80&83 with rotary need advice

[Cosmin]

how do you use 80 and 83 with rotary? what speed, steps, i usually go 600(2steps)-900(2steps)-1500(3-4steps)-900(3steps) same i use with 105 , but with 105 i get better results than 80 and 83 with same method. i may apply 83 and 80 wrong...
thank you!

[Rebel442]

Re: 80&83 with rotary need advice

what kind of pads are you using with the different products...results rely largely on pad and product choice...105 with the pad your using could be a good combo, but the same pad with 80 or 83 not so much...

i would say thought that 80 and 83 are more an aggressive polish where as 105 is a compound...so it make sense that you would get better scratch results with the 105 then with the 80 and 83....

when i use 80-83 i tend not to go over 1600-1800 i start with 900 to spread then go to 1200 for first couple of passes then go to 1600 for the last few passes, then back to to 900 to polish a little...

same with 105 but i dont go over 1500 with the 105 because it is a heavier compound

[Mike Phillips]

Re: 80&83 with rotary need advice

For a general speed setting, stay around 1500 RPMs for both products using a rotary and any pad you're using.


What are you working on?
What are you trying to accomplish?

[Ivan Rajic]

Re: 80&83 with rotary need advice

I use M80 pretty much 90%+ of the time I'm detailing.... it's a good cutting as well as finishing polish when paired with the right pad... I mostly use it on Meg's 8006 and 9006 pads but sometimes on LC white and LC PFW... regardless of pad choice, process is almost always the same...

1 pass @ 600 to spread
1 pass @ 900 to spread some more (when wanting it to be more aggressive, I use little pressure)
1 pass @ 1200 to lightly polish (a bit more pressure when I need it to be more aggressive)
2 passes @ 1500 to polish/correct (no pressure to heavy pressure depending on your goals)
after 1500 I step down in 1/4 increments on my Makita, so from speed 3, which is 1500, I'll go to 2.75, which should be about 1350, then 2.5... so...
1 pass @ 1350 (very little to no pressure)
1 pass @ 1200 (no pressure)
1 or 2 last passes @ 900 to finish (no pressure)