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Old 04-28-2009, 03:53 PM
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Ok, answer me this about your scratches, "Can you feel them if you run your finger nail over them?" If the answer is "yes" you will not be able to buff them out. Sorry but that is just the fact of life with paint and clear coats. Now a pro auto detailer mite be able to fix them up pretty good but he/she would be using a rotory buffer and may damage the paint trying to get them out but it is possible. However, you just trying to get them out by yourself with a porter cable and some compond is just not going to cut it.
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Old 04-28-2009, 09:11 PM
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The Porter Cable is a great investment, I have had mine for a few years now and there always coming out with new pads to remove scratches and make waxing faster and smoother with NO swirl marks at all. However Shadow, it isn't going to remove wet sand marks and actual scratches, for that you need a rotary polisher and I have to say, it requires quite a few many years of experience to use one without burning the paint, something I would never attempt to do myself and I have been a car finish nut for 30 years. It sounds like you need to have your car professionally done, try a good body shop or a good detail shop. I don't want to discourage you, but I think the money you will spend on the orbital waxer would be wasted.

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How expensive is a decent buffer? I have some marks from wet sanding aswell as key marks and surface scratches so a buffer would be a wise investment for me, but i dont have lots of money to spare.
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