OK, this is just a quikee job I did in about 2 hours yesterday afternoon so I could demo the new Makita. The paint looks very nice and the surface is perfect yet, as with so many other new cars I have seen, this very dk blue paint still looks and feels lifeless. Oh, well. :nixweiss
This was a quik job!
Step 1 was 3M SMR for dark cars.
Step 2 was Glanz Wax.
I am pleased with the results but very excited about the Makita. I have another hi speed rotary polisher, it's an old WEN that runs excessively fast and spatters stuff everywhere creating a huge clean up job afterwards. I probably use it 1X per year when someone presents me a car with damage. It has 2 speeds: Very fast and ridiculously fast. If you're not paying attention, it's a great way to damage paint and always requires much post-clean up.
Then Makita created a proper polisher. :xyxthumbs What a great machine! Don't know if I will use the PC much after using this Makita. To start with, it's really quiet. The auto speed control is a very cool feature especially when running at low RPM. There is absolutely no spatter or throw which means getting the job done that much sooner. I like! It's heavy but is very smooth in operation. Normally, I recommend people stay away from the rotary polishers and stick with something like a PC. This Makita may change my sentiments on that topic.
I ordered a couple of 7.5" white pads and a yellow pad for it yesterday. This Makita is promo setup (Makita 9227CX) and comes with a nice carrying satchel and two pads, a lambs wool pad and a coarse foam "waffle" pad. I doubt I will use these.
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