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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! Schain's Avatar
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    Anyone feel like detailing my car for free so they can post it in this thread? Lol jk.

    I need to learn how to wash and detail cars. Black cars get dirty so quickly.
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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! psulja's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by adamvanxxx View Post
    Nice, that is what my red is looking like. Are you using a porter cable? What compounds did you use?
    It was a while ago so I forget exactly what was used. It was a Porter Cable, Meguiar's 105, Menzurna's (forget which one exactly), and finished with Wolfgang sealer
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    Do you mean the 105 compound?

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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! psulja's Avatar
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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! friday's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schain View Post
    Anyone feel like detailing my car for free so they can post it in this thread? Lol jk.

    I need to learn how to wash and detail cars. Black cars get dirty so quickly.
    Improper washing causes a lot of the hazing. Washing and drying with the right tools keeps the paint looking nice once it has been detailed.

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    nice work psulja !

    this thread is coming along nicely
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    what's hidden underneath all that sun, rain, dust, daily drive, and oxidation.
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    I'm scared to use a powerful buffer. I have burned paint before. Any tips on how to avoid this other than practice. I really don't want to ruin another paint job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joe morreale View Post
    I'm scared to use a powerful buffer. I have burned paint before. Any tips on how to avoid this other than practice. I really don't want to ruin another paint job.
    Get a DA style buffer like the porter cable 7424. It's not as powerful as a rotary, and because it uses a duel orbital system it is almost impossible to burn the paint.

    It's a lot easier to use for non-professionals and still provides good results.

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    Quote Originally Posted by friday View Post
    Get a DA style buffer like the porter cable 7424. It's not as powerful as a rotary, and because it uses a duel orbital system it is almost impossible to burn the paint.

    It's a lot easier to use for non-professionals and still provides good results.
    friday speaks the truth. if you don't believe him then watch this vid of one of my favorite youtube detailers.



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    Quote Originally Posted by friday View Post
    Get a DA style buffer like the porter cable 7424. It's not as powerful as a rotary, and because it uses a duel orbital system it is almost impossible to burn the paint.

    It's a lot easier to use for non-professionals and still provides good results.
    Hey gang, the Junkman here. Allow me to be more descriptive about why the PC-7424XP is so safe for the novice detailer, when compared to the Flex-3401VRG or the rotary like the Makita that you saw in the videos posted by CeeJaayDM. A lot of people will suggest one of these 3 machines for a novice detailer to machine polishing and ONLY ONE should ever be used by a novice.

    The Flex is technically a "dual-action" polisher. That is, it performs 2 different actions with its back plate. It oscillates, just as the PC-7424XP does. It also ROTATES, just as a rotary polisher does. That's why if you look at the specifications of the Flex, you'll see that it is rated at a orbital OPM of 3200-9600, and a rotary RPM of 160-480. That rotary RPM, combined with the forced OPM orbit is what gives the Flex more bite than the PC-7424XP. That is also why it is a true "dual-action" polisher.

    The PC is a true "orbital" polisher. The orbital oscillation is the only action that it is designed to do. Because it oscillates in the manner that it does, it causes the back plate to rotate also. However, the rotation of the PC can be stopped if you apply enough pressure, which means that it is NOT a true, "dual-action" polisher. It has what is called a "Free Floating Spindle Assembly" (which I refer to in my videos as a "clutch like" action), which can be bogged down with pressure. The ability to bog down the effectiveness of the PC is what makes it so safe for a novice detailer, who with any other machine may do damage to their paint. There's no bogging down the Flex or a rotary. If you apply more pressure with the Flex, the forced rotation of the back plate will start cutting more substance off the car. That's what makes it more dangerous. If you apply pressure or move too slow with a rotary, you will burn the paint and wipe out your paint job.

    Now hopefully, that wasn't too technical. If it was, just read each paragraph slowly a couple of times and allow it to sink in. After reading it a few times, it should start to make sense.

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    Awesome work Junkman.

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