should you put polish on the cloth of the buffer?

cheers

 

You should use an applicator pad

 

i was going to apply with a lint free colth, let it dry, then buff of with
buffer, but dampen the buffer pad with polish first?

is that correct

 

put the polish on the car first non on the buffer!

 

i have been told that can leave small swil scratches though

 

you would be better of applying the polish with a buffer then taking of using a microfibre cloth.

 

oh and what buffer are you using?

 

Benn 304R

cheers, its a clrake one, resembles a grinder, had variable speeds etc,
it was a birthday present

 

There mainly used for compounding, I wouldnt use it tbh.

Ideal if your paint is "flat" ie no shine. If thats the case get some compound ie farcela g10 or g3 and apply that with the buffer, but keep the area you are buffing moist with a mist of water.
Then take that of with a decent cloth then apply polish by hand and remove with another decent cloth and then follow that up with a decent wax, then you should have a nice and shiny car

 

Hope your not practicing on the escort!!

 

Have heard horror stories about Ford paint not being able to take the heat and literally going through to bare metal before.

 

Some times buffers "burn" the paint of not kept moist...

Be careful

 

Just watch the edges, if its a new mop head it sometimes has a mind of its own and it dont take much to burn through, as i have found out a few times at work

 

It doesnt need to be kept wet if useing g3, just keep the mop moving and dont let the panel get hot!

 

should be applied to the car

 

right, cheers all, i am going to go do it now, but i think i will do it all by
hand, safer option

 

G3 DEFO needs to be used with water, and plenty of it. It needs the water for the abeasives to break down properly, and u need a bit of heat in the pannel.

Rotary is fine, if your using a sofr foam head, and a light polish - much better than by hand.

 

when i worked at a body shop for citron didnt use water and polished 30+ cars a day! just the way i was shown, may be wrong but i never had any problems

 

A lot of bodyshops get it really wrong. I bet they told u to use the side of the buffer/hold it at an angle?

If you use it dry, it will remove flat marks, but will leave marks of it's own due to the abrasive's not breaking down. New soft paint isn't as likely to mark as old paint though.