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Hi all my name is Jeremy and I am a SGT in the ARMY and I am currently stationed in Ft Leonard Wood attending the Army prime power school, which doesn't leave a lot of free time at the moment for detailing! I was prior Navy electronics tech for 6 years and then came into the army as a heavy construction equipment operator, FUN stuff but I wanted to go back to electricity!!! I've slowly been amassing a collection of pads, polish, wax, tools etc... and I currently have a makita 9227c rotary which I have used solely with Meguiars 105, 205, ultimate compound and polish along with CCS pads some kompressors and a few meguiars pads as well. . I've had some good results but inevitably a few holograms here and there. I have never used a DA yet but I am leaning toward a porter cable just for the cost vs longevity of it as well as the fact it has a proven track record plus I just read a post about changing the action of the tool for the final polish and how Mike described no one proving they have a hologram free finish with just a rotary. Anyway, my wife thinks I'm obsessed with "car stuff", I don't argue I think she may be right! Looking forward to talkin with some of you I know there are tons of knowledgeable people here both professional and hobbyist that all want to point the new guys in the right direction.

Oh yeah, I have a 2005 BLACK (why did i do that) Grand Cherokee Limited, I sold not too long ago a 2002 Mustang GT with a bunch of mods like 100 shot of nitrous, aluminum driveshaft, 4.10:1 rear gears etc... fun car but kids prevailed!

Any questions feel free to ask !

Jeremy
 
Hello Sgt. I am a retired first sergeant and currently live in te area of Ft. Wood. As a matter of fact, I retired from there. If you're interested, I have a PC and a Flex. If you want to try either, let me know.

Oh yeah, thanks for your service!

Kenneth
 
kab1sg said:
Hello Sgt. I am a retired first sergeant and currently live in te area of Ft. Wood. As a matter of fact, I retired from there. If you're interested, I have a PC and a Flex. If you want to try either, let me know.

Oh yeah, thanks for your service!

Kenneth
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I appreciate that and if I end up with a free weekend I may have to take you up on that. The makita is good but even as careful as I am I still see some hologram effects in spots here and there that weren't apparent right after polishing not bad though as I still finish with 205 or ultimate polish and a soft pad. Im curious to try XMT, Pinnacle, and Chemical guys brand stuff too. What polish do you usually use?

Your Welcome and Thank You as well for serving Top!
 
Welcome Sarge! I took basic and AIT at Ft Lost in the Woods. Thanks for your service!

Of coure you have an obsession. After looking at OD and camo all day, you want to see sometning SHINE! lol. Tell the wife there are worse things to be spending your free time with.
 
Thanks for your service Sarg.

Welcome to AutoGeekOnline.

Rick
 
Welcome to AGO!

Hmmm, 'Squid' to Army Green...is that kinda going to the dark side or vice versa? Just teasing Sarg...

Bill
 
Welcome to the board. Ft Leonard Wood eh? Ugh. Hated that place. Nothing around. Good luck!
 
BillE said:
Welcome to AGO!

Hmmm, 'Squid' to Army Green...is that kinda going to the dark side or vice versa? Just teasing Sarg...

Bill
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A little bit, I had tried to go back active Navy but at the time they wouldn't accept prior service back in so I went to the army and they pretty much said no prob sign here! I enjoy both though and I'm over halfway to retirement so I will end up with much more Army than Navy time in the end. Hoooah!
 
BlkHemiLTD said:
Hi all my name is Jeremy and I am a SGT in the ARMY and I am currently stationed in Ft Leonard Wood attending the Army prime power school, which doesn't leave a lot of free time at the moment for detailing! I was prior Navy electronics tech for 6 years and then came into the army as a heavy construction equipment operator, FUN stuff but I wanted to go back to electricity!!!
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Hi Jeremy,

Welcome to Autogeek Online!


:welcome:



BlkHemiLTD said:
I've had some good results but inevitably a few holograms here and there. I have never used a DA yet but I am leaning toward a porter cable just for the cost vs longevity of it as well as the fact it has a proven track record plus I just read a post about changing the action of the tool for the final polish and how Mike described no one proving they have a hologram free finish with just a rotary.
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By changing the action of the tool and using a tool that both oscillates and rotates instead of just rotates you ensure a swirl free finish.

Here's my article for anyone reading this into the future and note that I don't say no one can create a swirl free finish using only a rotary buffer as I believe it can be done and I believe I've done it.

What I say is that not ALL paint systems buff really well and that it's not always about the person doing the buffing it's about the paint and some pants just don't polish that well.

The other thing I point out in a very detailed article is that the only way to know if a person is leaving a hologram free finish is to somehow test and inspect and all the people on all the forums that post that they in fact can leave a hologram free finish using only a rotary buffer always seem to forget to show how they tested, inspected and proved they did so. Yep, that part always gets left out... :D


Hologram Free with a Rotary Buffer

After Machine Buffing with a Rotary Buffer - Not stripped, just wiped clean
HologramFree01.jpg


Again, welcome and the Porter Cable is a very trustworthy DA Polisher and as long as you get 5.5" thin pads it's a very capable tool and always able to remove any holograms left by the rotating pad on a RB polisher.


:)
 
Welcome:xyxthumbs: I also took Basic at FLW so I don't have fond memories of that place!
 
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