Restoration questions

[jcall]

I run my buffer at about 1/4 to 1/2 speed while I'm sanding and polishing. The problem I have is it seems like the sanding discs are wearing out to fast and I get splatter all over the front cap of the car. Then tehe car has to be washed. What can I do to solve these problems?

[gt_repair]

One thing I try to do is have a large cover layed over the side of the car to catch the splatter. This will help on clean up.

When using your discs, Have spray bottle with water and spray off the light and the disc to keep the disc from clogging up and keep the light misted to help keep everything wet..

See if this helps..

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[magayoso]

Hi, I do this job by first covering the whole car almost- with a fine plastic sheet as they use for painting protection, it's very cheap. then, I seal the border of the lights with tape, so I dont have to clean up anything that gets into. The discs wear out very quickly, use the water sparingly, just control it and do the 1 minute timing. M.G.

[ADAM DUTHIE]

If you want the disks to stay useful longer, then use a little more water. As seen above though, some people prefer using less water. It's a matter of choice on that... Just so long as you use enough water to avoid "scorching" the plastic.

For the masking side of it, we use a 2' wide roll of adhesive plastic masking to make the job easy and quick. Usually 4 2-3' lengths of the stuff covers enough of the vehicle to avoid splashing any compound on the car; however, the compound is water soluble, so all that is needed for cleanup is a damp cloth.

As a side note, I personally recommend masking off the grill too, since that is the most tedious place to remove over-spray from.

Also, I don't know how you are approaching the lens when you have the compound on it, but if you aren't doing this already, it can be a useful technique:
Apply a small amount (think toothpaste portions) of the compound to the disk. Spray the disk and lens with water. In small circular motions, spread the compound over the area of the lens you are working on without turning the machine on yet. Then, turn on the polisher, and you should see less spatter.