Rotary buffer dilemma
06-21-2006, 01:16 AM
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Rotary buffer dilemma My wife bought me a cordless rotary buffer for Father's day. It is not an orbital buffer. I'm kinda scared to use it after reading some of the threads on them. Should I take it back and get a Porter Cable? Or just be very careful? I don't want to hurt her feelings but I don't want to hurt my paint either. 
06-21-2006, 04:27 AM
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I'm with them - MUCH better off with the PC - just explain it to her nicely she'll understand. I usually just give my wife the exact info on what to buy me or a direct link to the site - she's really into cars but doesn't always know all the little details...
06-21-2006, 07:44 AM
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Unless you have someone else's car to use for a ton of practice, I would strongly recommend going with an orbital.. the PC should always be your first tool to learn, imo.
06-21-2006, 08:56 AM
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Return it and get the PC. Like I tell my wife: I appreciate the gift, but this is what I need. Then she says " I didn't know" Then you say " Thank you for the time you spent finding a gift". Also explain a repaint is next if you don't know what you are doing with the rotary. Everybody stays happy.
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06-21-2006, 08:47 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. I don't trust myself to not get in a hurry one day and screw up my paint. I'm definitely taking it back and going with the PC. It's not worth saving a hundred bucks and spending it on paint instead. So from what I hear it's pretty hard to mess up with the PC right? Has anyone ever burned through with one?
06-21-2006, 09:28 PM
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without using it as a hammer, the worst you can do with a PC is create a little extra work for yourself by using the wrong pad or product, but it is very hard to damage anything with it ..
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Originally Posted by 2K2WS6TA
About the only way to mess up your paint with a PC is to drop it on the car
