[noktekniq]

i want to wax my car, but im really lazy washing and waxing with hands. i was thinking about buying a machine that i can jsut hold and it will do the rest. which one should i buy? i don't feel like spending over 50 bucks on one. let me know of my choices

[missingpiggy]

Originally Posted by noktekniq

i want to wax my car, but im really lazy washing and waxing with hands. i was thinking about buying a machine that i can jsut hold and it will do the rest. which one should i buy? i don't feel like spending over 50 bucks on one. let me know of my choices

I can't think of any buffer that will be less then $50 that will be good. I mean you can go get it at autozone and costco, but they don't do much of anything at all. You can use them to spread stuff around but they're useless for products that need to be worked against a finish.

Get the Porter Cable or what I am debating on, the Ultimate. The Porter Cable 7424 is a couple of dollar less. I mean you brought a nice car, you don't want to screw it up with a $50 dolar buffer or better yet throw in another $50 or so and get a pro to detail it for you.

[ejazbmw]

sometimes i do it by hand when i have the time, but other then that i use a PC.

[Ascension]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

sometimes i do it by hand when i have the time, but other then that i use a PC.

I use my Black & Decker Buffmaster with these foam pads from Lake Country

[normtrum]

For a beginner you should absolutely stick with a random orbital. This makes it virtually impossible to make a mistake.

Also, do you really want to go cheap on something that is spinning on your paint? I have the random from Griot's Garage. http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog....1004&SKU=10925

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by Ascension

I use my Black & Decker Buffmaster with these foam pads from Lake Country

did you actually put you pad on the ground

i hope you planned of throwing it away

[missingpiggy]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

did you actually put you pad on the ground

i hope you planned of throwing it away

LOL, that is what I was thinking!

[OC Guy]

I use a Porter Cable 7424 and use Edge pads. I prefer them over LC pads.

[Ascension]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

did you actually put you pad on the ground

i hope you planned of throwing it away

Sorry, that was an old photo and yes, I did throw that pad away I stick with the foam pads from LK :rocks:

[brewstafari]

I'm with normtrum - gotta use the Griot's Random Orbital. Do yourself a favor and buy their wax kit - their Best of Show Wax is great as well.

[Ascension]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

did you actually put you pad on the ground

i hope you planned of throwing it away

That pad is not used for buffing. It is a "resting" pad. I use the foam ones, just like I said in my post

[ejazbmw]

Originally Posted by Ascension

That pad is not used for buffing. It is a "resting" pad. I use the foam ones, just like I said in my post

either way something you put on your car shouldn't be put on the floor

[ScheerSpeed]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

either way something you put on your car shouldn't be put on the floor

unless you fancy swirly whirlys

[Ascension]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

either way something you put on your car shouldn't be put on the floor

The cotton pad is NEVER applied to my cars paint

[mike fab]

I already own a Bosch Random Orbit sander. It has variable speed control.

Can I use this expensive tool that I already own if I get the proper foam pads? I want to get into doing a proper detailing on my cars. Any risk? IF so, why?

Thanks!

[fibercus]

Griots Garage - same as PC but has a cooling fan to cool the foam pads. $129

[fibercus]

Originally Posted by Ascension

The cotton pad is NEVER applied to my cars paint

I think he means, whatever is mounted to your buffmaster (in pic) is picking up debris from the ground.

first thing that went thru my mind when i saw the pic as well haha

[tintivilus]

Originally Posted by mike fab

I already own a Bosch Random Orbit sander. It has variable speed control.

Can I use this expensive tool that I already own if I get the proper foam pads? I want to get into doing a proper detailing on my cars. Any risk? IF so, why?

Thanks!

Maybe. Check with Bosch to see if there's a backing plate for polishing pads that fits your machine. Pads aren't polisher-specific; you'll just need a backing plate to stick them to. The PC 7424 is actually a "sander / polisher" and has discs for both applications.

I'm not sure what you mean by "risk"... If you mean using your Bosch, then it depends on if the appropriate accessories are available. If you mean polishing in general, there's already tons of discussion on that already. The short answer is "no".