acrilic polishing?
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Dana
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Well whatever you choose, just try to keep the buffing pad wet. Once the compound starts to dry up is when any pad will start to melt the surface. Keep plenty of compound on the surface and every now and then use microfiber to wipe clean and check progress
fragmatic
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It is vital that there be product between the foam and the plastic. If the foam touches the plastic you will get a fusion of plastics from the heat of friction. Most of the time that is caused by too high of RPM and is not the foam's fault.... you have to slow down and not create any heat between the pad and the plastic. Another good way to prevent that is to shift to an orbital sander for the final work.... and keep it moving.
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You guys are making this to technical. I ues a high speed buffer, using Novus Scratch remover. You put it on the buffer, buff it in, it will haze over, and you keep buffing until it takes it back off. Then repeat, and you do this a few times, catch the edge of the acrylic with your eye, to see if you can start the next level. If not yoiu do it again. Its really not that hard to do at all. You just have to keep the buffer moving.
Dana
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We're just giving pointers. He doesn't have to consider our tips if he doesn't want to. He's the one concerned about using foam pads and the potential risks. We're just lowering his risk factors with proven methods. I just refinish cars, what would I know about buffing "sarcasm"
fragmatic
retired reefer
Means you spend most of your life sanding and polishing!
Dana
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Indeed. I am quite familiar with the buffer.
Reefer is correct that it is easy. It's also easy to screw it up.
As long as you know the basics you should be fine.
I tend not to buff till the compound disappears, some people do. But as mentioned, once there's nothing between the buffing pad and the surface, the risk of generating heat and burning something is greatly higher. That's all
Reefer is correct that it is easy. It's also easy to screw it up.
As long as you know the basics you should be fine.
I tend not to buff till the compound disappears, some people do. But as mentioned, once there's nothing between the buffing pad and the surface, the risk of generating heat and burning something is greatly higher. That's all
