MMMMM Metabo rotary

cgc2 said:
Also, it sounds like I can safely transition from a PC to a Rotary as long as I keep my rotary speed down, as opposed to what most newbies do which is crank it up, and keep the polisher moving, not static in one spot.

Does this sound correct ?



Is the Rotary primarily used to cut down your time spent on the vehicle, or is used ONLY on severe vehicles that if they visit you again you would not necessarily use it because the finish is in pretty good shape now ?
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The rotory does cut down time for leveling the paint for sure! Some vehicles need to be finished with the cyclo or PC (at least with MY skill level).



My advice is get a body panel from a body shop (they will be happy to give you them) and practice on that first before a real car. Try to burn the paint, try to make holograms appear and disappear (hehe takes some practice ;)) generally get a feel of the machine to build confidence. If you are scared when you begin on a car your chances are higher of you making a bad decision.
 
excellent advice. unfortunately mine hasn't arrived yet. it shipped out thursday...

I've got the black corrado to practice on, with refinished, OEM and previously wetsanded panels. It's black, so seeing where I messed up should be easy :) The paint is crap over most of the car, so I can get an idea on correction abilities with the pads and polishes I have on hand... Should be fun :)
 
excellent advice. unfortunately mine hasn't arrived yet. it shipped out thursday...

I've got the black corrado to practice on, with refinished, OEM and previously wetsanded panels. It's black, so seeing where I messed up should be easy :) The paint is crap over most of the car, so I can get an idea on correction abilities with the pads and polishes I have on hand... Should be fun :)
 
Scottabir,



I was on the Allprotools site and in the specs, it mentions that the spindle thread is M 14.

What does that mean? My current Milwaukee rotary has the 5/8- 11 spindle size and I use a 7.5" Flexible Velcro backing plate on it.



Do you think my 7.5" Flexible Velcro backing plate will be compatible with this Metabo PE12-175 polisher? I have no clue about that M 14 thinger??? :confused:



clueless.





BTW, I really need to know this but...



What is the Weight of the Metabo PE12-175 rotary compared to the Makita 9227?????



Is the Metabo rotary lighter?? the site mentions the shipping weight but not the tool weight.



THANNNNNNXXXXXXX a BUNCHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :spot :usa :bestwish :spot
 
Scottabir,



I was on the Allprotools site and in the specs, it mentions that the spindle thread is M 14.

What does that mean? My current Milwaukee rotary has the 5/8- 11 spindle size and I use a 7.5" Flexible Velcro backing plate on it.



Do you think my 7.5" Flexible Velcro backing plate will be compatible with this Metabo PE12-175 polisher? I have no clue about that M 14 thinger??? :confused:



clueless.





BTW, I really need to know this but...



What is the Weight of the Metabo PE12-175 rotary compared to the Makita 9227?????



Is the Metabo rotary lighter?? the site mentions the shipping weight but not the tool weight.



THANNNNNNXXXXXXX a BUNCHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :spot :usa :bestwish :spot
 
mmmm. metabo. mine came today and I couldn't resist busting it out on a section of the BEATER 91 accord... So much fun, I tell ya! and sooo smooth!



I hit it up with some Optimum and a yellow LC durastrand pad. Tried to burn the paint. Nope. Tried to get a feel for working with it, removed some untouched 1500 grit sanding marks like butter. Threw on a WG white polishing pad and FP2... Decided to try to do some damage, kicked it up to 3.5-4 with an orange sonus and Optimum and I managed to warp the hood a little (it came back) and melt me some clear (as well as the pad, I think) :)



Dropped it down and finished with a DAS blue and VM... I like. I like splatter, that's what I like apparently :D



The paint on that car is in SUCH bad shape, but I was able to improve things, bring a nice gloss to the paint and generally feel good about my first rotary experience. I like. The black Corrado is next, whenever it stops raining...
 
mmmm. metabo. mine came today and I couldn't resist busting it out on a section of the BEATER 91 accord... So much fun, I tell ya! and sooo smooth!



I hit it up with some Optimum and a yellow LC durastrand pad. Tried to burn the paint. Nope. Tried to get a feel for working with it, removed some untouched 1500 grit sanding marks like butter. Threw on a WG white polishing pad and FP2... Decided to try to do some damage, kicked it up to 3.5-4 with an orange sonus and Optimum and I managed to warp the hood a little (it came back) and melt me some clear (as well as the pad, I think) :)



Dropped it down and finished with a DAS blue and VM... I like. I like splatter, that's what I like apparently :D



The paint on that car is in SUCH bad shape, but I was able to improve things, bring a nice gloss to the paint and generally feel good about my first rotary experience. I like. The black Corrado is next, whenever it stops raining...
 
Let us know how you like it audilikea4!



Good to hear you enjoyed yours too anime!! FPII and blue LC finsishing pad........
 
Boys, im a few days from pulling the trigger .

Have a chance to try a Cyclo prior to a potential purchase, but I keep thinking to myself that the rotary should be the way to go because it can do pretty much any paint correction I need, where the Cyclo has those that say it can correct paint defects but not to the level of the rotary.

And, I hear with a 4 inch pad, my current PC becomes a bit more powerful in its cutting abilities if needed, so maybe I should just jump off the fence and get me a Metabo too.
 
animes2k said:
mmmm. metabo. mine came today and I couldn't resist busting it out on a section of the BEATER 91 accord... So much fun, I tell ya! and sooo smooth!



I hit it up with some Optimum and a yellow LC durastrand pad. Tried to burn the paint. Nope. Tried to get a feel for working with it, removed some untouched 1500 grit sanding marks like butter. Threw on a WG white polishing pad and FP2... Decided to try to do some damage, kicked it up to 3.5-4 with an orange sonus and Optimum and I managed to warp the hood a little (it came back) and melt me some clear (as well as the pad, I think) :)



Dropped it down and finished with a DAS blue and VM... I like. I like splatter, that's what I like apparently :D



The paint on that car is in SUCH bad shape, but I was able to improve things, bring a nice gloss to the paint and generally feel good about my first rotary experience. I like. The black Corrado is next, whenever it stops raining...
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Many times while trying to burn paint you will actually warp or distort the pad first. It will "bubble" on the top surface.



If you continue there is a chance that you may also warp the backing plate so while attempting to burn paint, which everyone should do on a practice panel, stop and check your pad out every so often.



Anthony
 
Anthony...I heard from someone that you were able to burn paint using a Cyclo ?

Not such a fool proof machine after all if this is in fact what you were able to do.
 
atticdog said:
is the main difference from a makita 9227c just a 1 lb difference in weight?
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Yeah, as Scott mentioned earlier the differnece in weight is about 1.2 pounds lighter for the Metabo.



I'm of the mind that since the Makita 9227c is $200 , why not just put in an extra $38 bucks and get an even better crafted machine. But that's just me since I am aiming for perfection in paint polishing. The Metabo PE12-175 is said to have one of the highest torques in rotary polishers. its just a well crafted machine.
 
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