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Ok, i just had a quick question on compound. Should you ever worry about compounding paint with a rotary buffer? i have a client who has about 23 show cars so i have a lot of work ahead of me and he wants total paint correction on a few black cars.

I am nervous about screwing up the paint somehow just because of the value on the cars but i want to make sure that the results are the best possible. should i worry about burning throught paint with a rotary while using compound? or taking off to much paint on lacquer finishes?

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It definitely wouldn't be my first choice to correct the paint. If you must use a compound with a rotary for some areas or if some of the vehicles are super hard clears, then it should be fine. But remember to start with the least aggressive method first.
 
yea i always do but some of the cars have some serious RIDS and deep swirls. also he is a perfectionist and is gonna inspect every inch on the paint
 
You can easily burn through paint with a rotary and a lighter polish let alone a compound. Are you experienced with a rotary? If so you should have a pretty good idea of the risks, if not I would reconsider using a rotary on customers cars without some practice first.
 
shoeless89 said:
You can easily burn through paint with a rotary and a lighter polish let alone a compound. Are you experienced with a rotary? If so you should have a pretty good idea of the risks, if not I would reconsider using a rotary on customers cars without some practice first.
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:iagree:Just the fact that you have to ask concerns me. You sneeze and lose focus while rotary polishing near an edge or a painted door handle and a burn can occur very quickly. If you're not sure handed with a rotary polisher you might not want to cut your teeth on valuable show cars.:props:
 
If you must use rotary, tape all edges and watch rotation on edges. Watch all convex corners. If these are repaints, try to find out how much paint or clear were applied.
 
actually i am experienced with a rotary, i was just wondering if any body else gets very concerned with compounding while using a rotary. i guess i asked the question wrong
 
I compound all the time with the rotary and Im sure I got concerned the first 20 times or so...... but Ive never burned through paint. I can say that I will start with a mid grade to lite cutting pad and compound and I always keep the polisher moving. If I need more cowbell I will step it up, but then again I may very well be the luckiest detailer around.
 
To add to the above - I do all door handles and bends in the paint by hand...... so not to burn through - should've added that.
 
yea i do door handles and bends by hand as well or i pull out the griots garage da polisher and use that. i just hate the feeling when compounding with a rotary buffer. the compound seems to break down so fast. unless menzerna power gloss doesnt have a very long working time
 
If you aren't comfortable with doing a procedure with a more dangerous tool then stick with the safer method. You sound like you aren't comfortable to do swirl removal/compounding with a rotary, so stick to a DA. At least get your confidence some panels that aren't on a clients vehicle. Be honest with yourself when it comes to stepping up your detailing.
I have tried to push my rotary to the point of being able to burn/cut through paint intentionally and not done so. However, when I was not paying attention to where the edge of my pad on my DA was touching a bumper curve I cutting through the clear. Thankfully the client/neighbor was understanding and couldn't tell what I had done after I told him about it. That said, it is all about your attention to detail and knowledge of what can go wrong that will keep you out of trouble with any detailing/polishing tools.
 
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