Troubleshooting

Wrong wheel for LUXI

Incorrect or contaminated wheel choice can cause heat, poor control and uneven gloss.

Symptoms

  • Overheating.
  • Unexpected aggressive cutting.
  • Poor control.
  • Contaminated finish.
  • Uneven gloss.
  • Smearing or cloudy surface.

Likely causes

  • Wrong wheel or buff type.
  • Buff too hard or too soft for the task.
  • Impregnated or contaminated buff.
  • Residues from another compound.
  • Buff not dressed or cleaned.

Checks

  • Check wheel condition, compound amount, surface preparation and cleaning sequence.

Recommended fixes

  • Use the buff specified by the workflow.
  • Use a clean buff.
  • Separate buffs by compound where practical.
  • Dress or clean the buff before continuing.
  • Check speed, pressure and heat.

Prevention

  • Use the buff specified by the workflow.
  • Keep buffs separated by compound where practical.
  • Clean or dress buffs before they become overloaded.

Process photo

White stitched muslin buff for LUXI polishing workflow planning

LUXI White stitched muslin buff

White stitched muslin buff for standard controlled polishing and softer first-stage alternatives.

White unstitched muslin buff for LUXI alternative final polishing workflow planning

LUXI White unstitched muslin buff

White unstitched muslin buff; R0011721_1.EPS is a byte-identical duplicate of R0011721.EPS.

White stitched Calico buff for LUXI controlled wheel logic planning

LUXI White stitched Calico buff

White stitched Calico buff; firmer than loose muslin and reserved for controlled harder-material logic.

Sisal buff for aggressive LUXI cut-down workflow planning

LUXI Sisal buff

Sisal buff for cut-down stages with LUXI Black before cotton-wheel polishing.