My first rotary attempt....

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whitejavaS500

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Well, I practiced for about 30 min on my junk car, then went to the swirled aero.



First Impressions



MUCH harder to use/get used to than the PC. Alot heavier and harder to manuver. The results were not only quicker, but way better. I think the rotary will deff be my new favorite tool. :waxing:



I used-



Wash/Clay

SSR1 on an EDGE 2000 Green @ 1500

S100



Before || After





Questions/ Comments?
 
I've thought about a rotary but my PC works great for the kind of work that I mostly do.



So I'm just curious about your statement:



"The results were not only quicker, but way better".



I can see where its quicker but can you explain a little about the "way better"? Do you mean more shine, a higher gloss, more slickness, longer durability?
 
Glad to hear that your rotary experience was good. The pictures look slightly blurry, but there is a marked improvement. Good job!
 
man I mind as well get a rotary and a bunch of junk yard doors and just start learning because if you can use ssr1 and remove swirls like that I'm wasting my time with the pc :)
 
jmsc said:
"The results were not only quicker, but way better".



I can see where its quicker but can you explain a little about the "way better"? Do you mean more shine, a higher gloss, more slickness, longer durability?
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I can't speak for Java, but I find that the final gloss I get with FPII via rotary is better than that with a Cyclo and noticeably better than a PC. While most people only look at the rotary as a cutting tool and prefer to finish up with a PC, a rotary with a finishing pad and Menzerna FPII is very easy to learn on, hard to burn paint on and once you learn how to finish out compounding is a breeze. Learn to finish swirl-free on black on a junk panel, and I betcha you'll only reach for the PC for waxing and super-soft paint (Honda comes to mind).
 
I will agree with the rotary comments. I'm sure that it does wonders; I have seen that in the pics posted by many of our "gurus."



I have been fortunate that the last handful of vehicles that I have owned were new when they were mine. The local dealer did not add swirls, etc, so I had a clean slate to work with.



For me, the PC works fine. For many others, the rotary is the tool of choice.



I don't think I would work with a rotary without getting a junk body part to work on first. But, I am in awe of the work that those magicians produce.
 
EdLancer said:
The rotary is the heavy artillery and the PC is the infantry !
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Not if you use a finishing pad and a fine polish like Menzerna PO85RD, much quicker and gives a better results then using a Cyclo.
 
use the rotary for cutting and polishing and follow up with a PC for removing any remaining hollogramming (if there's any)
 
Yeah the rotary is great blah blah blah, until you pull it in direct sun light and see buffer trails everwhere...
 
wannafbody said:
use the rotary for cutting and polishing and follow up with a PC for removing any remaining hollogramming (if there's any)
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Try the rotary for that work sometimes. Just use a finishing pad, fine polish and low rpm. Promise it will go faster and with better results.
 
wannafbody said:
use the rotary for cutting and polishing and follow up with a PC for removing any remaining hollogramming (if there's any)
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why not remove the remaining hollogramming with the rotary, finishing pad, finishing polish? if you can use a rotary you can use it for everything. including application of lsps. there is definitely a learning curve and i took that route on my work truck but after a few hours it will feel like part of your arm.
 
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