First attempt with my rotary

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jan_tekin

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 Kent
I brought a flex rotary polisher off ebay over a year ago and its been sat in my garage ever since. I have been planing on attending one of KDS training days but they never seem to fall on convenant day, next ones on the 28th and that will clash with the Kent run which is way more fun :driving:

I finally got around to buying some backing plates and pads (3M range green/yellow and blue) and scholl polish (S3 gold/S-17/S-30/S-40)
So seeing as the sun was out I spent the morning cleaning/claying my car so it will be ready for some polishing.

I decided to start with the boot lid seeing as its was nice and small. Found it little tricky to be honest seeing as its not the flattest plannel to learn on. I could feel the machine wanting to change directing. I slowly got the hang of it :D

I only done the boot and the rear quarter today as im off wednesday so planning on doing some more then and finishing off on saturday ready for the Kent run.
I can still see a few swirls in the sunlight but it looks a hell of a lot better. Didn't get any before pictures but will try later when I do a bit more. Still got some nice reflections which im happy with.




 
looks good.... 3M and Scholl are good choices for the BMW paint... I use the same... :wink:

just be careful with the contours on the Zed.... looks to easy for the big pads to get caught on them and burn through the paint.... I'm thinking of using smaller spot pads when I come to do the side etc...

:thumbsup:
 
Looks great, I would love to try and do what you have done, but knowing my luck I would end up burning the paint.
 
I have the DA set that Clean your car do and did the 3.0 with it using Dodo Juice Lime Prime, I was pleased with the results - however it did not get the deeper swirling out but improved the car a lot . I was a total novice but got the hang of it - unfortunately the wife wouldn't let me practice on hers first.

Looks good Jan :thumbsup:
 
I've done a few panels on mine with a PC using Megs 105 and 205 with a yellow pad. I'm going to try an orange pad next though as the paint is so hard.

I do have a paint gauge though so can be confident in whats happening.
 
Looking very good but be very careful with a rotary ! Can go wrong if you don't keep an eye on it : I've just sold mine and got a DA its a lot more user friendly :grin:

Si-forks is tapatalking
 
I think as srhutch mentioned, a paint thickness measurement gauge takes all the guesswork out. As long as you've got a good clear coat thickness, using a hard compound with a DA should be pretty risk free. I'm no expert at all, and using exactly the same technique and pressure as with other polish/pad combinations, I found it really easy. Give it a go!
 
original guvnor said:
I think as srhutch mentioned, a paint thickness measurement gauge takes all the guesswork out. As long as you've got a good clear coat thickness, using a hard compound with a DA should be pretty risk free. I'm no expert at all, and using exactly the same technique and pressure as with other polish/pad combinations, I found it really easy. Give it a go!
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only the really expensive gauges can help take most of the guess work out...

the cheaper ones only show a total measurement... and even with taking readings from door shuts, under bonnet etc... you don't really know how much clear is on the bodywork...

plus, the cheaper ones don't do plastics...which of course, are the thinnest and easiest bits to damage! :lol:

so they help build up a picture, but in no way take the guess work out...

:thumbsup:
 
the cueball said:
original guvnor said:
I think as srhutch mentioned, a paint thickness measurement gauge takes all the guesswork out. As long as you've got a good clear coat thickness, using a hard compound with a DA should be pretty risk free. I'm no expert at all, and using exactly the same technique and pressure as with other polish/pad combinations, I found it really easy. Give it a go!
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only the really expensive gauges can help take most of the guess work out...

the cheaper ones only show a total measurement... and even with taking readings from door shuts, under bonnet etc... you don't really know how much clear is on the bodywork...

plus, the cheaper ones don't do plastics...which of course, are the thinnest and easiest bits to damage! :lol:

so they help build up a picture, but in no way take the guess work out...

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I've never seen one on sale for less than about £200!! But what you point out is correct :thumbsup:
 
yeah, that's the cheap ones!! :lol:

I've got the paint detective one... about £200... it is good to help out....

thankfully my local friendly detailers has a "real" one.. (plus £2k worth)

he quickly looked at the rear bumper for me, as there are a few marks that need either wet sanded or painted...

but I now know, I've got between 18-22 microns of clear coat right on the marks to play with....

big detail this weekend!!! (surprised I've lasted this long, had the car over a week now! :lol:)
 
Thanks for the comments. :D

I would love a PDG but don't fancy spending £200 plus on one which I would rearly use.
Don't think I have taken much off either as I can still see some swirls. Just trying to remove some of the marring and bring back some gloss ready for summer if we get one 8)
 
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