Recent content by bravozulu

Thanks for all the advice. It's real late here in California and I just got in. I made a few errors in my posting. The pads were Lake Country, not Cobra. I asked the same question on the Festool Forum and learned that my machine is not a DA device in the sense that American equipment is. The...

1994 Toyota Camry. Repainted white (same color) in December. painted on a cool day. 1-Day did the job. Their medium grade Sinclair Polyurethane. They advised letting the coat cure for 90 days. I've restored cars, and had them painted. This painter earned a B+ in my opinion. Good flow out. Few...

The 150 in the model name of the Festool stands for 150mm. That equals 6". Most pads are slightly oversized. I've got some Cobra pads that are 6.5". It's not critical. In most buffing and polishing procedures you want to watch out to not use the edge because that is a quick way to burn through...

Who makes or sells a cheap window wiper with a handle? My $7 wonder from Pep Boys has hardened up and isn't doing a good job. I would prefer one with about an 18 inch handle.

thanks to all of you. i washed the car late in the day and it was in shade. I looked at it this morning in the bright sun and the chrome is flawless. FALSE ALARM. Lucky me. That Griot's wheel cleaner sure does a nice job. I think I can answer my own question about MF pads and clothes used in...

I bought some of Griot's Chrome Wheel cleaner along with the 3-finger mitts from from AG. My Toyota Camry is 18 years old. I had the wheels acid washed about 5 months ago. Today I used the Griot's and the foam finger-mitts to clean them and there are a few surfaces where the chrome looks like...

A few of you mentioned body lines. Do you mean high points, such as the crown of a fender or bend in a truck lid? Do those places get taped? I know it's easy with a buffer to try to round off a crown, so that spot is liable to burn through.

'94 Camry Coupe. Painted 90 days ago - white. Will be using Festool RO sander/buffer w/ Lake Country pads. Griot's #4 polish. It has been 3 decades since I polished a car. I viewed the demo Videos here, and taping is a foreign concept to me. What portions of the body do I tape? And afterwards...

My foam cannon is the $29 special from Griot's. I used it first with Griot's shampoo, then tried it last week with DP's Xtreme Foam. Following their l:4 dilution ratio didn't give me the lubrication I wanted, so next time I'll use 1:3 soap-to-water. The wash went fine, at 1:4. No complaints.

Today I used DP Exteme Foam in a foam cannon for the first time. Dilution for non-bucket use is suggested at l:3 or 1:4. I used 1:4 but would like a bit more lubrication, so I'll bump it up a bit next time. The wash was about the same as Griots, the only other shampoo I've tried. Cleaning...

Can somebody translate ONR for me?

On a Toyota Camry (2DR), how long will a 16oz bottle of Wolfgang's last me? Or, how many oz per application is common?

My main experience with modern power tools is limited to WoodWorking equpt. And I happen to own a lot Festool, including their RO 150 DA sander. Rotary or Random Orbital switch. Three decades ago I owned a Sioux right angle grinder and refinished and polished cars with it. The industry standard...

I worked in Air Operations at FedEx (not Maintenance). Because of the velocities of the air at the inlet, those Nacell trims are hardened. So don't be shy about the abrasives you use. I know that for buffing the windshields on 747s, the guys in the paint shop used over-the-counter 3M glass...

Thanks 5.4. I'm ordering the Lake Country pads today. Along with some DP Shampoo for my foam gun. The paint job is 2/3 of the way through a 90 wait period before I polish in order to cure. In the 70s when I painted cars with lacquer, you could comfortably do repair on the paint 1 hour after...