Picked up a Porter Cable 7336 tonight.
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Picked up a Porter Cable 7336 tonight.
So i have done the handwax thing for a year or so. Now I think I'll give the orbital buffer a try.
I bought the Porter Cable after doing a bit of searching, and I'm satisfied that I got a good product, but I'm a newbie when it comes to anything other than applying final gloss products.
From reading, it appears that I also need a velcro pad attachment to hook onto normal accessory pads. Is there a recommended brand that I should look into padwise and where could I get them? I'm hearing much of this "lake country foam," are there any chain stores that I can buy these pads in?
Also, If I wanted to do a nice job on a car that is about 2-3 years old and never been waxed, where should I start/what products should I buy?
I bought the Porter Cable after doing a bit of searching, and I'm satisfied that I got a good product, but I'm a newbie when it comes to anything other than applying final gloss products.
From reading, it appears that I also need a velcro pad attachment to hook onto normal accessory pads. Is there a recommended brand that I should look into padwise and where could I get them? I'm hearing much of this "lake country foam," are there any chain stores that I can buy these pads in?
Also, If I wanted to do a nice job on a car that is about 2-3 years old and never been waxed, where should I start/what products should I buy?
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As far as I know you can only buy the Lake Country Mfg. pads online. I am sure there are some stores that carry them but I don't know if there are by you (let alone if there are any by me). You might want to right to them and find out if they have any distributors/dealers in your area. If not try http://autopia.org and they usually know where to get them. They also have methods people use with their Porter Cables.
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Dang, no shop here has any really professional detail equipment sold as retail.
So after looking around at different stores I just went to autozone and picked up a box of 2 of their microfiber bonnets and some meguire's 'paint cleaner' and 'polish'
I used the paintcleaner and the microfiber bonnet on the stock PC sponge accessory and polished a 1998 ford windstar, forest green.
All I can say is: wow! The stratches magically disappeared, paint scuffs from various car doors and pylons came right off!
The deep scratches were still there, but for using cheap over-the-counter products and not even a real sponge attachment just the dumb microfiber 'shower cap', I wanna see what the real equipment and professional polishes will do! I'd have to say that this took like 5-6 years off the look of the car!
Now I only wished I had done before/after shots.
So after looking around at different stores I just went to autozone and picked up a box of 2 of their microfiber bonnets and some meguire's 'paint cleaner' and 'polish'
I used the paintcleaner and the microfiber bonnet on the stock PC sponge accessory and polished a 1998 ford windstar, forest green.
All I can say is: wow! The stratches magically disappeared, paint scuffs from various car doors and pylons came right off!
The deep scratches were still there, but for using cheap over-the-counter products and not even a real sponge attachment just the dumb microfiber 'shower cap', I wanna see what the real equipment and professional polishes will do! I'd have to say that this took like 5-6 years off the look of the car!
Now I only wished I had done before/after shots.
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i've got the sonus pad kit with 2 sets of microfiber bonnets and i love it. the kit comes with 4 different pads and the velcro attachment. the bonnets go over the pad that came with your PC. i just put a coat of NXT wax yesterday on my BB and it looks great, no swirls, deep gloss, perfect.
you can get the kit from autopia.org or from other enthusiast sites. i got mine from a lexus owners club website for a fairly decent price. as far as aplication goes, autopia has great tips on using your PC as well as other general detailing info. check out commercial sites as well, i found some good techniques at meguiars.com
have fun and post some pics!
you can get the kit from autopia.org or from other enthusiast sites. i got mine from a lexus owners club website for a fairly decent price. as far as aplication goes, autopia has great tips on using your PC as well as other general detailing info. check out commercial sites as well, i found some good techniques at meguiars.com
have fun and post some pics!
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