View Full Version : Polishing with higher speeds with PC
imported_NHBFAN
03-28-2004, 11:26 PM
I`ve only owned my PC for about a month now. I`ve been polishing at about speed = 4, but today while working with PwC, I cranked it up to a hair over 5. Seems like the extra speed made a considerable difference.
Anyone else experience this?
LouisanaJeeper
03-28-2004, 11:51 PM
I always use 5 or 6 for polishing.
andriver
03-28-2004, 11:57 PM
Same here. I find 5 - 6 speed breaks down the product.
GoodnClean
03-29-2004, 12:14 AM
Oh yeah, you`ve got to crank it up so it can break down the polishes.
imported_Verinnal
03-29-2004, 08:26 AM
Rather than use the PC at 5-6 can one use it 3-4 for a longer time with the exact same effect? The vibrations of using it at 6 on vertical panels make me nervous that I might damage something by not having a good hold on the machine.
imported_memnuts
03-29-2004, 09:58 AM
Originally posted by Verinnal
Rather than use the PC at 5-6 can one use it 3-4 for a longer time with the exact same effect? The vibrations of using it at 6 on vertical panels make me nervous that I might damage something by not having a good hold on the machine.
With practice 5-6 setting on sides are no problem. You can`t hurt anything with a PC unless you slam it handle first into the vehicle. Rotary and side panels is a completely different story. :wavey
imported_kgb
03-29-2004, 11:10 AM
I also always use 6 for polishing.
Accumulator
03-29-2004, 11:44 AM
I`m another "speed 6" PCer. I`ve found that higher speeds work differently from longer-at-lower-speeds. As others have said, much of it has to do with breaking down the product. Bigger deal with some stuff than with others.
imported_Verinnal
03-29-2004, 12:20 PM
Not to derail the thread but, for all you people that use speed 6, how do you hold your pc? Do you use the attachable handle or do you hold the top and bottom like I`ve seen some people doing in pics?
imported_jaobrien6
03-29-2004, 12:24 PM
I do not use the attachable handle, i put my hand right on the head of the machine... I find I have much better control that way.
imported_SouthernZ71
03-29-2004, 01:36 PM
Originally posted by jaobrien6
I do not use the attachable handle, i put my hand right on the head of the machine... I find I have much better control that way.
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Gonzo
03-29-2004, 01:43 PM
:welcome
What they said.
ramhunter24
03-29-2004, 02:00 PM
I am fresh out of diapers with my new PC and did my black vehicle this weekend and since reading this thread I went out and tried the PC on 6 with Menzerna FP and the stuff started flying off in little dots. Was I using to much, not using the PC correctly? I found the best was about 5- 5 1/2.
Accumulator
03-29-2004, 02:07 PM
Yeah, handle off, hand on top.
ramhunter24- Assuming the "dots" were WET polish (not dry), and that you turned the PC on/off with the pad in contact with the vehicle, then yeah, you probably used too much FP. Oh, and as best I can tell, FP is NOT a product that NEEDS to be worked at 6 anyhow, so no problem with the 5.5.
AMP01
03-29-2004, 02:07 PM
ramhunter24,
I start by misting my pad with QD or water, then applying my polish directly to my pad - about quarter to 2 quarters size portion of polish depending on weather the pad has already soaked some polish in or not. With the machine off I then spread the polish on to the panel that I am going to polish so there is no excess polish sitting on the pad.
I start at about 4 to 4.5 working the product in for about 1-2 min. I then crank up the PC to 6 and continue to polish until almost all the product is gone or until that area has been worked in well in accordance to the polish that you are using.
Cheers,