Minor Rotary Swirls
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Bill D
Hooked For Life
Depends on the paint. I seriously doubt my two finishes would respond to an attempt to remove the remaining swirls by hand.
Accumulator
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What Bill D. said :xyxthumbs
Some rotary-inflicted damage is almost impossible to remove without, well, another go with the rotary. Neoprufrock, a member from the old days, had/has some holograms on his black Audi that he just can't get out with a PC. And this is a guy who's been doing this for a long, long time.
I have good luck with the Cyclo, but there's some stuff I just can't get with the PC. So that means I'd never get it by hand either. Some holograms are surprisingly hard to get rid of.
But don't let this scare you off the rotary. Bad rotary-swirls/holograms are almost always the result of something dumb/careless/etc. and you can get them a lot better with more (light, gentle) rotary work. Then what's left (if anything) will probably be doable by hand. Just watch your technique and you shouldn't get anything too bad. And stay away from aggressive products, they're more likely to do this sort of thing and you shouldn't need them anyhow. Mike Phillips recently suggested testing by using DACP and a polishing pad. If that doesn't do it, consider accepting that it's just too badly marred to get perfect.
Anything more aggressive is *very* advanced stuff.
But FWIW, I wouldn't work with a rotary until you've had some experience with a PC or a Cyclo. Not much margin for error with the rotary. And I'd get the PC/Cyclo first anyhow. Just a lot more useful, overall (just IMO, of course).
Some rotary-inflicted damage is almost impossible to remove without, well, another go with the rotary. Neoprufrock, a member from the old days, had/has some holograms on his black Audi that he just can't get out with a PC. And this is a guy who's been doing this for a long, long time.
I have good luck with the Cyclo, but there's some stuff I just can't get with the PC. So that means I'd never get it by hand either. Some holograms are surprisingly hard to get rid of.
But don't let this scare you off the rotary. Bad rotary-swirls/holograms are almost always the result of something dumb/careless/etc. and you can get them a lot better with more (light, gentle) rotary work. Then what's left (if anything) will probably be doable by hand. Just watch your technique and you shouldn't get anything too bad. And stay away from aggressive products, they're more likely to do this sort of thing and you shouldn't need them anyhow. Mike Phillips recently suggested testing by using DACP and a polishing pad. If that doesn't do it, consider accepting that it's just too badly marred to get perfect.
Anything more aggressive is *very* advanced stuff.
But FWIW, I wouldn't work with a rotary until you've had some experience with a PC or a Cyclo. Not much margin for error with the rotary. And I'd get the PC/Cyclo first anyhow. Just a lot more useful, overall (just IMO, of course).
Accumulator said:
I agree with you all the way, and what I have is my plan.
I have a old dodge shadow that has ****** paint, and couldn't look any worse to practice on, and I also have a 16 foot boat that can't look any worse either. So I have lots of practice pieces to work on.
Just wish me luck
Bill D
Hooked For Life
Sound like excellent rotary candidates, even rotary with wool pad candidates! :up
Accumulator
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Buick_Guy- Ok, now that my conscience is clear about having tried to talk you out of the rotary, I'll give you some advice that might actually be useful 
Stick with the foam polishing/finishing pads for the cars (dunno about the boat but it's not directly comparable). Get some 1Z polishes, they're designed to work at low speeds (much lower than other brands) when used with a rotary and are safe and mild.
When working with the Shadow, try to intentionally cut through the clear/paint in a few spots so you get the feel for what's "too much".
Actually, getting started with a rotary at your age (sorry, you must get sick and tired of all the age-related comments
) might be pretty good down the road.
Good Luck, hope you don't need it!
Stick with the foam polishing/finishing pads for the cars (dunno about the boat but it's not directly comparable). Get some 1Z polishes, they're designed to work at low speeds (much lower than other brands) when used with a rotary and are safe and mild.
When working with the Shadow, try to intentionally cut through the clear/paint in a few spots so you get the feel for what's "too much".
Actually, getting started with a rotary at your age (sorry, you must get sick and tired of all the age-related comments
) might be pretty good down the road. Good Luck, hope you don't need it!