Im looking to find some type of high-speed rotary polisher for use on running boards, the inside of rims and some other surfaces.

Any recomendations on what tool and wheel,brush or pad to use for high speed polishing on surfaces other than paint?

Also, any recomendations on buffers and pads to use for waxng and polishing paint?

 

Porter Cable 7424 for paint. It is not cheap but it is VERY hard to hurt anything with it. Excellent learning curve with this 1. I wouldn't recomend starting with a $20.00 polisher even if you had someone experienced showing you how to use it

 

if you dont know how to run a high speed buffer correctly(few do) then the porter cable is a great tool. with foam pads theres almost no chance of hurting the paint. polishes and wax depend on your vehical it self is it light or dark does the paint look good already or does it have oxidation on it. are you trying to remove scratches or just making it look better.

 

Thanks for the advice guys. My paint looks good already, so i was hopeing to use an ordinary buffer for that and just make it look a little better. I was looking to try out the high speed polisher on more forgiving surfaces, like the inside of rims and on my running boards. So you guys are recomending the porter cable unit for both applications (high speed and for buffing paint)? Also, is the porter a dedicated buffer unit, or is it an adapted grinder? Do you guys use the porter to apply and remove wax? If so, which pads do you use when? Sorry I just have alot of questions.lol. Do you guys have a link, or know a model number for this porter cable unit?

 

you can get the porter cable on almost any site just type in porter cable polisher in google it will come up. it is a dual action polisher not a high speed polisher so its almost inpossible to burn threw the paint. i like to use foam pads again cause they wont burn threw the paint. if you go to a few car detailing site then you can look up the different pads and what not that they have.
http://www.rightlook.com/index.asp?P...PROD&ProdID=48
http://www.rightlook.com/index.asp?P...S&Category=157
http://www.rightlook.com/index.asp?P...S&Category=105

 

Thanks again Brownie. I may have to pick one up as a Christmas gift for myself.lol Also, what kinda setup are your running in your falcon? I have a buddy who has a 408 stroker in his mustang. Aluminum heads(vic jr's), victor intake, and a comp cam(232/240 565/575). The car makes alotta power and burns alotta rubber.hehehe

 

ill post some pics of it soon along with the specs on it. (got to get the cord to connect the camra to the computer been meaning to get one for alomst a year now lol ) its my chevy eater . i dont get to run it as much as i would like to and its not the most street friendly vehical lol

 

Heres what I use. The white pad comes with it is used for light polishing. This is the improved version of the porter cable. The lake country pads are great. Orange is a light cut/polish pad, white is polishing, black and blue pad is for glazes and waxes.
This is the machine here
http://www.glimmerglassdetailing.com/uldema.html

 

Take a look at the Maguires machine, it is made by porter cable, and has a lifetime warranty.

 

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