AZS2KDancer

Can you explain to me what the "tape" step is?

Thanks,

redboost10

Tape emblems, trim, moldings, etc.

dwight

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ad.php?t=31555
http://truthindetailing.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=1446
http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-P...for-polishing/

AZS2KDancer

THANKS!!!, I'm learning a lot from you guys. You may think it is simple, but to someone who's never heard this advice before, it is like a revelation. Now I need to source the Blue Painter's tape in different widths and get some more products. That preparation step never dawned on me before.

redboost10

blue painters tape can be bought at walmart

AZS2KDancer

Thanks, but I have a moral reason for NOT shopping at Walmart. I don't want to get into politics here, so I'll shop somewhere else.

AZS2KDancer

The 7424XP might be good, but I just bought a Makita 9227C-X3. I didn't want to buy two if I was in any way dissatisfied with the 7424XP, so I opted for this one first time out. I can see that polishing the cars will take a lot of time and be best done in cool weather. That means starting at dawn for me and finishing the days' work by 10:00 a.m.

redboost10

any hardware/auto parts store as well.

dwight

I assure you that I find nothing to be simple or obvious. I spend a lot of time of forums and using Google. There is a lot of conflicting information out there.

I also avoid Walmart like the plague. I ordered my tape from Amazon. I just got a bulk pack of 1" tape and use that for everything. It was a lot cheaper than buying single rolls. FWIW, I use about half a roll per car.

I've heard that it takes years to learn to use a rotary properly.

redboost10

if you can learn on a rotary, youll never use a da again. literally cuts the time in half