The Perfect Shine??

Jngrbrdman said:
Most paint jobs don't even arrive to the dealership 100% defect free. They are plagued with orange peel from thinner painting processes and I've even seen runs in the paint and drips around corners. You just have to realize that there are only two things in this world; what you can do and what you cannot do. The answer to that is different on each car. Can you repair the pits and clear coat fractures of a 15 year old single stage paint job? Not with just a rotary or PC you can't. Can you make a well maintained late model car look as good as it can ('can' is the key word there) look with either tool? Yes.
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I think for me that I can bring back a finish on a older single stage or beat-up daily driver with clear coat....to look well enough for the average person....I've never had any complaints.....As for my black ride I try for as near a perfect finish as I can get to....this is a combo of rotary and PC for the most part....as for how perfect? they are close enough for me and for the others looking at it....they all say it looks like a show room car.....I've just learned to live with what imperfection I see and most can't
 
Again, that is the problem you are having with it. I haven't ever had a problem removing all the damage that can be removed. Sure there are still scratches on the paint, but they aren't scratches that a rotary is going to fix. "Perfect" is relative depending on what the paint condition is under all the swirls and oxidation. Not every paint job can be restored to 'fresh from the paint shop' shiny.
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I want to see what you see as "perfect" or "good enough" from using a D/A in comparison to what I would see as "perfect" or "good enough". Thats the idea -thats how to learn the tool, I might be getting similar results as you and I am just not satisfied.

I drive 2 miles round trip per day 5 days per week with that car and it is about 4 weeks old, I guess you could call it a daily driver. I dont expect the car to remain perfect, I like to see how good I can get it to look. If the PC is the tool of choice, this would be the place to get the info on how to use it.
 
You'd have to see the car in person to see whatever defects are left. You also have to realize that you can't compare how your car is maintained when you are only putting a thousand miles on the car per year. Someone putting a thousand miles on their car a month is going to have a much different perspective of what can be fixed and what is just part of normal wear and tear. You'll drive yourself crazy if you try to keep your car in perfect showroom condition all the time.
 
jsatek said:
we hijacked the thread.
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I didn't start this thread to talk about what's better PC or rotary or if you can achieve the same results with them.....I think that we brought this one about as far as needed....Thanks everyone
 
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