Hi everyone,
I am a complete newbie when it comes to machine buffing/polishing, and today I bought myself a new toy... an Orbital Buffer.
However, even though it has instructions, it doesn't indicate which parts are which, so I was hoping I could post some pictures and you guys could help me out.
The booklet has 3 parts that I am unsure about - the polishing pad, the polishing buff and the polishing cloth. I'm assuming that the polishing pad is indeed the correct part circled in yellow on the first picture:
It seems to be 3 layered as you can see (but all layers attached)... when I replace the pad, does it completely replace all 3 layers (i.e. replace it with the same pad, but a newer one?) or I guess there are different kinds of pads? Also, do you EVER use the pad itself to polish/buff? or is it always covered with a cloth/cover of some sort?
The buffer came with 2 covers which appear to have 2 distinct sides on each of them.
The first cover looks like the following on one side:
and like this on the other side:
(It also has a drawstring to tighten it around the pad).
The other cover looks like this on one side:
and like this on the other side:
As you can see from the pictures, I am not sure which side is which (for the first one, do I use the woolen side, or the fabric-type side? and for the second one, do I use the rough side or the smooth, slightly shiny side?) or even which cover is which (i.e. which cover is the polishing cloth and which is the polishing buff?)
Thank you for your help everyone!
I am a complete newbie when it comes to machine buffing/polishing, and today I bought myself a new toy... an Orbital Buffer.
However, even though it has instructions, it doesn't indicate which parts are which, so I was hoping I could post some pictures and you guys could help me out.
The booklet has 3 parts that I am unsure about - the polishing pad, the polishing buff and the polishing cloth. I'm assuming that the polishing pad is indeed the correct part circled in yellow on the first picture:
It seems to be 3 layered as you can see (but all layers attached)... when I replace the pad, does it completely replace all 3 layers (i.e. replace it with the same pad, but a newer one?) or I guess there are different kinds of pads? Also, do you EVER use the pad itself to polish/buff? or is it always covered with a cloth/cover of some sort?
The buffer came with 2 covers which appear to have 2 distinct sides on each of them.
The first cover looks like the following on one side:
and like this on the other side:
(It also has a drawstring to tighten it around the pad).
The other cover looks like this on one side:
and like this on the other side:
As you can see from the pictures, I am not sure which side is which (for the first one, do I use the woolen side, or the fabric-type side? and for the second one, do I use the rough side or the smooth, slightly shiny side?) or even which cover is which (i.e. which cover is the polishing cloth and which is the polishing buff?)
Thank you for your help everyone!