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03-08-2009, 04:30 PM | #1 |
Mugwump
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It's tmie for a porter cable polisher: need recommendations for basic setup
I've had the E46 and have yet to use a porter cable polisher on it. It's time.
I can order the PC polisher itself with no problem, but there seem to be a lot of options for the pads and the polishes themselves, and opinions I find when searching. Can anyone recommend a basic setup (which pads and polishes, etc) as a startup kit? I would like to finish with Klass AIO and SG, because I'm familiar with them. I'm not sure if that ties in. In terms of what polish I need, I don't want to go too aggressive, but the car does has a some decent swirls. I think they ran it through a sand paper washer when the shipped it to ca. |
03-08-2009, 05:26 PM | #2 |
swinging for the fences
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Does this mean what I hope it means?
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03-08-2009, 08:36 PM | #3 |
Mugwump
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Hmm, found this thread.
Still lots of options and opinions though... White pads, yellow pads, orange pads, oh my. |
03-08-2009, 08:51 PM | #4 |
The user formerly known as rwg
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If it were me, I would get the pads and polishes from Griots. It works well, the product is water soluble so the pads clean up with plain water. I have been a griots fan ever since I got my first black car.
But if you want to use other stuff, surf over to autopia and see what the real fanatics have to say. There is a lot of information there. |
03-08-2009, 10:10 PM | #5 |
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the griot's polishes sucked 6 or 7 years ago, not sure if anything's changed.
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03-08-2009, 10:24 PM | #6 | |
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03-08-2009, 10:37 PM | #7 | |
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Really, the advice to go to autopia and browse their forum is the best. Alex
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03-09-2009, 10:27 PM | #8 | |
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But I would still go to autopia. I am not even a neophyte nut case compared to a lot of the guys on that board. |
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05-07-2009, 11:32 AM | #9 | |
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For swirls I use 3m imperial hand glaze then two coats of Blitz 1 grand wax. For the rest of the interior I use Vinylex.
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05-28-2009, 01:06 PM | #10 |
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Just ran across this while at HF the other day picking up an air hose:
7" Variable SPeed Polisher / Sander - $35 It's a Harbor Freight piece of power equipment so in no way would I expect it to last. However, for $35 it is 1/3 the cost of the Porter Cable unit and if it's for home use it probably won't be used all that much, maybe once a month? At that usage rate it'll probably last years. It has no random orbital feature like the Porter Cable unit but it does have a nice 300-3000 rpm speed range. Just a thought if anyone is interested.
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