newb at buffing, about to buy a buffer...i need advice, tips & tricks and how too...i just dont want to burn or mess my paint up!!
advice?
thanks guys
just those pesky swirl marks make me wanna get a buffer

 

If you have no experience with a buffer, i wouldnt get one. I would suggest getting a Porter Cable 7424 or Porter Cable 7336. Its an orbital polisher. You wont burn your paint with the Porter Cable (PC for short). You can easily take your paints finish to a whole new level with out having to worry about burning your paint. There are alot of posts here talking about the PC here on this forum and you could read about it til you're blue in the face on pretty much every detailing forum on the net. Its a great tool and maybe what you're looking for. Check out obsessivedetail.com. Justin is a site sponsor and can help you get the best finish on your car you've seen in a while and get rid of those swirls.

 

The Porter Cable polisher is your best bet for the money. It is almost impossible to hurt your paint with the PC. It spins in an orbital motion which doesn't create a lot of heat like a circuluar polisher that actually spins in a circle. With the Porter Cable you will need a backing plate to accomodate the different grades of pads like polishing,cutting,light cutting, and finishing.

I highly recommend the Optimum line of polishes. That is all I use anymore in my detailing business. The Optimum polishes don't dust like a lot of polishes and they can be worked in for a long time without drying out. Poorboys also makes so good swirl removers/polishes.

Here are a couple of sites that have a lot of useful info on the PC with videos on how to use it and how to properly break down polishes. http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/det...487&page=1

http://paintcare-n-detailing.com/