Polishing with RO150

[Tayler_mann]

Recently I have gotten into doing some high grit polishing with my Rotex. I want to take it a step further and get the fine sponge and the sheepskin polish pad. My question is do I need the polish sanding pad to use either of the two? If I don't besides the undersized lad what benefits does it have for me over my hard or soft pad? I appreciate the responses ahead of time.

 

[ear3]

As you mentioned, the green polishing pad is undersized and has a slight amount of give, so that the foam and sheepskin pads extend past the edge, and thus you don't mar the surface of the item being polished with the pad.  In terms of hardness, it's perhaps midway between the hard and the soft pad (though I'm not sure this means anything when polishing).  It's also thinner than the sanding pads, though again, I'm not sure if this has a functional purpose.  Otherwise there's no difference.  It's worth getting, since in polishing you tend to move the Rotex out of parallel with the surface quite a bit.  One thing to consider as well is that if you switch back and forth between sanding and polishing on the same pad, you're more likely to have sawdust residue, which may interfere with the polishing process.

 

[Kev]

Are you talking about flat timber surfaces or are you talking about a paint surface? Keep in mind the ROTEX sanders are also used in high end auto detailing, the range of pads and compounds are designed to compete with the best out there!

You absolutely need the polishing pad and as mentioned, contaminants from sanding will ruin your polishing efforts.

 

[Tayler_mann]

Are you talking about flat timber surfaces or are you talking about a paint surface? Keep in mind the ROTEX sanders are also used in high end auto detailing, the range of pads and compounds are designed to compete with the best out there!

You absolutely need the polishing pad and as mentioned, contaminants from sanding will ruin your polishing efforts.

I'm going to be doing raw timber mostly for my furnitures lines accent pieces and a few other projects. I am planning on buying a small scrap of wenge and giving it a high polish to see what the grain is like for a picture frame. Also I do lots of custom acrylic panels for customers and would like to see how it fairs for polishing the edges. Also I have a paint booth and want to use it to buff the automotive paints I spray for customers. So basically it will be used for all aspects of polishing.

 

[tjbnwi]

Polishing pad, sometimes times need to add a couple of interface pads for contoured surfaces.

Tom