Polishing with higher speeds with PC

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I've only owned my PC for about a month now. I've been polishing at about speed = 4, but today while working with PwC, I cranked it up to a hair over 5. Seems like the extra speed made a considerable difference.



Anyone else experience this?
 
Rather than use the PC at 5-6 can one use it 3-4 for a longer time with the exact same effect? The vibrations of using it at 6 on vertical panels make me nervous that I might damage something by not having a good hold on the machine.
 
Verinnal said:
Rather than use the PC at 5-6 can one use it 3-4 for a longer time with the exact same effect? The vibrations of using it at 6 on vertical panels make me nervous that I might damage something by not having a good hold on the machine.
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With practice 5-6 setting on sides are no problem. You can't hurt anything with a PC unless you slam it handle first into the vehicle. Rotary and side panels is a completely different story. :wavey
 
I'm another "speed 6" PCer. I've found that higher speeds work differently from longer-at-lower-speeds. As others have said, much of it has to do with breaking down the product. Bigger deal with some stuff than with others.
 
Not to derail the thread but, for all you people that use speed 6, how do you hold your pc? Do you use the attachable handle or do you hold the top and bottom like I've seen some people doing in pics?
 
I am fresh out of diapers with my new PC and did my black vehicle this weekend and since reading this thread I went out and tried the PC on 6 with Menzerna FP and the stuff started flying off in little dots. Was I using to much, not using the PC correctly? I found the best was about 5- 5 1/2.
 
Yeah, handle off, hand on top.



ramhunter24- Assuming the "dots" were WET polish (not dry), and that you turned the PC on/off with the pad in contact with the vehicle, then yeah, you probably used too much FP. Oh, and as best I can tell, FP is NOT a product that NEEDS to be worked at 6 anyhow, so no problem with the 5.5.
 
ramhunter24,



I start by misting my pad with QD or water, then applying my polish directly to my pad - about quarter to 2 quarters size portion of polish depending on weather the pad has already soaked some polish in or not. With the machine off I then spread the polish on to the panel that I am going to polish so there is no excess polish sitting on the pad.

I start at about 4 to 4.5 working the product in for about 1-2 min. I then crank up the PC to 6 and continue to polish until almost all the product is gone or until that area has been worked in well in accordance to the polish that you are using.



Cheers,
 
AMP01- thanks for the info. I was probably putting to much on, as I was putting a ring around the entire pad towards the outter edges. When you are changing speeds, do you do this while the PC is running or do you stop the PC then move to 6 and turn back on? Also, do you mist your pad everytime you apply more polish? Sorry for so many questions....
 
ramhunter24,



As far as changing the PC speed, if I am working on a horizontal surface I usually keep the PC running. On the vertial surfaces I will somtimes stop the PC change the speed, place the PC back onto the paint and then start it again.



As far as misting, I usually will mist the pad for each section depending on the product and how saturated the pad is. When I first started to use the PC, I really just went for it and paid attention to what worked best.



Here is an example of well polished black paint.



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Cheers,
 
I use high speed, 5 or 6, if I'm trying to remove marks of some kind but for normal polishing I use 3 or 4.



I use a polishing pad for almost everything, including removing marks/swirls/etc and just raise the speed and work longer on the bad spots. Just too lazy to change the pad I guess or maybe just don't think about it until the "mark" has proved to be a very stubborn one and then I MIGHT remember to change to a more abrasive pad. Mostly I don't change because of inexperience :)
 
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