Another rotary user

kartoon

kartoon

Don't ever drop your clay
Well, I've had my Makita for a week now and decided to give it a spin. Yesterday I went to an automotive salvage yard and asked for a panel to pracitce on. One of the guys said "Why don't you practice on my car ?". I said sure, I'll be glad. But he hesitated and then said that maybe some other time (*chicken*).



As my luck would have it the fender they gave me had almost no flat area, but hey, it was free. Anyway, got home, cleaned up the fender and started playing.



I must say rotary is nothing to be afraid of as long as you observe the basics and use some common sense. Granted I didn't go over 1800 rpm but I didn't manage to create any defects and I even used a wool pad. So far I'm very impressed with DACP. The depth it produced was simply amazing. I also realized that red, no matter what shade, can look really awesome.



There is no turning back - the rotary is here to stay (for me that is).
 
Here are a few pics. I know they are bad and on top of that I forgot to re-enable the flash. My appologies :(



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The magic of DACP (this pic really doesn't do justice to what it looked like)

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I have a dewalt, but a rotary is just one of those tools that once you get it, you wonder how you lived without it!
 
Hey Sean, watching you with the Makita was an additional booster for me to get one :xyxthumbs



I watched the Meguiar's video and found it very useful. They show a great trick where you spread the compound/polish in a line on the surface you're working on and with the buffer on and pad slightly angled you spread it on the pad and the rest of the surface.
 
hondaguy2582 said:
In all honesty, its hard not to like the rotary. Only thing I would wish it didn't do is sling polish everywhere.
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Agreed! I've been getting better and not flinging a lot of polish all over.



It's all in knowing how much polish to put down and how to pick it up off the paint.
 
Kartoon, I have fenders, one maroon, one silver, yep, I totally agree the rotary is nothing to be afraid of as long as you use some common sense and play it safe until you get the hang of things. I'm still doing that.



With the fenders, I put them up on sawhorses and clamp them in place using large C clamps braced against small blocks of wood, nice and sturdy for a curved surface.



Happy polishing!
 
Yes, I know things would be much easier if I secured the fender but I don't have the sawhorses and didn't feel like improvising.

C'mon, I was about to use a rotary for the first time - can you blame me for jumping on it right away ? :D
 
Nope, not at all. I'm surprised I was able to have my rotary sit around for weeks and weeks before I got hold of the fenders :D
 
You're right fellows, once you get and use a high speed buffer, you wonder who you got along without one. Some jobs can't be accomplished without it.
 
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