I travel a lot on business, but cars, for some reason, has always been an interest of mine. I have a BMW 5 series at home that I like to play with and I can never get enough nerve together to try buffing it. None of my friends like cars like me, so I can never find a place willing to teach me. Any ideas?
Where can I learn to use a buffer?
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DetailnByDustn
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You can search for detailing schools, or training on autopia.org and meguairsonline.com, I know DJ was hosting a detailing seminar up where he lives.
the other pc
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Jimenez66,
I got the impression you're in Az, or am I way off base?
Well, if you find yourself in SoCcal you can take a Meguiar's class. They're free.
They're an intro class, you can only go so far in couple hours. But you do get hands-on time with a DA buffer (which really is very easy, but it does make it even easier when you have somebody show you in person).
Heck, if you're in town on business and have a rental car you can really have at it. Nothing like a rental for rotary practice.
pc.
I got the impression you're in Az, or am I way off base?
Well, if you find yourself in SoCcal you can take a Meguiar's class. They're free.
They're an intro class, you can only go so far in couple hours. But you do get hands-on time with a DA buffer (which really is very easy, but it does make it even easier when you have somebody show you in person).
Heck, if you're in town on business and have a rental car you can really have at it. Nothing like a rental for rotary practice.
pc.
the other pc said:Jimenez66,
I got the impression you're in Az, or am I way off base?
Well, if you find yourself in SoCcal you can take a Meguiar's class. They're free.
They're an intro class, you can only go so far in couple hours. But you do get hands-on time with a DA buffer (which really is very easy, but it does make it even easier when you have somebody show you in person).
Heck, if you're in town on business and have a rental car you can really have at it. Nothing like a rental for rotary practice.
pc.
The rental car idea is genius, lol..
vtec92civic
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if you don't have time to take classes, just do a lot of reading here on the forums, and video watching on youtube.
Head to your local base yard or body shop and pick up a scrap hood of some sort that you can practice on . . . . you can even wet sand it to ruff it up and practice polishing out the wet sand marks.
Head to your local base yard or body shop and pick up a scrap hood of some sort that you can practice on . . . . you can even wet sand it to ruff it up and practice polishing out the wet sand marks.
StadiumDetail
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2 easy ways. Autopia and local body shops.
Read and learn all you can here. learn techniques, products, shortcuts, everything. I'm still a buffing noob myself, but I researched it to death for about 6mo. before trying and after just a few cars I'm very comfortable with my rotary and wouldn't dream of only using a pc/flex (personal preference). Rotary really isn't that hard if you learn it first, you can learn some bad habits going from pc to rotary. It is important to note that one doesn't replace the other, there are some very good uses for a pc that a rotary just can't do.
Ask your local body shops for junk panels to play around with. They are going to scrap them anyway and should be happy to give them to you, just be sure to tip
. Play around with these panels. Try to get a section perfect, try to butcher another. It is a great way to test the limits of your products, tools, experience, etc.
I also think it is important to note that patience is key, it takes a lot of trial and error to get the hang of polishing. Your first full polish could very easily take 8hrs if you have never done it before, but you will learn some things along the make to go faster. After a few tries you can do a better job in less than half the time.
Read and learn all you can here. learn techniques, products, shortcuts, everything. I'm still a buffing noob myself, but I researched it to death for about 6mo. before trying and after just a few cars I'm very comfortable with my rotary and wouldn't dream of only using a pc/flex (personal preference). Rotary really isn't that hard if you learn it first, you can learn some bad habits going from pc to rotary. It is important to note that one doesn't replace the other, there are some very good uses for a pc that a rotary just can't do.
Ask your local body shops for junk panels to play around with. They are going to scrap them anyway and should be happy to give them to you, just be sure to tip
. Play around with these panels. Try to get a section perfect, try to butcher another. It is a great way to test the limits of your products, tools, experience, etc.I also think it is important to note that patience is key, it takes a lot of trial and error to get the hang of polishing. Your first full polish could very easily take 8hrs if you have never done it before, but you will learn some things along the make to go faster. After a few tries you can do a better job in less than half the time.