Dave and/or Tony...
There are polishers and there are polishers... For my money, nothing
produces a better finish than the Cyclo Dual Head Professional Polisher. Check
out...
http://www.wingwaxers.com/orderproducts.html
The Cyclo Dual Head unit does at it says it does, and makes it impossible to
burn the surface. I've used mine on cars for five years or so. I've had (and
still do) several other heavy duty polishers, but nothing comes close to what
this unit can produce. Another source for it is a place called "Top of the
Line" Detailing Supplies. They call the Cyclo Dual Head polisher "Best Polisher
in the World"... Period! Check out this link, which is the result of doing a
search on the http://www.topoftheline.com/ website.
http://store.yahoo.com/tolae/cycorpol.html
Jeff
Dave DeFord wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Tony Krzyzewski" <tonyk@kaon.co.nz>
> > Does anyone know of a product which will go over a painted surface to give
> it a
> > super gloss look? I tried Carnauba wax as recommended by Polyfiber but
> didn't
> > achieve the look that I wanted - and it added a yellow tinge to the
> finish.
>
> Our airplane was painted with Dupont Chroma Base (base coat/clear coat)
> paint. Wet sanding with 2000-grit paper leaves a very smooth, but dull
> finish. To bring up the shine, we first buffed it with a 3M rubbing
> compound, using a coarse pad on a heavy duty Hitachi buffer. This was
> followed with 3M polishing compound, using a fine pad on the buffer. A
> light duty buffer/polisher proved useless for this task, and hand
> application of these products never comes close to achieving the results we
> got with the right buffer. The Hitachi buffer costs about $250 here, and is
> similar to other suitable buffers in the same price range from Dewalt, etc.
> I'd recommend talking to a local automotive paint supplier or professional
> painter for recommendations on tools and materials.
>
> You have to be careful to keep the buffer moving, and run it at low speed
> only. (The only use we have found for the high speed settings is to spin
> the water out, after cleaning the pads.) The tool must always be held at an
> angle that prevents the pad from catching on an edge of the painted surface,
> or it can go through the paint in a fraction of a second. The final hand
> polishing is easy, after the buffer does the hard part of the work. The
> results are well worth the effort, as the final finish has such a high gloss
> that you can see a mirror-like reflection of your face in the surface.
> Clear coats are noted for their high, wet-look gloss, but I assume that
> other paints would also benefit from this procedure. No wax is needed to
> achieve the gloss, but some people feel it helps to protect the surface.
>
> Dave DeFord
> N135TD
>
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