Spot Polishing - What's your tool of choice these days

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When working on isolated area like Door Pillars, bumpers, etc - what's your tool of choice these days ?



There is the 3" Griots and or 3" Pneumeatic - both of which I don't own or have used...



Hence, it's a 3" plate with pad on the Rotary for me.



RO/DA seems to be the rave these days.....just curious how ya'll are tackling these areas...
 
3" GG pneumatic, simply love the thing, and I'm generally not a fan of air tools.



Before I got that (as a gift) I used a 3" plate on my PCs or the GG 6". Not using the rotary lest I instill holograms.
 
Ha. The closest thing to a compressor is a 3Gallon Rolair for the trim guns.



I don't have the luxury of a big boy compressor. I would sure love to join all you guys who have air tools.





BTW, for anyone running a GG if someone else should see this post, does it have enough HP to do correction work for mirrors and such
 
Instead of spending $100 on a GG 3" that doesn't have much power, why not get a Harbor Frieght DA for $50 and equip it with a 3" backing plate?? Would manuverability be an issue??
 
I have a older Festool RO myself



I'm planning on order a Rupes just to see what the rave is about.

If it was me, I would also consider just the 6" with the 3" plate. Don't forget about Griots lifetime warranty..
 
chefwong said:
BTW, for anyone running a GG if someone else should see this post, does it have enough HP to do correction work for mirrors and such
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pwaug said:
Instead of spending $100 on a GG 3" that doesn't have much power, why not get a Harbor Frieght DA for $50 and equip it with a 3" backing plate?? Would manuverability be an issue??
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The GG 3" pneumatic *can* do serious correction, it's what I use for spot-correction on Audis/etc. with hard clear. At least as good as putting a 3" MF Cutting Disk on my GG 6".



Somebody here recently posted that his newer version of the 3" GG *electric* works well too...I had the older version and it was, uhm....unsatisfactory to put it politely.



There *are* occasions where the smaller machine gets into tight spots that a larger one (with the smaller plate attached) won't do. Not as frequent a thing as I would've expected, but it does happen. "How often?" will depend on the vehicle.
 
I unfortunately live in an apartment so most of my detaling is done and family/friend's houses when I detail their cars so I have the GG 3" (electric). I bought it about 3 weeks ago and haven't had too much experience with it, but with what little experience I have had I was happy with it. If this changes with more experience I'll be sure to let you know. I'm still new and haven't tried many products/machines.
 
I've got the GG 3" RO electric. It's nice, small, though noisy, and I use on spots, pillars, mirrors, headlights(for sanding and polishing), etc. I keep cyan, orange, and red wax pads, but would like a 3" MF disc to try eventually.



Im not sure what version I have. I know its not 1st gen, but if they havent gotten to a 3rd, I guess I have the newest.
 
Depends on the job, but I use one of these 3:



Flex PE-14-2 - No offset means precision control and correction, great on paints that dislike DA movement.

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Custom G110v2 - Equipped with a smaller SS housing (seen below) I'm able to get in tighter areas than a stock DA and it works great with 3" pads

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Rupes LHR75 - Defects killer! For random RIDS and spot hitting this thing is a beast! It's 15mm throw means quick work and is my go to for spot correction. I would use it more often but dislike listening to my air compressor run. ;)

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Rupes TA 50 in the future plans...to get into those "really" tight areas. ;)
 
How big of a tank are you running Rasky.



Aside from *managing a air hose* as part of the process....one does need a really big tank to run pneumatics. One day, I'll get a rotary compressor and then I'll get the big boy toys..
 
Yesterday I spent about an hour using a Dewalt rotary with a 4" pad First sanding then compounding and polishing some side damage to an SUV. It made good improvement minus the spots that just need touch up paint. It could've came out better if I had a 1500 grit block as well as my 2000 grit. Once the touch up paint gets on there it will pass the dealers inspection for lease return
 
chefwong said:
How big of a tank are you running Rasky.



Aside from *managing a air hose* as part of the process....one does need a really big tank to run pneumatics. One day, I'll get a rotary compressor and then I'll get the big boy toys..
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I'm running a 60 gal IR. It's loud and it drives me nuts listening to it. :)



The LHR75 chews up 10.2 CFM, if I recall correctly, so a larger more efficient unit is ideal. If you're a big time baller you can get one of those whisper quite Evergreen units. ;)



Evergreen Silent Dual Tank Compressor
 
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