Buffing

[IanDouglas]

hi, I need a bit of help for tomorrow please. :) . when I use the buffer how many parts should I divide the car up into ?. Is the bonnet classed a one bit or should I half it. I hope it doesnt seem like a stupid question but I'm not sure how much I should do before I polish the section off. I did read the car care section but couldnt find any info relating to this :

[Scorpion]

Depends on the polish you use,i've used Maguires and you can cover the whole car then attack it with the buffer,but some prefer to do it panel by panel personal choice really.

:D

[IanDouglas]

:D thanks, what i'll do is one panel and see how I get on , then just do the whole car if it works out ok. I wasnt sure if it was alright to leave the polish on the car for a length of time, but if its ok to do so that will be better, as it will save me keep swapping the covers over :)

[Matthew_McNally]

Ian,

have a read of the machine buffing article in our Lexus Car Care Centre.

lots of useful advice in there ;)

[IanDouglas]

Hi Matthew,

thanks for the info, I did reply to your post, but DOH! I thought I had pressed the add reply button before leaving the program :) .I think I had a senior moment . The paint work has come up a lot better thats for sure, but I think another buffing would do it the world of good, so thats for the weekend. It also could be because I'm hooked on polishing it