imported_doctordon
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I have a trunk lid from a Boxster that came off a wreck. I'm working on making a ski/surfboard rack for them, but get sidetracked easily and thought I'd see how Jeff's Prime and Acrylic would do on it...
I used foam pads to apply because I've found I had trouble controlling product with a hand application pad...besides this cheapo air polisher is 10X faster and easier. I also mark stuff; I never remember what product was on there before?!
So anyway, the problem came when it came time to polish it off. I have plenty of Microfiber ‘towels’ both waffle and terry. Agwwwww.... I felt like I was back in the gym. I had to work my buns off. I don’t know about you; but I don’t think knitted Microfiber always lives up to the hype?! Whereas, I have woven Microfiber fabric with a brushed face that we use as a lining on covers that go over Plexiglas plane windows that is very smooth/soft and doesn’t have that ‘tack rag’ feeling. I also got some upholstery-grade Polartec that I made dog beds out off, so I decided to try these.
By hand, my woven MF worked pretty good...and the Polartec worked even better, so I quickly laminated some fuzz-Velcro you see on bulletin boards in kid’s schools, 1/2" foam and these two fabrics. I’m quite surprised at how well they worked. I doubt however I’d be able to reproduce the results by hand. The polisher came from Harbor Freight - source of cheap, throw-away-when-broke, tools. It’s their: CP7201P It’s a bit of an air-hog, so I don’t think I can use it with the little compressor I have at home. (this "polisher" looks like a common air drill, but comes in a box with pads and the proper Velcro backing plate..) I’ll also sew up some Polartec for my 7� buffer. That needs a drawstring around the hem to cinch it up.
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I used foam pads to apply because I've found I had trouble controlling product with a hand application pad...besides this cheapo air polisher is 10X faster and easier. I also mark stuff; I never remember what product was on there before?!
So anyway, the problem came when it came time to polish it off. I have plenty of Microfiber ‘towels’ both waffle and terry. Agwwwww.... I felt like I was back in the gym. I had to work my buns off. I don’t know about you; but I don’t think knitted Microfiber always lives up to the hype?! Whereas, I have woven Microfiber fabric with a brushed face that we use as a lining on covers that go over Plexiglas plane windows that is very smooth/soft and doesn’t have that ‘tack rag’ feeling. I also got some upholstery-grade Polartec that I made dog beds out off, so I decided to try these.
By hand, my woven MF worked pretty good...and the Polartec worked even better, so I quickly laminated some fuzz-Velcro you see on bulletin boards in kid’s schools, 1/2" foam and these two fabrics. I’m quite surprised at how well they worked. I doubt however I’d be able to reproduce the results by hand. The polisher came from Harbor Freight - source of cheap, throw-away-when-broke, tools. It’s their: CP7201P It’s a bit of an air-hog, so I don’t think I can use it with the little compressor I have at home. (this "polisher" looks like a common air drill, but comes in a box with pads and the proper Velcro backing plate..) I’ll also sew up some Polartec for my 7� buffer. That needs a drawstring around the hem to cinch it up.
j i m