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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 07:16 PM |
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foam or lambswool
its final come to the point where im about to buff back my lil bro's eh wagon, now i usually wouldnt ask this question but should i use a foam
pad or lambswool ???
i usually stick to what i can do best which is foam, but some people are saying otherwise :jesus
its the original gypsland green (a lightish green) with a white roof on it.
this also leads to my other question all the other cars ive buffed back have been all one colour, should i use a different buff pad for the different
colours ? this mainly concerns me because of the car having a white roof.
any info would be great thanks :thumb :beer
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 08:30 PM |
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It is a matter of preference. I personally prefer foam.
The painter at work prefers lambs wool.
You can use same buff different colours.
If you do get sponge I recommend you get a softer one for acrylic.
We used to get orange ones that were hard and white ones that were a bit softer. You are less likley to burn the paint with the softer one.
The sponge ones are easier to wash out, and you can buff with the sponge slightly wet.
Like I say there is no right or wrong answer.
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| posted on February 24th, 2004 at 09:23 PM |
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buffing
Before polishing diffrent colours clean either pad with a screwdriver draging across from the middle to the edge whilst pad is spinning.Lambswool is
easier to go through the edges with.
Personal preference wins out.
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| posted on February 25th, 2004 at 09:46 AM |
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yeah after a night to sleep on it i decided that ill use the softer foam one......as for cleaning it i usually use a block and some sand paper at a
low speed  prolly not the best idea for some people to do as ive seen the
way some people swing a buff around :o :o :o
thanks for the advise guys :thumb
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| posted on February 25th, 2004 at 04:50 PM |
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Wash It
I've found that you need to wash both foam and lambs wool pads regularly because the compound can clogg and harden thruogh the frictional heat
and thats what leaves buff marks in your paint.
The foam pads are easier to remove and put back on I find the wool pads to be a bit of a pain
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| posted on February 25th, 2004 at 05:03 PM |
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I recommend washing not scraping with an implement to clean a pad. Especially foam. It would be wrecked. Warm water is the easiest way and
contaminants will also be removed.
Wool can be washed too, and only takes a minute of spinning to dry enough.
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| posted on March 1st, 2004 at 10:51 PM |
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not that I give a rat's about shiny stuff or things, but in your professional opinion wotcha think of the worth of the 50 buck buffer/polishers?
ever tried one? how bad could they be? is there something to watch out for on the cheaper buffers? do they dig or burn or whisper evil things at you
at night?:alien
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| posted on March 1st, 2004 at 11:21 PM |
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Never tried the cheaper buffers.
I would assume they would burn out quicker and possibly not have the consitency of speed or power a painter requires.
I would like to see what would happen if a rat was polished to bare metal. 
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| posted on March 2nd, 2004 at 05:30 AM |
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if i could stand the smell of burning hair i'd do that y' know:P
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