i wanna get one of those polishing machines they talk about in the adds to polish my tc, anyone have any info on them.. feedback?

 

Go to WalMart and get an orbital hand buffer. Best bang for your buck. They are pretty much idiot proof.

 

get the porter cable polisher/waxer. i did some research on it and they were all good. its used by a lot of auto shops as well.

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/inf-pc7424.html

 

Be careful with it! Don't use any pressure, let the polish & the tool do the work. Inexperienced people using such buffers have gone through their paint before realizing it, so go slow and stop to check your work frequently.

 

thanx guys ive been hand waxing and its been workin great i guess ive just become lazy lol

 

You'd have to try really hard to burn paint with an orbital...the Porter Cable 7424 and Ultimate Detailing Machine (UDM) are good ones but the Flex VRG seems to be the closest to a rotary with the safety of an orbital.

I suggest you spend some time surfing www.autopia.org to find anything you want to know about detailing, including techniques. products and machines.

 

i have the porter cable 7424, don't really need it for the tC, just bought it a few months back and never used it, but the reviews were really good on it...

 

i suggest the UDM like mentioned above.

 

As buffing / polishing being one of my expertize if I may say. You should practice on other cars that aren't important (if you have the option) before trying it on your car. When I was learning how to buff I went through many corners and edges. Remember dont ever buff against an edge. If it catches the edge you have a super good chance of stripping the paint. Especially with corners.

I suggest getting a oscillating buffer. It does a great job, reduces swirl marks way better than an orbital buffer because if an orbital buffer catches a piece of dirt or something its going to drag it everywhere. If your planning on using it on refinishing projects like the steps after painting a car. Then you need an orbital buffer as its way stronger and faster.

Practice allot! Youtube is a good place to start.

 

Porter Cable 7424 w/ velcro backer and 3 stage pads FTW!

Takes out haze, scuffs and brings out a deeeeeeep shine. Glassy smooth paint once done. Water goes flying off the finish so fast you can hear it scream in pain!

Read this to know all about it and how to use it:
http://autopia.org/forum/autopia-pro...-polisher.html

 

I recently picked up both the 6" and 3" random orbital polishers from Griot's Garage (griotsgarage.com). When used with their machine polish and wax, they produce an excellent shine. But I'm biased towards Griot's and have almost their entire catalog of products. I agree that you should practice on a vehicle whose owner doesn't care about it. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy, but somewhat time-consuming, no matter what polisher you use.

 

has anybody here ever use the old red Millwaukee buffer? I hated it. Theres only one speed and its super f*king fast. Talk about holding bricks in mid air, that buffer must have been 20 lbs. It was one of those old buffers from the 80s / 90s I think where if you turned it on, it had a high pitch wine and it would interrupt radio signals. They made me learn on that so that when I use a regular todays technology buffer it would be ok.

 

^^ I think that might have been a right-angle grinder with a buffing pad on it. Buffers should be orbital and not wind up to 10,000 rpm