ridgelines and between the hood and fenders and the hood and grille. I would use a 4" pad on both bump levels, and a 6.5 or 8 on the rest. How aggressive a pad, and which polish to use will be a function of what correction the paint needs, and it looks perfect in the pics. So to answer the first question with a question, what level of correction does it need, and if none, why use any machine on it, let alone a rotary, and if very little, I would stay away from a rotary, as that is typically for higher levels of correction, and you may wind up instilling holograms.
superchargedg
08-01-2007, 04:05 PM
Well i have a edge green light cutting wool pad and i was gonna use either presta uccl or my blackfire src finishing polish to get rid of some slight marring and cobweb scratches.Of course i also have a ton of edge and lc foam pads but i would like to try a wool pad to see how it works compared to foam.
Way2SSlow
08-01-2007, 05:22 PM
Just be careful. To me, that hood doesn`t look like it needs any rotory work.
superchargedg
08-01-2007, 05:29 PM
Just be careful. To me, that hood doesn`t look like it needs any rotory work.
Yea it looks good on the pic,s but if you see it up close it has all kinds of very fine cobweb(swirls)so i was just wondering if i went at it with my rotary with a mild polish instead of my pc could it be done without screwing up the paint.Or should i just stick with the slow pc.
warlockid
08-01-2007, 07:59 PM
I like the idea of keeping with a wool pad but be careful with your product. With so many angles like you have, I think swirling would be hard to avoid, seeing as how you cant continue with a consistent motion all the way across the hood. If it was me, I`d keep with a finer pad, slower speed, and a lightly abrasive polish. But as was said before, in the pics, it doesnt look too bad. Then again, Im still learning a lot about good polish/pad combinations. Nice car, though :)
gmblack3
08-01-2007, 08:17 PM
Green wool with Presta 1500 at 1500RPM.
Then a soft pad (green foam excel P2) with 106ff to finish at 1300-1400. Take your time with the foam and keep the pad moving.
kapinnn
08-02-2007, 10:50 AM
Have no fear of the wool, it`s way more gentle and stable than foam on a rotary.
superchargedg
08-02-2007, 11:50 AM
Thanks guys.
steck
08-02-2007, 12:13 PM
remember where the paint (CC) is the thinnest...along the tops of the ridge lines...
actually here ya go...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/steck/hood002-1.jpg
superchargedg
08-02-2007, 04:07 PM
remember where the paint (CC) is the thinnest...along the tops of the ridge lines...
actually here ya go...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/steck/hood002-1.jpg
Thanks,i think ill just use the pc on and around those ridge,s just to be safe.