Wax buffing with Makita???

[Martin06]

Hi,

Need advice from experts...
I have been using Color X and NTX/Gold Class Wax on mine black Zuki GV with great results. As this requires a lot of handwork I'v bought Makita 9227c rotary buffer
For polishing purposes use of Makita is fair well explained on the forum and I hope that will be of great help with Color X (if can be used with it).

My intention is to apply wax with hand, let it dry, and buff with Makita with maybe blue or white pad. Is this possible
I have tried to find any info on forum but without results. Some people are using Rotary to apply wax but not for buffing.
I would realy appreciate some advice before I mess up something instead of improving. Thanks.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Wax buffing with Makita???

The most common machine method for buffing off the wax is to put a microfiber bonnet over a cuttng pad on a dual action polisher like the G100/Porter Cable 7424. The cutting pad is chose for this as it's a good, stiff base for the microfiber bonnet.

Now, whether you could or should buff the wax with a rotary I'm not 100% sure. I would think on the slowest speed and with very light machine pressure you could, but you do not want to buff it with just a dry pad. I'm pretty sure you'd leave a lot of marring behind doing it that way. Definitely get a MF bonnet to cover the pad.

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Wax buffing with Makita???

Using a rotary buffer as the last procedure to apply a product, or as the tool used to remove a product will tend to instill swirls into your paint.

It would be better to remove products by hand, and if possible make your last applied product be by using either a dual action polisher or by hand.

[Martin06]

Re: Wax buffing with Makita???

Thanks for opinions and advices.

Mike, is it advisable (possible/recomended) to use rotary with Color X, not for application but for polishing, I dont know why, but I still prefer to apply product by hand.
What is a better procedure, to apply Color X with hand and then rotary polish or apply with rotary and polish, buff by hand.

BTW, Color X is a wonderfull product.

Thanks

[Mike Phillips]

Re: Wax buffing with Makita???

Thanks for opinions and advices.

Mike, is it advisable (possible/recommended) to use rotary with Color X, not for application but for polishing, I dont know why, but I still prefer to apply product by hand.
What is a better procedure, to apply Color X with hand and then rotary polish or apply with rotary and polish, buff by hand.

BTW, Color X is a wonderfull product.

Thanks

Couple of things, ColorX is not formulated for use with a rotary buffer so just be aware of this... As far as which is better, applying ColorX by hand or with a Rotary buffer, well that depends upon what you're trying to do and what your goals are.

If you're looking for speed then it's pretty hard to compete by hand with the rotary buffer, if you're looking to remove serious below surface paint defects then it's pretty hard to compete by hand with a rotary buffer, the rotary buffer offers a lot of power and this power translates into the ability to remove a lot of paint quickly.

So it depends upon what you're hoping to do, what your goals are. One man's ceiling is another man's floor, rotary buffers tend to instill swirls into the paint, so if you're seeing swirls and you're okay with this then you have a system that works for you, if you're not seeing swirls then it could be the wax is filling them in or you're skills, abilities and paint system lend themselves to producing swirl-free results with a rotary buffer.