Harbor DA tips?

[Eldorado2k]

Meguiars paint re condition cream.

He's better off choosing either Megs White Wax or Megs Black Wax. Both both of them work like new & improved versions over D151. Plus they can be bought locally without having to invest in a gallon of product.

My HF machine has quite a bit more torque and speed than my 7424xp.

I'll go up to speed 6 on the PC, but speed 4 is the max I go with the HF.

I agree.👆🏽Except I usually keep it on speed 4.5 for mostly everything.. The only time I ever took it up to speed 6 was when I was working on a boat with super hard gelcoat.

Conflicting speed compared to what NextLevelDtail said (4.5-6), are both of you and NextLevelDtail recommendations based on experience with the machine? I wonder why there is such a difference maybe preference or chinese variance?

I've been using the HF polisher for 2yrs. and I can tell you I'd probably never take it to speed 6 on automotive paint. There's simply no reason to, it'd be too much. 4.5 is the sweet spot. 5 max.

Ditto here. I typically do my heavy correction at 4~5 on my HF and go down to 4 for finishing. I've never gone wide open at 6. I typically apply wax/sealant at 2~3.

To clarify, I'm also using a Lake Country 5" backing plate and Lake Country 5.5" flat pads.

I agree with all this.👆🏽

[kwwhite1]

I used and abused my HF when I was first learning the basics and still have it around for small areas setup with a 3 inch backing plate. Like others have said never really need to go above speed 4.5. Good machine in my opinion.

[Brotherali]

Thanks guys, will be working on the car this spring break. Maybe a dumb question but since im a n00b I want to double check, the car was in a previous accident so I wonder if the repainted parts have a factory paint or 1 stage with clear mixed in? Inspecting the car the best way to go? Anything special I should do around these areas? I dont want to mess something up while trying to make it better, that would really suck

[asianisafish]

I've used the harbor freight da. Very similar to the pc.

Except change the backing plate to 5 inch and get some 5.5 pads.

Also, I hate the junkman.

[Dereksdtail]

Love my hf with 3" bp, the little guy has torque