DA paint buffer advice

[SVSooke]

All the bits I've gotten done so far.





Not a paint job up to nvr2old standards but I'm not Larry either.I just take all the advice I can and do my best.

[silverhorse47]

It's really as simple as the heat "melts" the finish to a point that it smooths out and shines.

This I didn't know. I thought that polishing compounds smoothed the surface until it was smooth enough to reflect light, and that it was wax that melts with heat, fills pores and surface imperfections then came to a shine.

What type of paint responds to heat by melting and shining up? I've always been confused about the difference between 'compounding' and 'polishing'.

Thanks,

S.

[nvr2old]

Urethanes are what respond to heat. Lacquers and enamels do the same but not quite as efficiently as the urethanes. Compounding is a much more course application with a wool pad. Polishing is bringing up the final shine with a fine compound then a soft pad and a swirl remover, followed by wax..which shouldn't be applied to fresh paint for at least 90 days. There are finishes designed to take the place of wax for that amount of time and don't contain any silicons that would trap air, thus, not allowing the paint to breathe and cure properly.

[gsgeezer]

Polishing is bringing up the final shine with a fine compound then a soft pad and a swirl remover, followed by wax..which shouldn't be applied to fresh paint for at least 90 days. There are finishes designed to take the place of wax for that amount of time and don't contain any silicons that would trap air, thus, not allowing the paint to breathe and cure properly.

Said by an expert!!

[nvr2old]

All the bits I've gotten done so far.

Not a paint job up to nvr2old standards but I'm not Larry either.I just take all the advice I can and do my best.

Those parts look WAY better now. Nicely done. Might hit em with the yellow pad and fine compound a little more, followed by the swirl remover and black pad again, and then you should be good to go. I'm proud of you for sticking to it, man..way to go

[SVSooke]

Those parts look WAY better now. Nicely done. Might hit em with the yellow pad and fine compound a little more, followed by the swirl remover and black pad again, and then you should be good to go. I'm proud of you for sticking to it, man..way to go

Awwww shucks,I stick to it because I have no choice.A few bits need to be resanded.Look better in pics than in life.Need a new drill,my old Craftsman tore up it's rear bearing.Bought it cheap used so I don't feel to bad.