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Hello all,
I have been using the DA for quite some time now and have had some great results with it on my own daily driver, as well as a few co-worker's cars. After much time, much reading on this forum and much thought, I decided to get myself a rotary buffer (Makita) to tackle a few trouble spots on my Lexus that I couldn't remove with the DA.
I received my rotary about two weeks ago and made a deal with a buddy of mine to experiment/learn the Makita on his old beater Honda Civic with severe paint problems (including peeling clear coat) as recommended by Mike. Well, the beater is not here yet and I got anxious... Short story, I tried last weekend using the rotary on the trunk of my Lexus where some deeper clear coat scratches resided. I started by using the least abrasive product (#82) I had on hand with the #8000 yellow pad.
I started the process by cleaning the car using QD since I had recently washed and clayed the entire car. I then taped off all high spots, ridges etc. on the hood, and then used an old bed sheet and covered the rear window and roof. I followed all the recommended techniques as specified on this site and cut my time with the rotary on the car to about half of what I would do with my DA. Again, long story short, I spent a total of 5 minutes on the entire trunk top, and the scratches that I could not remove with the DA for months, even after going as high as #84, is now completely gone (and no buffer trails).
Even though my car is silver, I could still see the difference in the shine between DA and Rotary.
This morning I performed the same procedure on my hood and achieved the same result. There was one deep scratch that I could not remove with the #82/#8000/Rotary combination, so I moved up to #80/#8000/Rotary combo and achieved the result I wanted after one application. After these two tries, and after many buckets of sweat from fear of damaging the paint on my Lexus beyond repair, I have come to a few conclusions:
1. Rotary is an awesome tool!
2. Rotary works extremely fast!
3. Because the Rotary is awesome and works extremely fast, it must be respected and full concentration is required at all times.
4. Rotary is easier to use (for me), without the handles that came with the tool from the factory. I removed the handle from my DA also and the feel is much more familiar after I did the same to the Rotary.
5. Never try the Rotary on anything other than a beater car for the first time.
Anyway, I'm extremely happy with the results and with the fact that my first ventures with the Rotary had a happy ending. Rest assured however, after I've seen what the Rotary can do in such a short time, I will proceed with even more caution from now on.
I have been using the DA for quite some time now and have had some great results with it on my own daily driver, as well as a few co-worker's cars. After much time, much reading on this forum and much thought, I decided to get myself a rotary buffer (Makita) to tackle a few trouble spots on my Lexus that I couldn't remove with the DA.
I received my rotary about two weeks ago and made a deal with a buddy of mine to experiment/learn the Makita on his old beater Honda Civic with severe paint problems (including peeling clear coat) as recommended by Mike. Well, the beater is not here yet and I got anxious... Short story, I tried last weekend using the rotary on the trunk of my Lexus where some deeper clear coat scratches resided. I started by using the least abrasive product (#82) I had on hand with the #8000 yellow pad.
I started the process by cleaning the car using QD since I had recently washed and clayed the entire car. I then taped off all high spots, ridges etc. on the hood, and then used an old bed sheet and covered the rear window and roof. I followed all the recommended techniques as specified on this site and cut my time with the rotary on the car to about half of what I would do with my DA. Again, long story short, I spent a total of 5 minutes on the entire trunk top, and the scratches that I could not remove with the DA for months, even after going as high as #84, is now completely gone (and no buffer trails).
Even though my car is silver, I could still see the difference in the shine between DA and Rotary.This morning I performed the same procedure on my hood and achieved the same result. There was one deep scratch that I could not remove with the #82/#8000/Rotary combination, so I moved up to #80/#8000/Rotary combo and achieved the result I wanted after one application. After these two tries, and after many buckets of sweat from fear of damaging the paint on my Lexus beyond repair, I have come to a few conclusions:
1. Rotary is an awesome tool!
2. Rotary works extremely fast!
3. Because the Rotary is awesome and works extremely fast, it must be respected and full concentration is required at all times.
4. Rotary is easier to use (for me), without the handles that came with the tool from the factory. I removed the handle from my DA also and the feel is much more familiar after I did the same to the Rotary.
5. Never try the Rotary on anything other than a beater car for the first time.
Anyway, I'm extremely happy with the results and with the fact that my first ventures with the Rotary had a happy ending. Rest assured however, after I've seen what the Rotary can do in such a short time, I will proceed with even more caution from now on.
. It's good to hear that some less experienced rotary users are getting good results. It helps me build up my nerve more. 
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