I was a die hard Orbital Guy. After all it made a lot of sense and besides I wanted to be as gentle as possible on my Blue Hull and produce the best shine possible. And in that regard the orbital does a nice job. And I have never let my gel coat oxidize so the Orbital always worked fine.
But, I purchased a rotary buffer awhile back and used that sparingly on some of the topside white decking in the past and it did a great job there as well. So, this time I decided to use the rotary on the blue hull and see what would happen. I used a wool pad and made sure it never got dry which I think is one of the secrets to getting a scratch free finish on a dark colored hull. To make a long story short, it worked fine and made the job go a lot faster. So now I am a convert and will likely use the rotary instead of the orbital in the future. So lets hear from all you Polishing Gurus out there...what is your primary buffer of choice........Orbital or Rotary?
Dave
But, I purchased a rotary buffer awhile back and used that sparingly on some of the topside white decking in the past and it did a great job there as well. So, this time I decided to use the rotary on the blue hull and see what would happen. I used a wool pad and made sure it never got dry which I think is one of the secrets to getting a scratch free finish on a dark colored hull. To make a long story short, it worked fine and made the job go a lot faster. So now I am a convert and will likely use the rotary instead of the orbital in the future. So lets hear from all you Polishing Gurus out there...what is your primary buffer of choice........Orbital or Rotary?
Dave