educate me on buffers?

[Dalton]

how does this porter cable everyone talks about work? i understand the rotary like the makita someone posted not too long ago, pretty self explanatory but what are the differences, advantages and etc about these things? i'd like to get one but i'm scared of ruining my paint.

[JoeR]

The makita your talking about is a rotary buffer, its spin in on complete circle over and over, theres a good chance of burning paint if your not experienced with this type of buffer, a Porter Cable is an orbital type buffer which means not only does it spin in a complete circle but it also rotates while doing that, doesnt get as hot and much more user friendly.

[Mark]

Like mentioned, a Porter Cable Dual Action polisher is great for beginners. This is what I started out with. Granted you're not gonna be able to remove heavy scratches with it, but it can get mild to minor scratches out. I absolutely love my new Makita 9227C rotary buffer and don't see how I lived without before. It literally cuts the polishing time in half. I finished my Tahoe in about 8 hrs... the paint had a lot of swirls. I just started with my parents Suburban and it's in a lot worse condition than my Tahoe...... my Mom beats the shit out of it

It took a long time on the hood because there were several scratches. I clay barred it and man was it dirty. The rotary ate up the scratches and now it's looking great.

Just make sure you clay bar before you polish.

[aaronmc]

I was actually just going to ask this question after reading logan2575's thread.

[Dylan06SS]

To better understand the PC I suggest you read this:

http://autopia.org/forum/guide-detai...-polisher.html

and as was stated before... the PC is what you need to start with if you're completely unfamiliar with polishing machines. You can do a lot of correction iwth the PC... just not deep scratches or defects... with the right combination of pad and product you can virtually eliminate cobweb/swirls in your paint.