Choosing a Buffer and Wax..
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Choosing a Buffer and Wax.. Wanted to get some scratches out from towels and possible some deeper ones..Any suggestions on a buffer and wax treatment? I am not a skilled detailer, and have never used a high speed buffer..so I am concerned about burning the clear coat. What up with the Porter Cable, will that get deeper scratches out?
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Originally Posted by SuperBuick
The porter cable coupled with Menzerna Intensive and Final polish will eliminate all of your fine scratches - anything deeper than the clear coat requires touch-up paint work.
The porter cable unit WILL NOT ever have a chance of burning through your clear or paint.. well unless your using very gritty compound (which you wouldnt)..
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my Porter Cable 
A high speed buffer can blend clear coat and eliminate orange peel with one pass of a heavy compound. A Porter Cable machine even with a coarse pad and a heavy cut compound will take forever.
Get the Porter Cable and a decent polish for weekly details and light to heavy swirls. Scratches are a different ball game, even a rotary can fix deep scratches, they need to be filled.
Get the Porter Cable and a decent polish for weekly details and light to heavy swirls. Scratches are a different ball game, even a rotary can fix deep scratches, they need to be filled.
Look at this link for general pictures and information about the Porter Cable.
http://www.properautocare.com/porcabpolac.html
http://www.properautocare.com/porcabpolac.html
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It will not take out deep scratches.. then again it wont swirl and burn your paint.. its a trade off
Removing light scratches and swirls is what its for.. for bad stuff seek a professional.
It will not take out deep scratches.. then again it wont swirl and burn your paint.. its a trade off
Removing light scratches and swirls is what its for.. for bad stuff seek a professional.
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Sorry for the newbie question...but do you guys wax the car with these each time? I mean, do you use the buffer to apply the stuff, then another pad to buff it off? SOrry...im car-show-retarded.........or show-car-retarded.
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Waxing is different than polishing - polishing removes the scratches and "cleans" the surface to some extent. After you polish you need to follow up by hand with a wax/sealant. I usually apply these by hand with a foam pad as I find it easier.
-Tom
-Tom