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So Canadian Tire is having a sale on right now for their 10 inch orbit buffer. It's on sale from 79.99 to 49.99. Do you guys think this is a good deal?

has anyone had experience with this product? if so, what was the outcome? worth the money since you save so much time? and one last thing. I'm worried about potentially burning the paint from my car. Would something with the power of 2600 RPM's be able to burn through the paint on our cars?

thanks guys.

bricot

Its not going to hit the rpms the porter-cable will. You can get the p-c for a little over $100, think I paid $115. It will also last, good investment, great outcome on the exterior of my car.

kennelm

I bought a Turtle Wax electric buffing thingy from COSTCO for $20. haven't opened it yet. Not sure if it's any good or not.

Anyone try the Turtle Wax buffer?

bricot

Autopia has a great article on buffing a car and what you want in a buffer. the P-C is a minimum.

HOOPS03TLS

I personally have a Ryobi which I picked up at the Home Depot for like 30 bucks and it works fine, puts a nice even layer of wax on the car and takes it right off with ease. Here is the link http://www.ryobitools.com/product/pr...t=1&toolcat=30 I've used it on my old car, my mom's new car and now my baby...works like a charm, just make sure the car is perfectly dry and use a quality wax.

groebuck1

between the 20-50 dollar random orbital buffers and a GOOD one like the Porter Cable are light years. All the cheaper ones will do is make it easier to apply and remove wax. They cannot generate enough friction to do more than apply and remove wax no matter what bonnet head you use. Worse they can actually damage your paint if you don't keep the terry cloth bonnets clean...stay away from the 10" ones as they are too big to make applying and removing wax easy (try getting it around your side view mirrors or keeping it from beating the hell out of your spoiler).

If you do go with an inexpensive one, get the 6~7" one as it will be easier to guide around the tighter spots.

The Porter Cable is the best one to get if your serious but do not want to damage your paint. It has multiple rpm speeds and depending on the head used and the compound/polish used can give you some serious power to get rid of marks, scratches and swirls.

Most Pro detailers I know only use the power tools for the paint prep/polish steps. Waxing is almost always by hand, on and off.

If your starting with a new car, best to do it all by hand as they paint should be in good condition (unless your me and get a acid rain stained paint job ).

If you are serious about bringing some neglected finish back to bling bling status then best to invest in Porter Cable and some quality heads.