Spilchy
07-04-2004, 04:09 PM
Well, I haved joined the rotary club! :up
I jumped right in without practice on a customer`s white Acura :scared I figured Baptism by fire :p
I have worked on this Acura before and received the owner`s permission to test the Makita.
I taped all trim and emblems and covered all the windows with newspaper. Took about 15 minutes but WELL worth it! It was sling city with the product! I wore a belt of polish along my waist the first few passes. The covered windows got a good coating too :o
I love the wind up of the Makita to full speed and then the ability to lock it in place. To start I used my trusty #80 Speed Glaze with an old orange LC pad that has lost a little bite. The pad was misted once with FI.
I was a little nervous which was evident my first 2 minutes. I allowed the rotary to take me for a ride instead of controlling it, if you guys know what I mean! :D I had to reel her in a bit - let her know who is boss. She was like a Tasmanian Devil the first 5 minutes! I started out at 900rpm and then moved up to @1250 where I stayed for the duration of the car.
I found that the faster speed was easier to control. I allowed the polisher to move accross the surface without much pressure. It just glided nice and smooth from left to right in a slow, uniform fashion with very a methodical broad stroke. I just didn`t go a zillion miles and hour up and down, left to right. Also, I found that next to no pressure and a light grip on the rotary was best. I had problems if I tightly gripped it. If you clench up and get all wound up and uptight, you`ll have problems. In essence, I simply let it rip and I just gently guided it. Let the weight of the polisher (with a little pressure) guide you accross the surface and break the product down. I like the handle too including the "tail" handle on the bottom. It is light and well balanced.
The product breaks down real fast leaving an incredible near perfect, glass-like / mirror-like finish. It was remarkable! 99% of the flaws just went away in seconds! I won`t go in to how great the rotary is. We know it`s benefits over the PC. After the whole car was polished with #80 I could have easily gone to my LSP, but I used NXT with a PC (and then topped with #16 by hand).
HOWEVER :o (and maybe someone can help me here)... Out of nowhere, I would lose control and she would go haywire and skip and bounce on the surface. I had to shut it off and start up again. Also, I found that she didn`t like going up and down, rather only left to right. When I tried going up and down, she would pull hard to the right.
How have you guys mastered controlling it? Particulary going up and down. I noticed my issues would occur when the polish would start to dry up an cake up. But even when it was wet, going up and down was hard :nixweiss
Now...about those holograms...NONE!!! :D After polishing, I pulled the car into the sun and even took out my 1000 W halogens. Zero. I know it`s white, but I couldn`t see any, no matter how I scrutinized it. Also, 99% swirls and scratches were gone. It was amazing. I only saw little whisps of tiny little scratches here and there. Nothing anybody but us would notice.
It`s common sense - Use a light polish, a nice clean polishing pad, slower speeds and you should be ok. Move up the scale as required. I`m sure when I do a dark car, I may have them, but they are easily cleared up with a PC (done it a zillion times).
Overall, I am hooked. Polishing time was cut in half. Sling became minimal but annoying once I got the hang of it. Controlling it was very good for the most part (not great). I still need some practice and help with the up and down motions. Again, Any feedback would be appreciated.
I look forward to using a heavier polish and pad for surface correction.
Again, the rotary isn`t "hard". It`s common sense, a relaxed confident attitude along with a strategy in mind on how to attack the surface.
If you ain`t got one yet, what are you waiting for? :xyxthumbs
Thanks for your time guys :wavey
I jumped right in without practice on a customer`s white Acura :scared I figured Baptism by fire :p
I have worked on this Acura before and received the owner`s permission to test the Makita.
I taped all trim and emblems and covered all the windows with newspaper. Took about 15 minutes but WELL worth it! It was sling city with the product! I wore a belt of polish along my waist the first few passes. The covered windows got a good coating too :o
I love the wind up of the Makita to full speed and then the ability to lock it in place. To start I used my trusty #80 Speed Glaze with an old orange LC pad that has lost a little bite. The pad was misted once with FI.
I was a little nervous which was evident my first 2 minutes. I allowed the rotary to take me for a ride instead of controlling it, if you guys know what I mean! :D I had to reel her in a bit - let her know who is boss. She was like a Tasmanian Devil the first 5 minutes! I started out at 900rpm and then moved up to @1250 where I stayed for the duration of the car.
I found that the faster speed was easier to control. I allowed the polisher to move accross the surface without much pressure. It just glided nice and smooth from left to right in a slow, uniform fashion with very a methodical broad stroke. I just didn`t go a zillion miles and hour up and down, left to right. Also, I found that next to no pressure and a light grip on the rotary was best. I had problems if I tightly gripped it. If you clench up and get all wound up and uptight, you`ll have problems. In essence, I simply let it rip and I just gently guided it. Let the weight of the polisher (with a little pressure) guide you accross the surface and break the product down. I like the handle too including the "tail" handle on the bottom. It is light and well balanced.
The product breaks down real fast leaving an incredible near perfect, glass-like / mirror-like finish. It was remarkable! 99% of the flaws just went away in seconds! I won`t go in to how great the rotary is. We know it`s benefits over the PC. After the whole car was polished with #80 I could have easily gone to my LSP, but I used NXT with a PC (and then topped with #16 by hand).
HOWEVER :o (and maybe someone can help me here)... Out of nowhere, I would lose control and she would go haywire and skip and bounce on the surface. I had to shut it off and start up again. Also, I found that she didn`t like going up and down, rather only left to right. When I tried going up and down, she would pull hard to the right.
How have you guys mastered controlling it? Particulary going up and down. I noticed my issues would occur when the polish would start to dry up an cake up. But even when it was wet, going up and down was hard :nixweiss
Now...about those holograms...NONE!!! :D After polishing, I pulled the car into the sun and even took out my 1000 W halogens. Zero. I know it`s white, but I couldn`t see any, no matter how I scrutinized it. Also, 99% swirls and scratches were gone. It was amazing. I only saw little whisps of tiny little scratches here and there. Nothing anybody but us would notice.
It`s common sense - Use a light polish, a nice clean polishing pad, slower speeds and you should be ok. Move up the scale as required. I`m sure when I do a dark car, I may have them, but they are easily cleared up with a PC (done it a zillion times).
Overall, I am hooked. Polishing time was cut in half. Sling became minimal but annoying once I got the hang of it. Controlling it was very good for the most part (not great). I still need some practice and help with the up and down motions. Again, Any feedback would be appreciated.
I look forward to using a heavier polish and pad for surface correction.
Again, the rotary isn`t "hard". It`s common sense, a relaxed confident attitude along with a strategy in mind on how to attack the surface.
If you ain`t got one yet, what are you waiting for? :xyxthumbs
Thanks for your time guys :wavey