Craigster
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Finally got the new Makita. My old Sears rotary was in poor shape, though I used it on boats, I wouldn't trust it near cars. Since the PC was not cutting it :laugh: for me lately, I picked up the Makita. After 16 years together, I guess Diane knew that look in my eye when I verntured outside yesterday....
Im sorry there are no before pics. Of course the camera battery was dead when I started. Trust me though, this car was horrible. It is our station/NYC car and sits either at a LIRR train station or in a side street in the bowels of Queens near the subway. It hasn't seen any real exterior care in about 5 years. It has been hit, dinged, sat on, pigeon bombed, used as a couch by bums and winos...you get the picture. But we just leave it messed up, less likely to be broken into at least. Well, after a few hours of:
Wash
Optimum Polish - Orange LC pad
Optimum Polish - White LC Pad
NXT via PC Blue Sonus Pad
I chose the Optimum as it has a long work time and its cut is determined by the pad used. I thought it would work better for me out of the gate as opposed to something say like FPII. NXT is also great on blue metallic, and will help hide whatever was left.
I was truly amazed at the results -
Look at the rims in this pic...It will give you an idea of how the car started out...
It took me about 10 minutes to re-adjust to a good machine. The bail on the Makita helped that a lot as it allowed me to get just the right hand placement to move the machine how I wanted, instead of how it wanted to go. I was slinging a bit (probably me more than the pads or OP), but I was floored at how the swirls and most scratches disappeared. For anyone thiking about a good rotary, dont wait...Grab one, find a friend or relative with a bad paint job and give it a try. You'll be amazed at what you can do with the rotary and the great products available to use.
Im sorry there are no before pics. Of course the camera battery was dead when I started. Trust me though, this car was horrible. It is our station/NYC car and sits either at a LIRR train station or in a side street in the bowels of Queens near the subway. It hasn't seen any real exterior care in about 5 years. It has been hit, dinged, sat on, pigeon bombed, used as a couch by bums and winos...you get the picture. But we just leave it messed up, less likely to be broken into at least. Well, after a few hours of:
Wash
Optimum Polish - Orange LC pad
Optimum Polish - White LC Pad
NXT via PC Blue Sonus Pad
I chose the Optimum as it has a long work time and its cut is determined by the pad used. I thought it would work better for me out of the gate as opposed to something say like FPII. NXT is also great on blue metallic, and will help hide whatever was left.
I was truly amazed at the results -
Look at the rims in this pic...It will give you an idea of how the car started out...
It took me about 10 minutes to re-adjust to a good machine. The bail on the Makita helped that a lot as it allowed me to get just the right hand placement to move the machine how I wanted, instead of how it wanted to go. I was slinging a bit (probably me more than the pads or OP), but I was floored at how the swirls and most scratches disappeared. For anyone thiking about a good rotary, dont wait...Grab one, find a friend or relative with a bad paint job and give it a try. You'll be amazed at what you can do with the rotary and the great products available to use.