How to compound, polish and jewel paint to perfection using only the the rotary buffer

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How to compound, polish and jewel paint to perfection using only the the rotary buffer


This class starts at 2:00 PM on Sunday

You must reserve your seat by calling Andre at 1-800-869-3011 x244


Class covers,


  • How to prepare a car when using a rotary buffer.
  • How to buff off and edge without burning through the paint.
  • How to pick up a bead of product using the 10 @ 10 Technique.
  • How to use a rotary buffer to edge a panel.
  • How to do precision or surgical buffing.
  • How to use a wool pad and a compound to remove deep defects like swirls, scratches and sanding scratches.
  • How to use a foam pad to remove holograms from the compounding step.
  • How to use jewel paint to perfection using gold jeweling pads.
  • How to clean pads the right way with a pad cleaning spur.
  • How to use a pad washer to clean pads.


Here's my demo car for this class.


Note: These picture were taken months ago and since then something has happened to the paint, it's now filled with swirls and scratches. Were going to go over how to remove the paint defects and then jewel the paint to perfection using a rotary buffer.

1941 Chrysler Business Coupe

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See you here!

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Rotary Buffers

A rotary buffer is a tool that spins a pad in a single direction. These tools are gear-driven and the most powerful tool in the industry for polishing paint as well as boats.

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I'll be going over compact versus full size rotary buffers

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Compounding

I'll be going over how to use wool pads and compounds for heavy cutting...


Cutting out sanding marks on a 1965 Mustang Fastback GT

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Removing swirls fast out of a 2000 Lotus Esprit

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Removing oxidation from a gel-coat boat hull
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I'd be interested in some info on this one Mike:

How to buff off and edge without burning through the paint
 
Polishing

We'll go over how to use foam pads for the polishing step. This is the step where you remove any compounding haze or holograms left by the abrasives in the compound or the fibers from the wool cutting pad.


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Jewelling

I share the techniques for how to use a rotary buffer to jewel paint to perfection to leave a swirl-free finish.


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Less than the weight of the machine
This is showing that we're actually using a little bit less than the weight of the machine for the last few passes for this section.

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This class starts at 2:00 AM on Sunday

You must reserve your seat by calling Andre at 1-800-869-3011 x244
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Wow this class starts really early on Sunday! :)
 
AudiFL said:
Wow this class starts really early on Sunday! :)
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Yeah, that's pretty early for "car guys" to get out of bed for on a Sunday...


But if it's important enough to them they like me, they probably have an alarm clock.


I teach both of these classes at my 2-day Detailng Boot Camp Classes but these boot camp classes are only held three times a year and the price is $995.95 to attend.


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Hi Mike,

Didn't mean to sound sarcastic or disrespectful by any means. I just really thought it was a time typo. Thanks for the clarification! :)
 
AudiFL said:
Hi Mike,

Didn't mean to sound sarcastic or disrespectful by any means. I just really thought it was a time typo. Thanks for the clarification! :)
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Sorry... now I understand.... been multi-tasking...

The first class is in the AM (morning) and you're correct, the second class is in the PM or afternoon.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, will make the change right now.


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AudiFL said:
Hi Mike,

Didn't mean to sound sarcastic or disrespectful by any means. I just really thought it was a time typo. Thanks for the clarification! :)
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What I wrote still hold true... getting out of bed at 8:00am so a person can be at a class by 9:00am can be hard on some people but if it's important then it's just a matter of setting the alarm clock and then getting out of bed when it goes off.


Also, I figured out why the time was wrong when I first posted this and that's because I copied and pasted the text from the below thread to "borrow" the formatting but fogot to change the AM to PM and it starts at 9:00am!


How to use the Flex 3401 to detail faster and maximize profits!


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