New here-I've read a lot-safest pad & product to learn with

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daviddear30

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What would you Guys say would be the safest pad and product to practice getting the hang of using a rotary?
I got a rotary and some lake county pads (I believe-peered them a long time ago) white and yellow.
My practice car is a Infiniti fx35 that is in silver and in pretty good shape. Waxed and washed frequently.
I just want to try a user friendly 1 step product if that is even a option
 
Menzerna po85rd is a great final
polish. Without knowing what you are dealing with it's hard to say what you are dealing with. Could you post some pictures ?
 
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Hi Dave,

Rotaries get a bad wrap and viewed by some as almost evil; Horsehocky!!

Rotary machines were around decades prior to its dual action counterpart. Pay attention to what your doing and keep the machine moving back and forth at a steady speed but not too fast, you're trying to give the machine time enough to work.

I real nice product to practice with is Meguiar's D151. This is a great 1-step product and when combined with your White Lake Country foam pad on a rotary will do a splendid job.

Meguiars Paint Reconditioning Cream D151

Start on the slowest speed setting so you can feel how the polisher reacts with product against the finish. Practice on a flat panel void of sharp edges and contours. A rotary can produce allot of force and friction quickly especially on a sharp corner or edge and this can get you into trouble.

Klassie All In One is another nice 1-step product.

Klasse All-In-One Car Polish, Car Wax and Sealant

Optimum Poli-Seal

Optimum Poli-Seal 32 oz, All-in-one polish

Once you become comfortable with the rotary, bump the speed up to about 1000rpm and continue to practice. Ultimately you're trying to achieve 1500rpm to 1800rpm when polishing..


  • What rotary machine do you have?
  • Is it a variable speed machine?
  • What size pads do you have?
 
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Thats a good rotary to learn on. I ran one for over a year every day, and pushed it way harder than anyone should ever push a machine (I was correcting retired Border Patrol trucks with it). They are actually underpowered compared to a Makita or DeWalt, which makes them a little safer for someone just getting comfortable with a rotary. All of the above product suggestions are great. Something I might add is trying a smaller backing plate. A 6inch rotary plate with 6.5 inch DA pads will make a huge difference in how that machine will perform.
 
Thats right. The 7.5 pads you have will work just fine so dont worry about that right now. Just for a future reference though, check out the Lake Country 6 inch backing plate (make sure its for a rotary and not a dual action because they are differant). I like to run 6.5 inch Lake Country CCS pads but there are tons of choices out there. The smaller pads wont bog the Chicago rotary down like a bigger pad will, and it will handle alot better too. Just keep in mind that if you ever do decide to go with a smaller plate, to buy pads 1/2 inch bigger than the plate itself. You always want a little to hang over the edge.
 
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