electric buffer/polisher?

[David Head]

I have the same porter-cable. It works well. A 7" or larger is a lot
nicer but a serious increase in cost. You have to watch yourself on body
lines.

R Mangas wrote:

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>  After reading about 6.02E23 posts on www.autopia.org about random
> orbital
> buffers and the like I bought a PorterCable 7636 at Lowes for $109.  Even
> with the *most* agressive polishes and pads that I have I've yet to do
> anything even remotely harmful to my paint.  Anyone can do it, and get
> much
> better results than by hand.
>
> $0.02,
> Robert
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>> From: <auditude at cox.net>
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: electric buffer/polisher?
>> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:33:59 -0500
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anyone here have experience with using an electric
>> buffer/polisher?  I
>> suppose I mean the kind that is supposed to be orbital.
>>
>> My Coupe GT has sort of a "rolling red chalkboard" appearance to it,
>> and I
>> would like to polish out what I can to make it look as good as
>> possible.  I
>> have usually done this type of thing totally by hand, but I'm curious
>> about
>> using technology to help out.
>>
>> Are these things easy to use without burning through the paint, or
>> are they
>> a lazy man's shortcut?
>>
>> I have no problem with hand polishing the nooks and crannies, and only
>> using the power buffer for the flat expanses.
>>
>> Any suggestions on brands or models from the list?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Ken
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