$220-$300 to spend, help me choose!

[Setec Astronomy]

18336 is your zip? Are you making the trek up to the Poorboy's Detailing Weekend? Should be able to see plenty of polishing in action there.

 

[japjoe7]

18336 is your zip? Are you making the trek up to the Poorboy's Detailing Weekend? Should be able to see plenty of polishing in action there.

I thought about it, it's only about an 1-1.5 hours from me. I'll see what I've got going on and make it a school day :nervous2: . I know I could learn a ton from it.



EDIT: #$#@ I have my wife's brother and sisters graduation parties that weekend! :grrr

 

[Got Wax]

hmmmm. Maybe I've been doing it wrong? I always tape of adjoining panels (hood/fenders - trunk/quarters). I just prefer this so that I don't catch and edge and am working only on the panel I am tending to.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Are you working with a rotary? The OP is not. And he's not taping off adjoining panels, he's taping off sections within a panel.

 

[japjoe7]

Are you working with a rotary? The OP is not. And he's not taping off adjoining panels, he's taping off sections within a panel.

Nope, no rotary...I'm using a 7424. Yes, I've taped off sections within a panel. What's best practice when polishing area to area without over polishing areas already done? Gooood I'm such a noob!:wow:

 

[Accumulator]

.. I always tape of adjoining panels ..so that I don't catch and edge and am working only on the panel I am tending to.

I'll tape raised edges of uneven adjacent panels to avoid overworking said edge. I'm spending *forever* doing that on the '60 Jag I'm currently doing, the panels aren't even close to level



But generally it's pretty easy to keep the PC on/off the desired area of operation once you get the hang of it.

What's best practice when polishing area to area without over polishing areas already done?

Just don't move the polisher back over the already-done areas. Seriously, I'm not being a smart-@$$ or anything...just pay attention to where the last area polished ended and where the next one (yet to be done) begins, let the areas overlap a little bit and don't sweat it. It's not like a few extra moments of polishing oughta make any difference.



And FWIW I often work smaller areas than many people, just seems to make things easier for me overall. I virtually *NEVER* polish the usually-recommended 2' x 2' area and even 16" x 16" sounds a little big to me.



You need to have a little educational session (as opposed to a confrontation ) with your wife regarding those fingernail scratches behind the door handles You'll have to do those by hand and it's gonna take a while, not something I'd want to do more than once (and you'll be taking off a *LOT* of clear to correct that area).

The 4" pad make the PC shake like crazy so it's kinda hard to control, maybe I'm just doing something wrong...

Try turning the speed down to 4 or so and then just apply enough pressure to keep the PC steady. You might prefer thinner pads for 4", like the ones from Cyclo.

 

[japjoe7]

I'll tape raised edges of uneven adjacent panels to avoid overworking said edge. I'm spending *forever* doing that on the '60 Jag I'm currently doing, the panels aren't even close to level



But generally it's pretty easy to keep the PC on/off the desired area of operation once you get the hang of it.





Just don't move the polisher back over the already-done areas. Seriously, I'm not being a smart-@$$ or anything...just pay attention to where the last area polished ended and where the next one (yet to be done) begins, let the areas overlap a little bit and don't sweat it. It's not like a few extra moments of polishing oughta make any difference.



And FWIW I often work smaller areas than many people, just seems to make things easier for me overall. I virtually *NEVER* polish the usually-recommended 2' x 2' area and even 16" x 16" sounds a little big to me.



You need to have a little educational session (as opposed to a confrontation ) with your wife regarding those fingernail scratches behind the door handles You'll have to do those by hand and it's gonna take a while, not something I'd want to do more than once (and you'll be taking off a *LOT* of clear to correct that area).





Try turning the speed down to 4 or so and then just apply enough pressure to keep the PC steady. You might prefer thinner pads for 4", like the ones from Cyclo.

Thanks for the tips, they're greatly appreciated. Yeah...she definitely needs a educational session on the door handles. I know I'll through a fit if she does that after I fix the mess I have already. :argue