Polisher for Novice...

[DBAILEY]

I agree. It kills me when I see people responding to `Which first polisher should I get` posts telling them to get a 15mm or 21mm machine. If you only have one machine then it should be the most versatile one like a GG6.

I have never used a longthrow to apply LSP`s either. Only a 8mm machine.

If your arm movements are too quick then the orbits won`t be loopy and become more of a go-stop-change direction-go movement that creates a sharp tick mark at the point it changes direction. Kind of like making the pad walk/skip a bit because your moving too fast. I see videos of people hauling ass applying LSP with a DA all the time. Turn the speed down and be more deliberate with your arm movements.

 

[Accumulator]

It kills me when I see people responding to `Which first polisher should I get` posts telling them to get a 15mm or 21mm machine. If you only have one machine then it should be the most versatile one like a GG6..

I dunno...I`d rather do without my GG6 than my more aggressive ROs, but that`s just me, doing my vehicles. It`s OK for spot-correction (with 3" pads), but I`d sure hate to do a whole vehicle with it (and I`ve used it with M101/MF Cutting Disks). My Rupes Mini isn`t much, if any, better..OK for little stuff, but for serious correction of a whole panel I`d want something else.

If your arm movements are too quick then the orbits won`t be loopy and become more of a go-stop-change direction-go movement that creates a sharp tick mark at the point it changes direction. Kind of like making the pad walk/skip a bit because your moving too fast. I see videos of people hauling ass applying LSP with a DA all the time. Turn the speed down and be more deliberate with your arm movements.

I`ve heard that (the tic-mark micromarring) can happen with some abrasives, but I still don`t see how it could happen with LSPs, at least not with the ones I use. I`m wracking my brain trying to remember what`s gone wrong when LSPing via machine..but I can`t recall a single instance of actually marring paint. I`ve really overworked M16 by machine, and that was sure a learning experience but it was just "wax stuck to the paint" that was a PIA to buff off.

Heh heh, moving so fast that the pad *skips*?!? Gee, don`t people immediately realize that something`s wrong? IMO that`s simply, uhm...user error (to be polite), no matter what`s being done. Guess that just never occurred to me.

You *can`t* turn my Cyclos down (they`re the old Model 5s), they`re always running fast, but they`re great for LSPing.

Eh, I bet I`ve done OK because my arm movements have never (really) been all that fast. Another case of my not thinking of potential problems because, well...the stuff some people do just never occurs to me.

 

[Accumulator]

DBAILEY- My last post sounded more argumentative than I intended, sure not against buying the most versatile machine if only buying one, and I don`t really disagree with your recommendation. Nobody`s gonna actually *go wrong* buying the GG6, that`s for sure.

I gotta admit I`m completely baffled by the "tic marks from LSPing"!