Good plan. I agree with VISITOR in that everyone should own a traditional dual action polisher be it a Porter Cable 7424XP or a GG6. They are easy to learn how to use and MASTER. And this is what you want to do... master the tool so you can make it dance on the paint.
MILLIONS of cars have been buffed out and by buffed out I mean de-swirled using these simple, entry level tools. MILLIONS.
Simple get a 5" backing plate and stick with the 5.5" foam pads and with time and practice you can tackle anything. Down the road, once you feel comfortable with this first polisher then you can consider adding another tool to your arsenal.
Perhaps I'll be in your area doing one of my new
Roadshow Classes and you'll be able to test out the different tools before buying one. That's one of the cool things about my classes.
If you're BRAND NEW to machine polishing then starting out with a RUPES polisher might be easier than starting out with a traditional dual action polisher because these tools work very differently.
In my new RUPES book I state then when using the RUPES system you need to forget everything you learned about using the other types of orbital polishers mostly because with RUPES you DON'T press down hard on these polishers for doing correction and polishing work like you do with tools like the PC, GG6 and Flex 3401.
Yep.
I've been using the Porter Cable since it was introduced to the paint polishing world and teaching others to do the same. I've witnessed first hand the evolution of orbital polishers and there's an old saying,
If it ain't broke don't fix it...
Or as my wife says about me,
If it ain't broke... fix it until it is...
Seriously, I don't want to see you get confused over how to start out and part of the issue is there are so many tool options now days and along with these options are opinions - all valid and all good.
A simple dual action polisher is a great way to start and it's SO MUCH BETTER than trying to do all your work by hand.
Plus you can get Nanoskin Autoscrub pads and using your polisher to mechanically decontaminate paint instead of claying by hand.
A little hands-on training goes a LONG ways to flattening out the learning curve when it comes to using these other tools.
In my 3-day classes I lay all the tools out on table along a wall in our garage. They are laid out in order of easiest to use to requires the most technique to use and the Porter Cable and GG6 type tools are first in the order because they are the EASIEST tools to learn how to use and master.
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