I put up a couple of simple videos that show the three machines I use most often.

I

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These are the Hitachi buffer, the Makita BO6040 true dual action, and the Hitachi right angle drill with a small polishing pad.



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I've been running these machines or ones like them for 35 years, your mileage may vary.



Robert
 
Mush-Mouth said:
Is it me or did it look like you could have burned the rear edge of the door handle when using the rotary? In your videos you seem to work the machines very fast. I was always told to go slower. What products were your using?
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There was no burning because while I might get pretty close to something I don't hit. The angles look higher than they are because I'm running on smaller parts of the paint but if you look - and maybe stop the video to see better - the backing plate very seldom gets bent and the pad is very flexible so it doesn't cut on its own very much outside of where it's being held against the paint by the backing plate.



Video makes the machines look faster than they are because the machine moves from side to side of the frame quickly. That said, I cut fast and finish more slowly. The pressure and speed drop a lot as the contact patch gets smaller - mostly pressure does anyway. Sometimes when I want to cut something using the extreme outside edge of my pad, I put polish on a spot, pick it up into my pad, then go work on that area.



I was using Hi-lustre Cut-it, followed by Hi-Lustre Finish-it. Foamed wool pad - after almost sanding the car down with the most aggressive clay I have.



Robert
 
I just added this video of how I clean and dry a wheel with very little water.



I was a little optimistic about the amount of water I thought i used, it was more like 6 to 8 oz.



The description on the video gives more info.



Robert
 
The Makita 6040 is expensive here in Australia at $600 mark but looks like a goodie

I'm getting a Metabo SXE450 first though as it has 6mm and 2.8mm orbit throw and 4,000 to 11,000 opm plus up to 13,000 with turbo button
 
Robert;

Can you change out the backing plate on the Makita BO6040 to like a 5.5" or 4" backing plate. Does the 6040 only accept Makita's back plates or does it use the standard 5/16" threaded backing plates.
 
ww2717 The machine only takes the Makita part and while backing plates can be cut down but I don't suggest it. The 6" gets into most areas very easily. I use a 6.5 inch pad that's pretty thick most the time.



I did make my own using the foam and velcro off a regular rotary backing plate by first cutting the diameter I wanted the sawing the foam off the plastic hard part of the backing plate and then gorilla gluing that onto the hard plastic part of the Makita backing plate and it worked/s fine but it was a lot of work and the techniques I used included the use of machines not readily available.





SVR, the metabo doesn't have the same action at all. It's dual mode only in that it changes the diameter of the orbit, which, effectively doubles the movement between the pad and the paint still - I don't believe - would get the same movement the Makita does. I know the Makita is expensive - the first one I bought was $500 and after I used it one day I bought a spare.



All the best guys, good luck.



Robert
 
I am happy just to use the Metabo for random orbital work. an RO has alot of grunt. not as much as a DA but still very good, especially in finishing.
 
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