First time with the rotary on my '04 cobra...DUW

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spree

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Well...I busted out my Harbor Freight Chicago Electric $29 rotary this morning to detail my car. This thing definitely makes the PC look like a little toy.



I also used Poorboy's Polish w/ Carnauba Blue for the first time today. It's an interesting product. It feels a lot like RMG, acts a lot like RMG (darkens the paint a tad), but it has the light polishing ability of VM. Definitely a stellar product.



- Optimum Polish via CE Rotary w/ LC light cutting pad (orange pad)

- Optimum Polish via CE Rotary w/ LC polishing pad (white pad)

- Poorboy's Polish w/ Carnauba Blue via PC w/ Meg's polishing pad

- Poorboy's EX via PC w/ Meg's finishing pad

- Poorboy's Natty's Blue by hand, spitshined with Clearkote QS detail spray

- Poorboy's BnB on tires

- Detailer's Pride window cleaner on glass



On to the pics...







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tabinha said:
Nice- but what did it look like before?
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Probably looked almost as good as it did after. spree really takes good care of his cobra!



Nice job spree. :xyxthumbs



Did you pic up a new camera? The shots looks a little bit more real/clear than some of your older pics.



And I have to give you credit on still having F1's on there, are they the originals? If they are the OE tires you have a lot of self control my friend.



Keep up the good work spree!
 
O4cobra said:
Probably looked almost as good as it did after. spree really takes good care of his cobra!



Nice job spree. :xyxthumbs



Did you pic up a new camera? The shots looks a little bit more real/clear than some of your older pics.



And I have to give you credit on still having F1's on there, are they the originals? If they are the OE tires you have a lot of self control my friend.



Keep up the good work spree!
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Thanks! No, that's still the same Canon A95...



Yeap, original F1's going on 18k miles strong :) Most of that is bumper to bumper freeway miles though...
 
vdog0531 said:
that thing is a beauty! great job on the detail... that stance is mean! what mods do you have?
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Thanks...here's my mod list:



- Billetflow 2.93" pulley w/ 4 piece idler set

- SCT Xcalibrator tune from Shawn Ellis @ SoCalDiablo

- JLT RAI intake

- NGK TR6 spark plugs gapped at .38

- Magnaflow catback exhaust

- H&R SuperSport springs

- MGW short shifter

- Eibach 1" spacers on the rear wheels/tires

- Maximum Motorsports full length subframe connectors
 
Scottwax said:
Did you run into any problems using the rotary?
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Not really. It was a bit tough to learn how to control it at first. It's way heavier than a PC and tends to "walk" if you grip it too tight or put too much pressure onto the paint. I also created a couple of very minor holograms, which I quickly corrected.



Other than that...optimum polish is really a lifesaver for a rotary noob such as myself. I got confident enough to use a cutting pad with it without any major issues. I found that all was well as long as I kept the machine moving at about a rate of 2-3" per second, stayed loose/relaxed, and positioned my body properly.
 
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