Zero Signal said:
I use the 7424 to apply wax everytime I do it. With a soft pad, it will apply it way more efficiently than I can do by hand and I can wax the whole car in about 15min. Plus the pads are shaped to fit into the corners and junk, it's pretty nice.
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The PC is a dual action AKA random orbit buffer. The Dewalt is a rotary buffer AKA burn through your paint in 2 seconds if you don't know how to use it buffer.
Ok cool, for a second there it seemed like the PC was supposed to be on the same level as the Dewalt. And i do agree that applying wax with a orbital can give a much more even distribution of the wax on the paint and probably makes less wax go further.
Now come on...2seconds? That takes some real stupidity. I burned one car last summer, it was the front bumper of a used BMW....it didnt reduce the speed from coming off of the metal body parts. It burned the paint. STUPID move on my part. Never made that mistake again though
Can it burn through your paint? Yes. But you have to TRY to burn through it THAT quick. Its no different than any other specialized tool. You should read up on it before using it. Only way you could really burn through the paint is by using a too high of speed. You start off slow...get used to the machine. And go slowwwwwwww. I take my good ol' time to get a bad scratch out. Sure pro's can come over and get it out intsantly, but im not that good yet. My point is that if you buy a tool like this, and dont read up on it, then u deserve to burn through the paint. Go ahead and turn it up to full blast and jump down on the paint, yea....u'll burn right through it. But come on, u were asking for it.
If u go slow, at decent speeds and dont stay in one spot forever, then u'll see the scratch disappear and see what it takes to get it done. I also stop and feel the paint too. It can get pretty damn hot....and if it does, ya betta leave it a lone
Funny story...i was prepping a new 645i....and i didnt realize the whole body was plastic. And at this dealership, the cars in the lot got absolutely bombed with sap and bird crap. So i had to get a couple spots out. I wheel'd the majority of the car, thinking the body parts i hit were metal....didnt even think twice about them being plastic. Take it up to the salesman...he says "so...how hard is it to wheel on these cars? Ya know, since they are plastic and all"
Everything was fine though...cause i was smart with the wheel. Unlike on that older car i burned through...going too fast for my level.
Anyway, my rant is over
, once i get some cash for detailing, i'll be getting a wheel and whatever random orbit buffer, i've seen the damage those things can fix, and im hooked. It is scary, but just like a lot of other stuff, with great power comes great responsibility