I've been "learning as I go with the refurb on my radar arch. I've been using a 7" digital-vari speed rotary buffer (always on it's lowest range since I'm a beginner), starting with tan "cutting pads and Meguiars Med cut followed by Fine cut squirt on's on BLUE PAD, followed by Turtle Wax brand polish on a black (polishing and applying liquid wax) foam pad and have gotten an impressive amount of gloss back. Always wiping by hand with those terrycloth towels between each operation. The hull sides aren't in nearly as bad shape as the horizontal surfaces and other than removing the "shadows from the decals/ striping I don't plan on replacing doesn't look like it'll require as much "cutting" before polishing. I'm planning on going right over the thin red/ blue stripe ( held up pretty well in a "test area"). If it goes badly I'll remove it but otherwise it'll get polished and waxed.
My question... For the final polishing would you apply with the foam and buff with Terry cloth towels by hand or use a wool pad on the polisher? Or will it make much difference? Same question in regards to final waxing after applying replacement decal/ stripes. Would you wax and buff by hand or rotary polisher? or one by hand and polisher on the other? Meguiars pure Carnauba sure brings out the reflection on car bodies but they aren't subject to salt spray and more time between rewaxings so any first hand experience/ opinions are appreciated as well with various waxes, marine or otherwise. I use auto wax on our helicopters and when next to one that has been gone over with "aircraft specific" wax, you can't tell the difference and concluded that "XYZ Specific" sometimes differs only in price. Not looking to win any awards for finish but hoping to turn a head or two when I tell em it's a '90 and I did it myself..... Thanks,
Dave
My question... For the final polishing would you apply with the foam and buff with Terry cloth towels by hand or use a wool pad on the polisher? Or will it make much difference? Same question in regards to final waxing after applying replacement decal/ stripes. Would you wax and buff by hand or rotary polisher? or one by hand and polisher on the other? Meguiars pure Carnauba sure brings out the reflection on car bodies but they aren't subject to salt spray and more time between rewaxings so any first hand experience/ opinions are appreciated as well with various waxes, marine or otherwise. I use auto wax on our helicopters and when next to one that has been gone over with "aircraft specific" wax, you can't tell the difference and concluded that "XYZ Specific" sometimes differs only in price. Not looking to win any awards for finish but hoping to turn a head or two when I tell em it's a '90 and I did it myself..... Thanks,
Dave
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