Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

[Bustedknuckle84]

I am trying to polish out sratches on car paint. I just bought a Dewalt 847 rotary polisher. http://www.dewalt.com/tools/metalworking-polishers-dw847.aspx .
I can find how to use it all day, but cannot find what people are using with it. What polisher compound is good to remove scratches and swirls?
please help

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

I use a variety of 3M products. You should visit their website.

 

[sasto]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

I use a variety of 3M products. You should visit their website.

I'm with Bob! In the boat business they make life easy. Plenty of product support.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

I've used 3M 2000 microfine, followed up with carnuba wax. Great results. Keep that polisher moving and wet or you'll be asking the best place to get spot paint work done.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

I've used 3M 2000 microfine, followed up with carnuba wax. Great results. Keep that polisher moving and wet or you'll be asking the best place to get spot paint work done.

Yes people who first buy a polisher go too fast and too dry..... end up burning paint off!! Just be careful.

 

[Bustedknuckle84]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

thanks for all the input, do all waxes and polishing compounds work with a rotary buffer? Look like 3m is the only company that states if it does or not.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

Yes you can in theory use any wax/compound with one. You should visit a junkyard and see if you can get a body panel from a car to play with and practice on BEFORE you venture on to something worth big bucks. Clear coat can be removed in a snap!!! with rubbing compound and a polisher.... then it will not shine but it will be smooth.

 

[Bustedknuckle84]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

ahhh got it im thinking about purchasing 3m scratch remover and mcguires carnuba wax, im going to play with a spare front bumper i have first, great idea though thanks.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

ahhh got it im thinking about purchasing 3m scratch remover and mcguires carnuba wax, im going to play with a spare front bumper i have first, great idea though thanks.

That scratch remover is allot of cash and made for a person who wants to do it by hand........ try some 3M fine cut or a big bottle of a 3m product.... your money will be better spent.

Okay so what accessories did you get for your polisher? Foam pad? Sheep's Wool Pad...... you should visit a good auto store that sells paint and they will have ALL the toys.

 

[Bustedknuckle84]

Re: Need some advice on Paint Polishing with a Dewalt Rotary Polisher

That scratch remover is allot of cash and made for a person who wants to do it by hand........ try some 3M fine cut or a big bottle of a 3m product.... your money will be better spent.

Okay so what accessories did you get for your polisher? Foam pad? Sheep's Wool Pad...... you should visit a good auto store that sells paint and they will have ALL the toys.

are you refering to 3M One Step Cleaner/Wax - Fine Cut ?
I did get a foam pad and a bonnet looks like a the end of mop kinda says buffer on it.