What to do with this car?

[Detailing by M]

Re: What to do with this car?

I use a lot of pressure, sometimes if it is needed. I depends on the paint, let the paint tell you what it likes. Let the paint speak to you.
Pressure and slow speed removes defects and lighter pressure and faster RPM create shine. So you have to find the "happy medium"
I don't think you'll burn out the motor.
I've use a lot of buffers from cheap to expensive and haven't kill on yet.

[RyanCan]

Re: What to do with this car?

I use a lot of pressure, sometimes if it is needed. I depends on the paint, let the paint tell you what it likes. Let the paint speak to you.
Pressure and slow speed removes defects and lighter pressure and faster RPM create shine. So you have to find the "happy medium"
I don't think you'll burn out the motor.
I've use a lot of buffers from cheap to expensive and haven't kill on yet.

Great thanks PWMD! I found that more pressure cuts deeper and brings out the colour faster. But I'm using a borrowed 6-in Turtle Wax Polisher/Waxer and was afraid of ruining it by applying constant pressure. At the rate this is going I have to do it in chunks and driving around with a nice shiny trunk lid

[Murr1525]

Re: What to do with this car?

Yeah, 5 minutes is loads of working time.

Use less, at least a bit more pressure, and also slowing down arm motions if needed.

Also, do you only have one bonnet to pick from? The cleaner it is, the more work it can do.

[RyanCan]

Re: What to do with this car?

Yeah, 5 minutes is loads of working time.

Use less, at least a bit more pressure, and also slowing down arm motions if needed.

Also, do you only have one bonnet to pick from? The cleaner it is, the more work it can do.

Well I went to Canadian Tire and they only had one brand that would fit the buffer Simoniz. I picked up a wool bonnet but the thing would have probably fit an 8" buffer better than the advertised 6" and it ripped after 30 seconds of use. They come in a package of 2 for $10. I took them back for full refund and got two Simoniz 6" foam bonnets that worked better. I just used the one for applying UC and was going to use the other for polish and then use a microfibre towel for wax. I will use whatever combination you guys recommend as I am completely new to this.

[Detailing by M]

Re: What to do with this car?

well use what you can get. You'll just have to learn how to use it.

[Murr1525]

Re: What to do with this car?

You may get one or two more...

If you can do some UC with one, then more UC with the other. Then wash by hand and dry overnight, or something like that.

The polish and wax can use one applicator for the whole time really, but real cleaning can go better with cleaner pads.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: What to do with this car?

Honestly, a big part of the problem here is the buffer itself. The one you're using just doesn't have a lot of power. You mentioned that it slows down quite a bit when you put some pressure on it, and a good DA buffer made for serious paint correction (including our own G110v2, the Porter Cable 7424XP or Griot's Garage 6") can take quite a bit of pressure and still keep the pad rotating. Couple the low power of the buffer you're using and a bonnet or two that doesn't much cut in its own right, and you're going to struggle to get the results you're looking for.

That said, if you find that you are starting to make some progress, by all means stick with it. Just understand that the final result may not be quite as good as you were hoping for, you're going to need more time to get that point, and you'll most likely use more product than normal.

[Murr1525]

Re: What to do with this car?

Or the DA Power System is a good option, if someone at least has a decent drill.

Can just focus on the UC/Cutting pads, and do the polishing waxing by hand or with the other buffer.