...to say thanks ahead of time for all the great posts on here. I've spent the past month soaking up as much info as I can and I've learned a lot. I've been a "do-it-yourself-er" for a long time. I recently purchased (I'm afraid to say it because I see a lot of PC owners on here) a DeWalt 849 circular. I got the Advanced Pad kit from Proper auto care along with some other goodies. I have a 1999 Chevy Silverado, BLACK!
I wanted to just say hi and let you know how my very fist circular polisher experiance went. My truck had just dried from a good wash and claying. I used my 7.5" foam polishing pad (mild cut) and Ultra Polish by 3D internatinol (3dproducts.com) I've used their products before and have had good results, although I feel some heat in the next few post coming because i've never seen anyone talk about them on here. I started in small sections at 1,000 rpm always keeping the machine moving. I was very pleased after I used a microfiber cloth to wipe off the first few passes of polishing. I completed the whole truck in a little over 1.5 hours.
I then grabbed the final polish/wax pad and my carnuba wax. I have not been able to find a medium between people who apply the final wax by hand or by machine. I tried a small section by machine, looked fantastic. I then tried a small section by hand, same results.
Overall, a lot of fun and I'm very pleased with the results. My main problem was "tired" looking paint with spider webbing and some circular swirls. All of the tired look and spider webbing was gone, but I had some swirls that did not come out. I tried using the mild cut pad/polish at 1400 rpm and that did not seem to make a difference. This was a foam cutting pad, not wool. For my first time, like I said, I'm pleased. I'll have more questions in the appropriate sections shortly, but any comments on the above would be much appreciated. Thanks again in advance!
Mike
I wanted to just say hi and let you know how my very fist circular polisher experiance went. My truck had just dried from a good wash and claying. I used my 7.5" foam polishing pad (mild cut) and Ultra Polish by 3D internatinol (3dproducts.com) I've used their products before and have had good results, although I feel some heat in the next few post coming because i've never seen anyone talk about them on here. I started in small sections at 1,000 rpm always keeping the machine moving. I was very pleased after I used a microfiber cloth to wipe off the first few passes of polishing. I completed the whole truck in a little over 1.5 hours.
I then grabbed the final polish/wax pad and my carnuba wax. I have not been able to find a medium between people who apply the final wax by hand or by machine. I tried a small section by machine, looked fantastic. I then tried a small section by hand, same results.
Overall, a lot of fun and I'm very pleased with the results. My main problem was "tired" looking paint with spider webbing and some circular swirls. All of the tired look and spider webbing was gone, but I had some swirls that did not come out. I tried using the mild cut pad/polish at 1400 rpm and that did not seem to make a difference. This was a foam cutting pad, not wool. For my first time, like I said, I'm pleased. I'll have more questions in the appropriate sections shortly, but any comments on the above would be much appreciated. Thanks again in advance!
Mike
