spear & jackson rotary polisher

[pampos]

What is your opinion about Spear & Jackson rotary polisher??I already have one and i am suppose to use it ONLY for deeper scratches.What is the ideal plate and foam pad for that job?Is that a good polisher?

 

[COLDZ71]

What is your opinion about Spear & Jackson rotary polisher??I already have one and i am suppose to use it ONLY for deeper scratches.What is the ideal plate and foam pad for that job?Is that a good polisher?

They look like decent polishers. You can use a rotary polisher for deep scratches to final finishing with the right pad and polish combonation. Search through some posts, any pad combo that gets favorable reviews should work fine for you.

 

[pampos]

They look like decent polishers. You can use a rotary polisher for deep scratches to final finishing with the right pad and polish combonation. Search through some posts, any pad combo that gets favorable reviews should work fine for you.

I prefer to use UDM because there is no risk to damage the paint,but i cannot remove some deeper than swirls scratches.any ideas of removing them by UDM?I have the rotary polisher for my last choice because i have no experience of using it.

 

[pampos]

So what is the best pad/polish combo to start over and practice with this polisher?

 

[COLDZ71]

That is a very broad question. The answer would be dictated by too many variables to say just one best pad/polish combo. If you havent used a rotary you may want to step down in pad aggressiveness compared to your PC and see how that works with your rotary. You may get pretty good results even with a pretty mild combo.

 

[Legacy]

Try it on a beater or better yet, get a junked hood and practice.

 

[pampos]

Are the UDM pads & polishes (SFX) work ok with rotary polisher??

 

[pampos]

is it better to start with 6" or 8" pads??are they make any difference ??

 

[SpeedEuphoria]

smaller=more cutting for a UDM

Larger=more cut for rotary



So if your trying rotary its good to start with a 6", But I started with 8" after buying one because my UDM would not remove defects in my paint and my new paint that I wet sanded. You need to focus much more with the rotary and its heavier/bulkier/awkward. For the UDM use a very aggresive compound, a smaller orange/yellow pad use highest speed and 5-10# of force, move at "Turtle speed"(maybe slower), work very small area, use enough polish but def not too much(not very much).

 

[pampos]

smaller=more cutting for a UDM

Larger=more cut for rotary



So if your trying rotary its good to start with a 6", But I started with 8" after buying one because my UDM would not remove defects in my paint and my new paint that I wet sanded. You need to focus much more with the rotary and its heavier/bulkier/awkward. For the UDM use a very aggresive compound, a smaller orange/yellow pad use highest speed and 5-10# of force, move at "Turtle speed"(maybe slower), work very small area, use enough polish but def not too much(not very much).

I already tried it with SFX-1 on SFX-1 pad,SFX-2 on SFX-2 pad, AND SFX-3 on SFX-3 pad.

i saw that the remaining film was too much after of almost 3 minutes of polishing.I was afraid to polish it more just not to burn the paint.Also when i am using it at low speed and press it to remove the scratches,it almost stop.What is the ideal speed, pressure and working time for each step?

Here are some before and after pictures (i am not finish yet) on a Mitsubishi 20 years old never polished and almost never washed :chuckle: .It is my practice car View attachment 13804



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[ggk]

i dont think the speed was high enough.

just keep iy moving you wont burn paint.

 

[pampos]

i dont think the speed was high enough.

just keep iy moving you wont burn paint.

Speed 5 to 6 maybe?how much pressure i have to apply?