Griots garage Buffer works for me. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 26, 2021, at 2:53 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > You can do as much damage with a DA buffer as a rotary of you don’t know > what you’re doing. > > However, using a DA is far easier for the novice and the resources for how to > use one are plentiful. The material you use is critical as well. I try ti > stick with 3M or Meguire’s materials, as they’re the most “honest” as I’ve > found as far as performance. > > The best approach to cleaning up a finish is to start in an obscure area, > like the right rear door so if you screw up you don’t have to look at it > every time you walk up to the car, and begin with the least aggressive > material and move up gradually until you obtain the results you want. > > The single stage paints that Mercedes used during this time period are > extremely forgiving and easy to work with. I’ve recovered finishes on cars of > this vintage that others have refused to touch. > > -D > >> On Jan 26, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I am very Leary of using a powerful buffer because I have seen people burn >> through paint. I was watching a video and the guy had a “dual action” >> buffer. It was smaller and less power than a real buffer. I saw one for sale >> at harbor freight. >> >> I guess my question is what is a good buffer for someone that doesn’t want >> to use a 3000 rpm buffer. I have used the cheap round orbital buffers from >> Wal Mart. They are not powerful enough to burn through paint. But, they are >> also so low speed, they can’t really tackle bad oxidation. >> >> >> Donald H. Snook >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
