The PC-7424XP Orbital Polisher - Can it Damage Your Z's Paint?
 

That's the million dollar question and the answer comes with a clause. If you beat the car with it, then yes. If you use it upside down, then yes. If you are as crazy as I am and do what I do in these videos long enough, then yes.

If you use the polisher the way it was designed to be used, you will have a very hard time trying to damage your paint with it. That is especially true with the clear coat on your cars.

There are basically three types of polishers today. The orbital, the dual-action and the rotary. The rotary polisher is the one that you have heard horror stories about. The orbital is the polisher of novices around the world. This polisher is so safe that I show kids how to use them in my many clinics as I travel around the country. Take a look!

Little Angelin is using one on my Corvette...

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Another youngster is giving it a go while his proud papa watches:

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And here's a video of yet another youngster going at it during my appearance at the Hot August Nights Car Show in Reno, Nevada:



As you can see, this polisher is so safe, a kid can use it. But in my introductory thread, you also saw how powerful this little polisher can be when used correctly. So kick your feet up and check out these videos. Then ask yourself, "Why am I doing this by hand, when I can be getting much better results using a machine that is safe enough for a kid?"

I think you'll come to the same conclusion that I have. You need to get yourself a PC!


Here are the videos!





As I check the web, Tools-Plus has the best price going right now at $119 shipped! They were $109 shipped when I posted this thread!

yea orbital random polishers are awesome. i detailed my car this weekend and it came out better than ever, and took less time. i even taught my gf how to clay her 98 jetta, and then i polished and waxed it with the orbital polisher, and the paint looks brand new. (that car had pretty dull paint when we started)

Great write up. OP- You have been on these forums for like a day, you have made 9 posts, and each one of them have been well thought out and put together. +1 rep

Thank you sir! That really means a lot coming from a very active member such as yourself. I'm here to assist where I can. I really do enjoy seeing a clean ride and if anyone close to me needs any assistance, look me up. I'll be glad to lend a hand. :)

+1 rep indeed - great stuff!

Definitely my orbital of choice.

Do you happen to live close to West Texas?

I love my PC 7424

They work great. I used mine this past weekend. To bad it's already covered with pollen....you gotta love spring.

Is anyone useing opti seal after the detail job? I was wondering if this would eliminate/help the water spots

Louisville, Kentucky, sir! :tiphat:

Awesome videos :tup:

Junkman2000 I love the videos. The in your garage production crew is off the hook.
Anyways, When would you use a pc? Would you use it for waxing each time?
Would you use it only for paint correction? Exactly how often would this beast be used?
I have a 350z but ive always waxed by hand. Maybe there is an advantage to using the Pc instead of trying to wax by hand?
Explain this to me if you could. Keep up the good work.

It depends on what type of wax you are using. There are carnuba paste waxes that are applied by hand and then there are synthetic waxes which are applied by machine. The pad that is used to apply a synthetic wax has no cut to it whatsoever. Thus, you could use the PC every day to apply that wax if you wanted to.

When doing paint correction, you would always use a PC. Hand results are laughable when comparing to the results of a PC.

Junkman, any opinions on Poorboy's SSR2? I was using it on the Z to try and get rid of some swirls with no real results. I don't know if I am doing it wrong or if I need to step it up to something more abraisive...