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 Pocket Size Water Bottle
Two tricks the pros use when
machine polishing.
If you watch a professional
paint and body technician machine polish a vehicle or spot buff a scratch,
you'll notice they inevitably use two spray bottles. One bottle is filled with
water. The second bottle is filled with a 50/50 solution of water and Isopropyl
Alcohol.
The water bottle is used to
mist foam pads when applying compounds and polishes. This serves two purposes.
It keeps the compound or polish wetter, longer so it can be worked over the
surface without drying out. It also reduces surface temperatures to prevent
burning the paint. I use this water bottle so often during polishing that I keep
it in a pocket in my detailing apron.
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second bottle, with a 50/50 solution of alcohol and water, is used more
often with a circular polisher (Makita, Dewalt, etc.) but I have used it
with dual action polishers like the Porter Cable 7424. If you're spot
buffing to remove a swirl or light scratch, you want to know when to stop
polishing. When is the swirl gone? Typically, you stop often, wipe off the
residues and inspect the surface. This isn't foolproof because
compounds and polishes have filers to hide swirls. Is the swirl actually
gone or just hidden with fillers? The pros use the alcohol and water
solution to remove any fillers and get a true look at the surface. |
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I mark my second
bottle
with a Magic Marker. |
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If the swirl is still visible, you'll know to keep polishing. If you mist
and wipe the surface with this solution and the swirl is gone, you're
done. Stop polishing.
Our pocket size spray
bottle has "WATER" silk screened on it. I use a Magic Marker and
write "ALCOHOL" on my second bottle so I always know which
bottle is which. |
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