C230K, what are you waxing with?
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Unlike most, I use Meguire's only, it work's for me and it's easy to run to the store when I run out. Went to their home page and bought their orbital buffer kit, at a good price, the car is a year old and my Volvo is two and both look great. Give it a try and then decide.
http://www.teammeguiars.com/store.asp
Tom
http://www.teammeguiars.com/store.asp
Tom
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it does look great! my dad and brother use it as well. they have nothing but great things to say about it and the price! i used it on my VW last time i waxed my car up there in July.
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it's called all around plus, the buffer is warranty thru them for life. it's easy to use and does a wonder job. Clean,polish and then wax. you need to order extra pads for thte puffer, one for each process.
..... to see video on the buffer in action go to
http://www.teammeguiars.com/getschooled_clinics.asp
Tom
..... to see video on the buffer in action go to
http://www.teammeguiars.com/getschooled_clinics.asp
Tom
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C250 Coupe 2012
do not under stand the question about coat of paint. if you watch the video, you will under stand. You can see what else (renntech), at the next auto-x here in Florida, what's under the hood I keep to myself, do not want to get into debate about what is best, but it works for me.
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Oh, I don't want to debate you. I was just wondering if you actually had one of their products or if you just put the sticker, kinda like some people put the AMG on their car. I'm not going to come to FL from OH, but that's fine if you bought their stuff. I bought a Kleemann pulley, so I spent more money than the ASP crowd as you probably did too. It may have cost more, but it works well, and I can't return it anyway, so why worry about it?
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I once worked detailing cars, and next door was a body shop. We used a device that looks just like the polisher in the plus kit, but was called a buffer.
It would remove a layer of paint from the car and giving it the impression of a new paint job. You could only do this a few times before the car would need a respray.
I guess I was trying to figure out if this is the same type of device.
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It would remove a layer of paint from the car and giving it the impression of a new paint job. You could only do this a few times before the car would need a respray.
I guess I was trying to figure out if this is the same type of device.
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An orbital buffer is not the same type of thing and is safer because it does not build up as much heat on the paint. The buffer you are talking about can remove paint, but you can use it many, many times. It will only burn off the paint if you are using it wrong. It's not used to give the impression of a new paint job. It fills in scratches and thus makes the paint looker newer.
I'm not an expert so I'm sure others can explain this better, but I have buffed some cars and it is safe if you are doing it right. If you try it on a car that is highly oxidized, you will actually see the paint on the buffing pad. This seems to happen a lot to red that hasn't been taken care of. The pad will turn red as you buff. But it looks a lot better when you are done. If you do it often enough, you will not see paint on the pad.
I'm not an expert so I'm sure others can explain this better, but I have buffed some cars and it is safe if you are doing it right. If you try it on a car that is highly oxidized, you will actually see the paint on the buffing pad. This seems to happen a lot to red that hasn't been taken care of. The pad will turn red as you buff. But it looks a lot better when you are done. If you do it often enough, you will not see paint on the pad.
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thats the type of buffer my dad and brother used with the was. it works really well and you have to change the pad for appyling, buffing and finishing and 1 or to times theu the bufing process or finishing. but the end result looks awesome!
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That's why I bought the orbital buffer so I would not screw up the paint, but would save a little work and get good results. For me it was worth the money, as I like to keep my car looking good. Guess it's also pride of ownership. It does get the looks, of course it could be the color.
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Originally posted by C230K
You can see what else (renntech), at the next auto-x here in Florida, what's under the hood I keep to myself, do not want to get into debate about what best, but it works for me.
You can see what else (renntech), at the next auto-x here in Florida, what's under the hood I keep to myself, do not want to get into debate about what best, but it works for me.
i am guessing the renntech pully?
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Originally posted by Matt230K
I'm not an expert so I'm sure others can explain this better, but I have buffed some cars and it is safe if you are doing it right. If you try it on a car that is highly oxidized, you will actually see the paint on the buffing pad. This seems to happen a lot to red that hasn't been taken care of. The pad will turn red as you buff. But it looks a lot better when you are done. If you do it often enough, you will not see paint on the pad.
I'm not an expert so I'm sure others can explain this better, but I have buffed some cars and it is safe if you are doing it right. If you try it on a car that is highly oxidized, you will actually see the paint on the buffing pad. This seems to happen a lot to red that hasn't been taken care of. The pad will turn red as you buff. But it looks a lot better when you are done. If you do it often enough, you will not see paint on the pad.
There are orbital buffers and rotary buffers. Orbitals are most akin to buffing by hand, the pad spins and it rotates at the same time. The motions are like orbitations, randomly choosing one every time. They do not generate a lot of heat and technically you can do the same job by hand (but your arm might fall off trying to do so). My PC random orbital spins to 6000 opm.
Rotaries only spin on a set axis, like a drill might. They spin to around 1500 rpm (it really depends on the model). Notice that this is rpm and not opm. Rotaries generate significantly more heat and they can do much more in good hands. In unexperienced hands, what you get is buffer marks and too much paint (clear-coat or not) removed.
BTW, and orbital does not fill in scratches as you describe. Orbitals simply apply a motion to work in a product. They can remove swirl marks with the correct polish. Also, there are few good orbital buffers out there. If you see a 10" one at Sears, you might as well skip it. Don't let them try and sell you a Turtle Wax palm buffer either. You will need something that could be used for sanding, something from Porter-Cable, Makita, or comparible brand. The PC is not very powerful, so anything less is useless, and the same results can be achieved by hand.
