Red GMC Pick up

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cgc2

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This Saturdays vehicle.
This truck had major swirls and scratches all over the vehicle, which was a real
bummer and labor intensive, for me to try and correct using a PC.
Its all I have, but I will be purchasing a rotary this week and practicing in the hopes
of getting better results hopefully in less time.
I did not remove all of the swirls. And Lord knows I tried.
The process was:
Wash and clay vehicle
After drying, used Opt.Polish/orange pad on the hood. Did not like the results, so hit again with Opt. Polish/orange pad. Slight improvment, but for the amount of time spent I was hoping for more. Moved up to CG Lazer Buff/orange pad, then Opt.Polish/green pad.
Definitly removed some swirls, but others I just could not "remove".
Continued with this process on the entire vehicle, wiped down w/ CG synth.QD, then topped with Smartwax.
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It looks like it turned out great to me. Nice job!


In my experience Optimum polish via the PC doesn't have quite enough bite and takes too long. It works very well on the rotary and cyclo. Optimum compound is similiar to the polish, but is a little more aggressive and works VERY well with a burgundy meg's pad @ 5.5 and it gives you a near flawless finish. It's not a heavy compound like Diamond Cut, SSR3, etc....
 
Nice job, very wet. Optimum is more of a rotary polish, as stated above. It really works great at 1500 rpms on a makita with an LC orange tufted pad and passes with heavy, moderate, light, and almost no pressure. I don't think it would work too well on a PC. From your pics it looks like you got just about everything you wanted to get out. Some defects will never go away, I've got some scratches on my hood that were there after 6 passes with the Mak and 2.5 on a cutting pad. If you make the rest of the car blindingly beautiful then people won't be able to see the remaining defects very well. Good of you to step up to the rotary, the difference will amaze you, it's a bigger difference IMO than the step from hand to PC.
 
Tubafreak and MGM....thx for your comments.
I look forward to "stepping" up to the Rotary.

Which pads (Tuba, I see you recommend Megs) would you suggest ?
Im thinking a 6in backing plate w/ 7 inch pads.

Or should I go smaller on the backing plate/pad ?

Thx in advance.
 
I like the LC tufted foam pads for rotary work. They don't load up and they still give a nice even finish. You can get orange and blue from SMP and totl has the yellow and whites. They're great pads. I've used the LC 6.5 pads that I use on my PC and the results weren't as great as I would have hoped. I would say that 7.5 is as small as I would go on a rotary, a good one won't bog down with a larger pad and the outside edge (the part that does most of the cutting work) is moving faster on the larger pad. I've heard good things about the edge system, if you were really investing in a comprehensive rotary outfit you might want to look into that, double sided is useful, and always centered solves a lot of rotary headaches that you'll run into.
 
Ok, I really appreciate the feedback Tubafeak. I will look into the Edge system as this is not the first time I have heard positive comments with it, especially when used with a rotary.
 
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