Which Porter Cable?

[Patas]

Which Porter cable do you guys would recomend me to buy? I am really a newbie and have no idea which rpms, power, etc to choose.
Thanks for reading.

[Inspector1]

? are we talking rotary or Dual action ?

I1

[psyshack]

I really dont think its needed. I bought a 13 dollar 5" china osalator at walmart and every yellow foam pad they had. Think I have 12 yellow pads.

I used this rig to take out caustic splatter marks on the top of the car, trunk and hood. Used meguires liq. polish. Also apply wax with this rig and no swirl marks. I just did the car last weekend. Clayed it out and polished on it, re clayed and polished put 4 wax layers on the top surfaces and 2 on the sides. The car looked wet and deep. NO swirl marks what so ever.

Im a gaget / tool dude. But to date I cant justify a portal cable for diy work. Im just amazed how the car looks with a bit of tlc.

Yellow pads and clay... can make a car look great!

[EXLNavi]

Originally Posted by Inspector1

? are we talking rotary or Dual action ?

I1

Which is better? I'm interested in getting one now that I actually have space to detail my car.

[IMOL]

Originally Posted by EXLNavi

Which is better? I'm interested in getting one now that I actually have space to detail my car.

It depends what you want to do. For normal detailing and minor swirl removal, you would want a dual-action "orbital" polisher. These are reasonably foolproof and just take some of the elbow-grease out of getting the work done.

A rotary polisher can really get rid of some deeper scratches/swirls, but needs a great deal of care to avoid adding more swirls to the paint. I don't think you need one for most detailing work. If you do, I would suggest getting a professional to do it. These things rotate at quite a high speed and can completely wear through the clearcoat if used inexpertly.

FWIW, I have a Porter-Cable 7424 orbital polisher that I use when necessary - it works very well.

IMOL

[RTexasF]

I chose this one but it would be hard to go wrong with any of the PC products -

http://portercable.cpoworkshop.com/s...?ref=googaw439

The learning curve is short, can't goof usability, and works wonderfully. Proof? OK -

[RTexasF]

My very first attempt with the PC - By the way I owe all to Inspector 1. His advice and PM's helped me to decide to just go for it. Since then I've found some top products, Wolfgang, among others, (we all have our favorites) and started doing cars for ca$h.

Even when the paying jobs are few, OUR cars look like a million bucks! What happens when the inevitable swirls show up? Out comes the Porter Cable and the Wolfgang products to renew it once again. It works for me!!