The porter cable is an under powered piece of junk. You probably won't have any issues withe the hf polisher I have heard nothing but good stuff about them.
The HF is described as a rebadged PC. Don't answer unless you are certain you know what you are talking about.. In your case don't answer even if you think you know what you are talking about.
+1 You will get what you paid for....headaches...the PC7424 XP is superior in quality.
many have used the HF DA and have put countless hours & days on it and i haven't heard many if at all any complaints about it. garry dean has used it (according to his video) for 11 months straight, day in and day out with no problems and he does more cars in that time then we will ever see in a lifetime (let's not forget this is his sole main profession). also, joe from superior shine (which he mentioned in a post a while back, quote below) also has used it hard for many months without any problems as well. it's every bit as good as the PC if not better. porter cable should pay attention to discussion forums (and or get input from skilled detailers) and try to improve on that machine in which quite a few companies have improved upon and have made it better. it's a competitive world out there...
"This machine rocks. I have used it hard for about two months. I have grossed a good $7500 (easy) with this $49 DA. If it went out tomorrow I'd trade it in for another and keep on going. The more expensive ones say "made in china" just like the HF does so....
I don't need it and I am not cheap. I like polishing. I collect polishers (DA and rotary) I thought it fun to play with the HF machine and I like it. It is unlike the HF rotary's that are junk. A friend recently just purchased 12 HF DAs for his business."
So anyways besides my thread getting hijacked...
I found on eBay $70 for 6 pads and a backing plate.
Which pads should I get?
I have a 2008 350z, and I will also be working on my dads 2014 Nissan Maxima soon.
Should I get pad cleaner and conditioner? So many questionss...
So anyways besides my thread getting hijacked...
I found on eBay $70 for 6 pads and a backing plate.
Which pads should I get?
I have a 2008 350z, and I will also be working on my dads 2014 Nissan Maxima soon.
Should I get pad cleaner and conditioner? So many questionss...
here's a link if you want to buy everything here at AG...
I'm contemplating on which color pads I should get.. I don't know if I will be doing alot of cutting.. Should I get One Yellow Two Orange One White One Black?
So anyways besides my thread getting hijacked...
I found on eBay $70 for 6 pads and a backing plate.
Which pads should I get?
I have a 2008 350z, and I will also be working on my dads 2014 Nissan Maxima soon.
Should I get pad cleaner and conditioner? So many questionss...
I would get pad cleaner. I use pad conditioner with some products, you can prime the pad with product and not worry about it to save a little $. I don't know what kind of pads your buying, but you do want good pads. Nothing worse than starting to polish and have your pad fly apart...
The Nissans I have worked on the paint has been what I would consider medium hardness. If your going to use 6 pads I would go with two cutting pads, three polishing pads and one finessing pad.
I'm contemplating on which color pads I should get.. I don't know if I will be doing alot of cutting.. Should I get One Yellow Two Orange One White One Black?
It depends on how bad the paint is. On the Nissans I would say you will use the polishing pads more than any.
I have the HF DA polisher as well and left the backing plate that came on it alone. I bought the pads that HF carries (blue and black) and had no problems with either pads as of yet.
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+1 You will get what you paid for....headaches...the PC7424 XP is superior in quality.
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