Pc/rotary handle

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probegt

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How many people use the handle with their pc or rotory. What makes you feel one way is better than the other. I dont with my pc but do with the rotary for better control.
 
I use it on my PC. But If my arm/hand gets tired sometimes I'll just use one hand on the top of my PC for a minute or two.
 
I don't have much experience with the PC, but with the rotary (18 yrs next month) I haven't used the side handle in 16+ years.
 
I don't use the handle on the PC!

I perfer to hold the body of the PC with my right hand, and palm/cup the nose of the unit with my left hand!

This seems to be most comfortable for me!

:)
 
Speaking strictly on the rotary, it is my belief that actually gripping the side handle can create swirl marks. Let me explain.... When initially learning the rotary, one has a tendency to grip the handle and put the pad up on an angle which digs out valleys in the paint by concentrating all the pads force and chemical on a small area maybe 2-3 inches instead of the full flat surface of the pad. What you really want is to keep the pad as flat on the surface buffing as possible. When on a hood, roof, or trunk I might keep one or two fingers on the top of the side handle just for balance and in case I need to suddenly pull the buffer off the surface. That being said it would be very hard to do the sides of the car without the handle, but it is possible by just keeping your palm on the motor head of the machine. As for as handles Makita makes the most ergonomic style handle by having it go up and over the top of the machine so you can keep your machine flat while also having the balance and control needed for safe and efficient buffing.

Aaron Krause (President & CEO)
777 Henderson Blvd.
Suites # 1 & 2
Folcroft, PA 19032
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Æ’v Phone: (610) 583-4883
Æ’¢ Fax: (610) 583-4885
Æ’x Email: aaron@dedicationtodetail.com
Website: www.edgepads.com
 
The Edge said:
Speaking strictly on the rotary, it is my belief that actually gripping the side handle can create swirl marks. Let me explain.... When initially learning the rotary, one has a tendency to grip the handle and put the pad up on an angle which digs out valleys in the paint by concentrating all the pads force and chemical on a small area maybe 2-3 inches instead of the full flat surface of the pad. What you really want is to keep the pad as flat on the surface buffing as possible. When on a hood, roof, or trunk I might keep one or two fingers on the top of the side handle just for balance and in case I need to suddenly pull the buffer off the surface. That being said it would be very hard to do the sides of the car without the handle, but it is possible by just keeping your palm on the motor head of the machine. As for as handles Makita makes the most ergonomic style handle by having it go up and over the top of the machine so you can keep your machine flat while also having the balance and control needed for safe and efficient buffing.

Aaron Krause (President & CEO)
777 Henderson Blvd.
Suites # 1 & 2
Folcroft, PA 19032
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Æ’v Phone: (610) 583-4883
Æ’¢ Fax: (610) 583-4885
Æ’x Email: aaron@dedicationtodetail.com
Website: www.edgepads.com
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I couldn't agree more. So often I see detailers with the buffer at a 45 degree angle and then they wonder why they have viscious swirl marks.
For a newbee it is easier to control the buffer at that angle but what they need to learn how to do is lay the pad flat, don't press down hard with the machine and keep the buffer moving as they finesse imperfections out of the paint, rather than trying to dig them out at an angle.

I'm a big fan of the Makita buffers and we find that we need to repair them less often than Dewalt and Milwaukee buffers.

Dwayne
 
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