Yet again, Makita 9227 of Flex 3401 RO?

[imported_dirtdiggler]

hello all,

I ordered a Makita rotarty and should arrive tomorrow 5-1-08. I bought 6.5 CCS lake county foam pads ( they are the pads with circle pockets imbedded ) from DetailersDomain initially for my PC, but found it too thick for the PC, Can I use these LC CCS pads for the rotory ?



Thanks you

[howareb]

hello all,

I ordered a Makita rotarty and should arrive tomorrow 5-1-08. I bought 6.5 CCS lake county foam pads ( they are the pads with circle pockets imbedded ) from DetailersDomain initially for my PC, but found it too thick for the PC, Can I use these LC CCS pads for the rotory ?



Thanks you

Yes you can. I am not sure what Makita kit you got, but you most likely will have to buy a backing plate for the rotary to use the 6.5 pads.

[imported_dirtdiggler]

Thanks Howareb,

i ordered the Makita for coastal tool. I will find out more as it arrives tomorrow. Thank you again for the reply.

[Junebug]

Dirtdiggler - congrats on the Makita! One other thing, I started liking mine a lot more after I quit using the handles and just qrip the top of the spindle. Check out that pdf on rotary that Dave KG put together too.

[imported_dirtdiggler]

Junebug

thank you - actually Dave KG`s pdf is what made me pull the trigger to order the rotary and also members that replied to my post. I also read most of the sticky post which answered most of my questions. Thanks for the suggestion too.

[dsms]

hello all,

I ordered a Makita rotarty and should arrive tomorrow 5-1-08. I bought 6.5 CCS lake county foam pads ( they are the pads with circle pockets imbedded ) from DetailersDomain initially for my PC, but found it too thick for the PC, Can I use these LC CCS pads for the rotory ?



Thanks you

Just ordered my Makita from DD also. Im very exited!

[Mindflux]

hello all,

I ordered a Makita rotarty and should arrive tomorrow 5-1-08. I bought 6.5 CCS lake county foam pads ( they are the pads with circle pockets imbedded ) from DetailersDomain initially for my PC, but found it too thick for the PC, Can I use these LC CCS pads for the rotory ?



Thanks you

I`m pretty sure the 6.5" pads don`t have the recessed pocket for your backing plate. That`s the 7.5" pad. Or are we discussing something else?



Here`s a 6.5 pad:

[blk45]

I`m pretty sure the 6.5" pads don`t have the recessed pocket for your backing plate. That`s the 7.5" pad. Or are we discussing something else?

I think he is talking about the dimples in the CCS pads.

[Rob Tomlin]

Well I just joined the Makita Owners Club, almost by accident. Made a bid on eBay. I didn`t think I had a chance of winning. The last bidder was within 1 dollar of my top bid. If someone had bid a single dollar more over the last day, they would have won the Makita.



So I will be doing a lot of reading/research re the rotary over the next week or so.

[Rob Tomlin]

Ha Scott....



To think back in the days...u were still polishing by hand while everyone was using a PC. Remember those days ;-)

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[Eliot Ness]

............So I will be doing a lot of reading/research re the rotary over the next week or so.

Rob, just in case you missed this one:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/machine...ing-guide.html

[Rob Tomlin]

Rob, just in case you missed this one:



http://www.autopia.org/forum/machine...ing-guide.html

:thx



Amazing read. Now I just have to figure out how I am going to print all of that information out without running out of ink in my printer!



Man, that`s a great resource, and its FREE! :up

[buja]

would you guys recommend a rotary on softer paint cars ( think japanese, honda, mitsu)

what kind of pads and sizes for cutting and finishing on the above ?



what about the movement ? i have seen some vids on youtube and some people are doing really quick sweeping motion. is that the way ?



i`ll have to look thru thru Dave`s guide over the weekend when i have the time...

[Way2SSlow]

Well I just joined the Makita Owners Club, almost by accident. Made a bid on eBay. I didn`t think I had a chance of winning. The last bidder was within 1 dollar of my top bid. If someone had bid a single dollar more over the last day, they would have won the Makita.



So I will be doing a lot of reading/research re the rotary over the next week or so.

Rob,



Someone like you who obviously knows how to use an orbital well will make the transistion without a problem. I remember when I came to Autopia, I had my Makita and I read so many posts about how rotary polishers are way more than you need and capable of doing such severe damage that I just let it sit....Now it`s a different story.... I`ve been using my Makita for a few years without incident (I`ve actually owned it for a LONG time, just wasnt confident enough with it). Sometimes I finish with rotary, and sometimes I finish with PC. Depends on what product I`m using (some products I would rather use a PC for) I`m just a little more careful with it.



Scottwax,



I`m suprised you held out as long as you did. With the volume of cars that you do, I figured you`d have a rotary a long time ago. Glad it`s working for you. I (among others on the forum) appreciate your willingness to help others.

[Rob Tomlin]

Rob,



Someone like you who obviously knows how to use an orbital well will make the transistion without a problem. I remember when I came to Autopia, I had my Makita and I read so many posts about how rotary polishers are way more than you need and capable of doing such severe damage that I just let it sit....Now it`s a different story.... I`ve been using my Makita for a few years without incident (I`ve actually owned it for a LONG time, just wasnt confident enough with it). Sometimes I finish with rotary, and sometimes I finish with PC. Depends on what product I`m using (some products I would rather use a PC for) I`m just a little more careful with it.

That`s good to hear. The more I read, and the more videos that I watch, I think I will be ok. I`m up for a new challenge!