Hi there,
I purchased a RO 150 used about a month ago and have been really impressed by it, using it with my CT26 for a lot of sanding. I had read some great reviews of it as a polisher recently and realized that I could probably retire my dual action polisher that I use for automotive detailing, and that I no longer needed a rotary polisher on my wish list!
I had some minor paint correction that I was trying to tackle on my rear bumper and thought I would try the RO 150 on it, I am using the green polishing backing plate that luckily was included when I bought it. I mounted some Lake Country pads that I used with my old 6" DA polisher and conditioned the pad as I normally do, I also removed the vac attachment and its sub-handle from the RO150 since I wouldn't use dust extraction for polishing. The RO 150 did a tremendous job, I used a low speed setting in both modes to buff out a number of minor bumper scratches. After hearing horror stories from others about burning paint with their first time using a rotary polisher I was cautious, I was a little OCD about checking temps on the body with an IR thermometer as well as my hand just to make sure I wasn't going too fast or risking burning things up.
My question just comes from when I used the IR thermometer on the backing plate after I was done about 15 minutes of polishing, I was a little concerned when I found that parts of the backing plate reached 190-200 degrees fahrenheit. I know this isn't enough to melt the pad, but I just wanted to check in to see if this is in the acceptable range, is it getting close to the top? I'd like to know when / if to give the RO150 a rest before I rish melting a pad. Because I was using a thick foam polishing pad, the surface of the pad itself was much lower, so I wasn't concerned about this heat transferring to the paint, just more about melting the backing plate or potentially damaging the RO 150.
Thanks for any advice - really impressed with how well this machine worked, I'm surprised I haven't heard more about the use of the RO 150 on my detailing forums - this worked lightyears better than any other machines I have used and still had plenty more power on tap.
I purchased a RO 150 used about a month ago and have been really impressed by it, using it with my CT26 for a lot of sanding. I had read some great reviews of it as a polisher recently and realized that I could probably retire my dual action polisher that I use for automotive detailing, and that I no longer needed a rotary polisher on my wish list!
I had some minor paint correction that I was trying to tackle on my rear bumper and thought I would try the RO 150 on it, I am using the green polishing backing plate that luckily was included when I bought it. I mounted some Lake Country pads that I used with my old 6" DA polisher and conditioned the pad as I normally do, I also removed the vac attachment and its sub-handle from the RO150 since I wouldn't use dust extraction for polishing. The RO 150 did a tremendous job, I used a low speed setting in both modes to buff out a number of minor bumper scratches. After hearing horror stories from others about burning paint with their first time using a rotary polisher I was cautious, I was a little OCD about checking temps on the body with an IR thermometer as well as my hand just to make sure I wasn't going too fast or risking burning things up.
My question just comes from when I used the IR thermometer on the backing plate after I was done about 15 minutes of polishing, I was a little concerned when I found that parts of the backing plate reached 190-200 degrees fahrenheit. I know this isn't enough to melt the pad, but I just wanted to check in to see if this is in the acceptable range, is it getting close to the top? I'd like to know when / if to give the RO150 a rest before I rish melting a pad. Because I was using a thick foam polishing pad, the surface of the pad itself was much lower, so I wasn't concerned about this heat transferring to the paint, just more about melting the backing plate or potentially damaging the RO 150.
Thanks for any advice - really impressed with how well this machine worked, I'm surprised I haven't heard more about the use of the RO 150 on my detailing forums - this worked lightyears better than any other machines I have used and still had plenty more power on tap.
