Rotary with urofiber 50/50 microfiber pads

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I've heard people achieve great results with this combination, and finishing up, if needed, with foam pad and a finer polish. They have a thicker foam between backing plate and pad face. I'm using a 6" Maxshine BP. Thick as well.
What are your thoughts? Experience?

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.. Hard clear on a C5 Corvette, and I'll be using 3D ACA 500 Xtra cut.
 
It will work but if you need that much cut on a rotary a wool pad would be a lot easier to control.

I find c5 vette paint to be very nice to work with. Have you tried a compounding foam pad with ACA 500? Foam compounding with 3d 500 on a rotary will get you a long ways.

A microfiber pad on a rotary with 3d ACA 500 will absolutley need a second refining pass to clean things up.

Also can you post a picture of the damage you're going after
 
Thanks for your feedback.
To be honest, the paint is in great shape overall.. Especially for a daily ZO6 . Just fine to medium scratches. Gloss and sickness are great. No swirls practically. Paint's never been corrected by previous owner in 17 years. Plenty of clear left.
I just wasn't pleased with the DA plus Mqeguiar's microfiber results I had with D300 or ACA 500.
So I bought a rotary.. I have these great urofiber 50/50 pads and was thinking of having a go. Perhaps I should just purchase a good wool pad or use a heavy cut foam pad as you suggest. ��
 
Noamtasini said:
Thanks for your feedback.
To be honest, the paint is in great shape overall.. Especially for a daily ZO6 . Just fine to medium scratches. Gloss and sickness are great. No swirls practically. Paint's never been corrected by previous owner in 17 years. Plenty of clear left.
I just wasn't pleased with the DA plus Mqeguiar's microfiber results I had with D300 or ACA 500.
So I bought a rotary.. I have these great urofiber 50/50 pads and was thinking of having a go. Perhaps I should just purchase a good wool pad or use a heavy cut foam pad as you suggest. ��
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What DA and what speed were you using with the microfiber pads? And these are cutting pads?
 
A piece of crap TCP Global DA with the microfiber cutting pads by Meguiars. Speed 5.
It has since given up the ghost..
On to the rotary I go :D
 
Noamtasini said:
A piece of crap TCP Global DA with the microfiber cutting pads by Meguiars. Speed 5.
It has since given up the ghost..
On to the rotary I go :D
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I would very much not recommend jumping on a rotary with a wool pad combined with 3D ACA 500.

If the damage is minimal like you say, which it still would be nice to see a picture, I would go with a quality da then would give advice on products after seeing damage trying to be corrected
 
That poor Vette : (

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I've used rotaries.. Never had any issues. Lack of common sense and recklessly applying the tool will get you the above. Never happened. Ever.
Either way thanks.
 
Noamtasini said:
I've used rotaries.. Never had any issues. Lack of common sense and recklessly applying the tool will get you the above. Never happened. Ever.
Either way thanks.
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I accept your challenge! I love to see a video of you finishing down perfectly on black paint with a rotary without the use of glazes or fillers!!! Especially when you questions seem a bit on the newer to polishing side.

By no means am I knocking you here, but perhaps try cutting with a rotary if need be and then finishing down with a DA.
 
Finishing with a rotary is done by thousands. It's not some secret artistic unicorn of a trade. I've done it in the past with low speed and pressure with a soft finishing pad.
I was just asking about the pairing up of microfiber pads and a rotary. Which some have succeeded with as well. Obviously trickier and not as recommended as wool/foam.
I'll probably just do B@S urofiber wool(supposedly they finish remarkably well)on a test spot, and finish with a soft foam if needed.
 
Please check out this thread. I was going to try to correct this hood with a rotary at first but found that a free spinning DA and a fiber pad followed up with a one step polish was a better option. The car turned out great and still does to thus day.

I don't know what your vette looks like, but the hood on this little Ford was really messed up. I think there were even scratches from one of those car wash brushes that people scrub their wheels with and leave laying on the ground.

Looks like its past the point of no return or just severely oxidized? Can it be fixed?

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