imported_Dave KG
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The rotary polisher - fire breathing dragon that will burn paint as soon as look at it... Well, so the myth goes anyway 
With many thanks to my girlfriend, Allie, and good friend Gordon, we set about introducing a total newbie to the rotary polisher with no prior experience of machine polishing, just to see how one person would cope going straight to the rotary. It is something I have been doing for some time, and in my opinion the rotary polisher is actually easier for some people to use as they prefer the style of the machine and find the vibrations of a DA disconcerting...
So - big thanks to our volunteer newbie, Allie (who was an awesome sport yesterday and got stuck into a "lad's" detailing day with banter and polishes
). And big thanks to Gordon who spent time with Allie getting her started with the rotary polisher while I was playing with the filling capabilities of oil-heavy polishes!
Allie had a go with different pads, and the Festool and Makita rotaries and seemed to take comfortably to them for a first outing..
Results were getting better all day, to the point where Allie was involved in a test showing a method for working Ultrafina SE that refined a finish without leaving any holograms
There was no bouncing across the car with rotary polisher out of control and no burned paint. In fact, Allie looked comfortable and happy using the rotary. Just one little example, but if you are a newbie to machine polishing, please don't discount the rotary as a fire breathing dragon! It needs cation, but so does any machine that removes thin layers of paint, and for many its smoothness makes it more comfortable and consequently easier to use than the DA! If you are comfortable and in control of the machine, then in my eyes, it is the safer machine for you as it is when you are out of your comfort zone that accidents with machine polishers happen.
If you are thinking about machine polishing, try and see if you can get a chance to try both types of machine and find out for you which one is easier to use, and safer in your hands.
With many thanks to my girlfriend, Allie, and good friend Gordon, we set about introducing a total newbie to the rotary polisher with no prior experience of machine polishing, just to see how one person would cope going straight to the rotary. It is something I have been doing for some time, and in my opinion the rotary polisher is actually easier for some people to use as they prefer the style of the machine and find the vibrations of a DA disconcerting...So - big thanks to our volunteer newbie, Allie (who was an awesome sport yesterday and got stuck into a "lad's" detailing day with banter and polishes
). And big thanks to Gordon who spent time with Allie getting her started with the rotary polisher while I was playing with the filling capabilities of oil-heavy polishes! Allie had a go with different pads, and the Festool and Makita rotaries and seemed to take comfortably to them for a first outing..
Results were getting better all day, to the point where Allie was involved in a test showing a method for working Ultrafina SE that refined a finish without leaving any holograms
There was no bouncing across the car with rotary polisher out of control and no burned paint. In fact, Allie looked comfortable and happy using the rotary. Just one little example, but if you are a newbie to machine polishing, please don't discount the rotary as a fire breathing dragon! It needs cation, but so does any machine that removes thin layers of paint, and for many its smoothness makes it more comfortable and consequently easier to use than the DA! If you are comfortable and in control of the machine, then in my eyes, it is the safer machine for you as it is when you are out of your comfort zone that accidents with machine polishers happen.If you are thinking about machine polishing, try and see if you can get a chance to try both types of machine and find out for you which one is easier to use, and safer in your hands.