Links to Articles on How-To Use a Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

[Mike Phillips]

Links to Articles on How-To Use a Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

Here's the links for my articles in no particular order.

How to use a Rotary Polisher

How to use a Rotary Polisher Here's the demo vehicle I used to teach my recent class on how to use a rotary buffer, it's a 1966 Corvette Sting Ray that's filled with millions of swirls and scratches. How you see the paint on the car depends on ho you inspect it. A swirled-out old 2-door...

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How to use a rotary buffer

How to use a Rotary Buffer The rotary buffer, also called a rotary polisher or sander/polisher and even a wheel by old-timers is the fastest and most powerful tool when it comes to removing swirls, scratches, water spots, oxidation and wet sanding scratches in the detailing world...

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Rotary Buffer Tip - Prime the side edges of foam cutting pads

Rotary Buffer Tip - Prime the side edges of foam cutting pads Here's a technique that can save your butt when doing aggressive cutting into curved panels. It was buried in another article of mine written back in 2010. Anytime you're buffing next to an adjacent panel and it's possible you...

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How to buff off an edge when using a rotary buffer

How to buff off an edge when using a rotary buffer Correctly buffing off an edge... ***Proactive Preface*** When I say, buff off an edge I don't mean remove the paint off the edge but instead how to best hold the polisher when moving a spinning pad over an edge to reduce...

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Rotary Buffer Tip - Prime the side edges of foam cutting pads

Rotary Buffer Tip - Prime the side edges of foam cutting pads Here's a technique that can save your butt when doing aggressive cutting into curved panels. It was buried in another article of mine written back in 2010. Anytime you're buffing next to an adjacent panel and it's possible you...

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https://autogeekonline.net/threads/...-make-it-dance-on-paint-mike-phillips.119804/

Rotary Buffer Question

This past weekend, at my detail training, I used a rotary for the first time. The trainers advised us to slightly lift the pad to one side when buffing because when holding the pad flat to the surface the rotary will tend to walk. When I tried to hold the pad flat the buffer most certainly did...

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Trend: Flexible Backing Plates for Rotary Buffers

Trend: Flexible Backing Plates for Rotary Buffers Flexible Backing Plates provide, An extra level of cushion when using a rotary buffer which helps you when buffing on curved panel and over body lines. The flexible foam interface heps to distribute pressure more evenly over the face of...

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Trend: Flexible Backing Plates for Rotary Buffers

Trend: Flexible Backing Plates for Rotary Buffers Flexible Backing Plates provide, An extra level of cushion when using a rotary buffer which helps you when buffing on curved panel and over body lines. The flexible foam interface heps to distribute pressure more evenly over the face of...

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Hologram Free with a Rotary Buffer

Hologram Free with a Rotary Buffer Over and over the topic of buffing out a car hologram-free, that is without leaving any swirls induced by the rotary buffer, pad and product always comes up on detailing discussion forums. Over the years I've see a lot of people claim they can buff out...

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Hologram Free with a Rotary Buffer

Hologram Free with a Rotary Buffer Over and over the topic of buffing out a car hologram-free, that is without leaving any swirls induced by the rotary buffer, pad and product always comes up on detailing discussion forums. Over the years I've see a lot of people claim they can buff out...

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Surgical Buffing

Surgical Buffing Working on thin panels or intricate areas is what I call surgical buffing. In order to do surgical buffing you need the right tools. We have these new 3" pads and together with a 3" backing plate and an adapter for using double side pads but I use them as an extension...

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https://autogeekonline.net/threads/edging-buffing-the-paint-around-edges.36874/

https://autogeekonline.net/threads/rotary-buffer-talk-with-bob-eichelberg-from-flex-tools.36990/

The New FLEX PE14-2-150 Rotary Buffer

The New FLEX PE14-2-150 Rotary Buffer At SEMA 2010, Flex introduced their brand new compact Rotary Buffer. I was honored to receive the #2 production unit and it's already seen lots of use at this year's SEMA show. In fact I encouraged everyone that stopped by our booth to test it out and...

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Bumblebee - Testing out the NEW DeWALT DWP849X

Bumblebee - Testing out the NEW DeWALT DWP849X For some reason when I look at the new DWP849X I think of Bumblebee Probably comes from my son being a fan of Transformer movies... :) Been kind of busy lately with some other projects but plan on taking the Bumblebee out for a...

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Rotary Buffer- Stick Handle - Hoop Handle - Or no handle at all

Rotary Buffers: Stick Handle - Hoop Handle - Or no handle at all Had a gentleman e-mail be about buffing out aluminum tanker trucks and in our e-mail exchange the question of which style of buffer is best came up. Best is a relative term especially in the detailing world so I thought I...

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Destructive Polishing - Don't get clearcoats hot! by Mike Phillips

Destructive Polishing - Don't get clearcoats hot! by Mike Phillips There are a number of reasons why I write an article, sometimes it's to share a tool. Sometimes it's to share a technique. Sometimes it's because a topic continues to pop-up so instead of typing out an answer (over and over...

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https://autogeekonline.net/threads/...t-get-clearcoats-hot-by-mike-phillips.115493/

https://autogeekonline.net/threads/holograms-in-gel-coat-boats-by-mike-phillips.77091/


Probably not as many articles as other car and boat detailers, but likely more than most.


Mike