Yes.
For others that read this into the future,
Loading up all your supplies and driving to an off-site location to machine correct and polish an average sized car with NO POWER avaialbe - ONLY the batteries you bring with you. If you figure a minimum of 3 to 4 batteries for the compounding step or "correction step" and 3-4 batteries for the polishing step, this would be 6-8 batteries.
Two comments.
1: Normally, you will use more battery power doing the correction step, especially if you're pushing hard. The first step is when you're doing the GRUNT WORK and this is more taxing on the batteries. If you do the correction step right - the polishing step will go much faster and require less batteries.
NOTE: Just as important as the battery power is also to use GREAT ABRASIVE technology. If you're using great abrasive technology for the first step - then the second step will INDEED go faster.
2: How long a batter will last for the correction step is strongly influenced by how hard you must push down on the tool. How hard you push down comes down to,
A: Hardness of paint.
B: Depth of defects.
The harder the paint and the deeper the swirls, scratches, water spots and oxidation - the harder you will press on the polisher and the longer you will buff. If the paint is medium to soft and the defects are not too deep - then the correction step is less taxing on batteries.
I don't know what you're doing - but if you're not installing ceramic coatings, my recommendation would be to use BLACKFIRE One Step. I use it as a compound with aggressive pads and follow with it as a polish.
Why?
Because it uses great abrasive technology and it wipes off so easy.
And again - I don't know what type of work you're doing, but if this is production detailing for daily drivers, not show work on show cars - you shouldn't be doing 2 step. Get the BF One Step and cut your time down dramatically.
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