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What machine and pads are you using? . Robert

No. Contact Makita! Robert

Well, crap, but thanks. RSW

Is the problem the color of the light or the UV? Thanks

This is taking longer than I thought... he said, tongue in cheek. RSW

Mike, You and I occupy different places in this space. I appreciate your position as what I would call a fair representative of all the machines, as I said, showcasing each machine in the best possible way. That's important because people who read this board use all those different tools...

Mike, Nice work. You mentioned you might like other Lake Country pads better with the Makita PO5000C. Their new Force pads have become my go to pads - with the exception of the Grey pad which I've found too hard. I did find that it could be softened up by getting it wet, spinning it out...

Try running the 400 on the orange pad till it shines through. Then wipe off the haze and go over the spot again with just the worn out 400 that's on your pad, there should be enough left to leave a lighter haze. RSW

That's likely not a dangerous kind of mold but when I come across mold in cars - barn finds - I put on a mask and gloves and try to wet it as much as possible without disturbing it - I want it dead before it gets airborne and I throw away the cloths I use and wash the brushes in bleach. The...

Without having the machine in hand or a schematic, it looks like they've used a two stage gear reduction between the motor and the spindle. Since the RPMS run between 450 and 1750, that would make sense because it would let them run the motor at a decent speed while still being able to get the...

Todd, The Mille is what the PO5000C should have been. I can't tell you the number of people I've talked to from the various tool manufactures advocating for a tool like that. At the same time, I have to say, there are some things that could be done differently IMHO. If you're going to be...

From the top looking down while the machine runs against the paint. RSW

OK, I'm going to guess the product is one of the ones I mentioned or something very similar and the machine is the PO5000C, RSW

Mike, OK, then, since you really did get it ready for cutting - the solvent wipe down - and we both know how diplomatic we're being here, lol, I'll stick to my time frame. Ed is a great guy, you can believe anything he says about me. All the best, RSW

Mike Solvent wipe to start might not be the worst idea. RSW

OK. I would start with the Hitachi SP18VA rotary and use, depending on the result I got, Jescar heavy cut or Menzerna 400 or Wizards Mystic Cut with either the foamed wool pad from Lake Country or the Twisted wool pad depending on how deep the scratches on the paint are and how much correction...

Hey Mike, We've both been around long enough to have done a lot of cars that were painted with lacquer. Some of the ways we worked then still work but I'm sure we've both abandoned a lot as systems changed and we've had to adapt. I don't know this for sure, but I'd bet when left to our own...

In the most extreme case, here's what I did. I'm not going to step by step this with pictures because I didn't take any so I'll just describe the process. First, I started at 11AM - I drove the car by a shop where a friend of mine works to show him the car before I started. I'd been trying to...

I like the clay towel and I might be using it differently from most. First, I get a grout sponge and cut a diamond pattern into it. I make the diamonds about a half inch wide and cut about half way through the sponge. Then, when I use the towel, I wrap it around the cut sponge so the cut...

block those numbers - everyone. RSW