Can DA Polishers Remove Sanding Marks?

[@JhawkerZ]

Great demo. I really appreciate how you explained everything. It's hard work but doesn't have to be complicated.

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

Agree. Too many of us in the detailing world, tend to take something that should be very simple and turn it into Rocket Science. Thank you for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

[@seventysschev]

Thanks for the demo and explanations guys!

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

And thank you for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

[@btbd2785]

That Paint looks now like glass! Very nice 👍

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

My son-in-law and myself sanded down the entire truck, right up to the edges as he sprayed 6 layers of paint. Came out freaking amazing. The most difficult thing he has to do now is KEEP IT THIS NICE. I wish him luck, black shows everything. Thank you for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

[@rongamble9884]

I ended ditching my griot's g9 for a harbor freight hercules 8mm buffer polisher and it will remove heavy defects with ride pad and compound

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

Yup - gear-driven orbital trumps free spinning orbital any day of the week when it comes to speed and effectiveness. Thank you for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

[@rongamble9884]

@@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing I imagine I will probably end up later on upgrading to the flex polisher line those seem to be pretty legit polishers

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

@@rongamble9884 - I would say "yes" legit polishers. I have not counted lately how many FLEX polishers I have here in our Training Garage, but a LOT and they always perform as expected and as advertised. Mike

[@rongamble9884]

@@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing cool thanks for the response still hoping to make it out to one of your classes

[@btbd2785]

Would you prime the will pad the same Mike? Thank you

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

No, not normally. I start out with a dry but clean wool cutting pad and then using the 10@10 Technique, pick-up my bead or strip of product and start buffing. Normally with a dry wool pad, the pad will absorb some of the strip of product you picked-up, so I don't buff to long before adding a fresh strip of product. At some point, the working area of the wool pad is primved. I know some guys mist some pad conditioner, water or spray detailer onto a dry wool and foam pad when using a rotary, but this has never been my practice. At the end of the day, as long as everyone is getting to shiny - that's what's most important. Thank you for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

[@08yfz450buck]

Whats your thoughts on a random orbital polisher cutting better than a rotary?

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

I don't believe any random orbital polisher can cut better, more efficient or faster than a rotary polisher with a great wool pad and great abrasive technology. To take a deeper dive into this topic, most people that will make the claim that an orbital can cut faster than a rotary will say this and demonstrate this in the context of a smooth flat section of paint like in the middle of a hood or trunk lid. In the REAL WORLD - in the context of sanding down an entire car, there's simply no way any orbital can compete with a rotary when it comes to removing 100% of the sanding marks out of the ENTIRE car - and this means along all the edges, raised body lines, emblems, trim, etc. A free spinning random orbital will simply suffer from pad stalling when trying to remove sanding marks around edges and raised body lines and a gear-driven orbital will be to slow and awkward. Any bodyman knows the rotary is the right tool for the job and this is why for the first car on the FIRST day, first thing in the morning, I teach how to correctly use a rotary polisher in our classes. Thank you for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

[@08yfz450buck]

@@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing thanks for taking the time to explain this.

[@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing]

@@08yfz450buck - No problemo. I have actually sanded and buffed out a lot of cars besides the normal stuff most detailers do - that is use orbitals to buff out cars. Sanding takes everything involved to a higher level. -Mike

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

First!!!!