Well I decided to try out the 9227C on some trouble spots on my 04 black Mustang GT. After I washed it today I said I might as well try it out and see what the Makita could do. Sorry for the quality of the pictures some are not up to par, I need a new digital camera. The areas done on the pictures are front of the passenger door and the left side of the rear bumper above the exhaust tip. Some of the deeper scratches will be refined a little more in my next paint correction. Products and tools used: Meguiars M205 Duragloss 105 DI yellow foam hand applicator pad Chemical Guys Evolve4R foam 5" backing plate LC white 5.5" pad DI All Purpose Microfiber towels IPA diluted to around 50% tooth brush (to clean the pad) Makita 9227C (used at speed 600 to around 1800 rpms) Here are the before pics Here are the afters the first is of the passenger door and the second is the rear bumper cover. I was pleased with the rear bumper cover. The deeper scratches on the door stayed but I didn't want to go aggressive since it been while since I used a rotary polisher and didn't want to risk burning the finish. I will wait until I practice some more on my fathers work trucks. Excuse the specs of dust on the finish, others are small rock chips from the front right wheel picking up small rocks from the street. I like this last pic I think its a nice reflection shot. This is just a picture of how the mustang looks.
Thanks I really like all the new items so far. The 9227C is great, its way different than my PC but I like it. The last time I used a rotary was several months ago and it was a Dewalt which was like polishing with a cinder block, its a heavy unit. I still have to use the CG Evolve 4R backing plate more to see how it really handles. Today it helped out greatly but I still need more time with it.
Thats true Frankie, at least for M205 I should have kept it between 1000 to 1500 rpm like it states on the bottle. Good thing is it worked out fine. As you can see I finally got the Makita.
I think the real difference with these padded backing plate is in areas such as your fenders. With a regular BP, the polisher would want to jump around, and it's tough to control for me. I got the 3M plate shortly after, and I never looked back.
Thats why I wanted this backing plate to use on the fenders the quarter panels and the bumpers, yet I might stick to using my PC for the plastic panels until I get more practice with the makita. I'm not sure yet.
