I recently purchased a new Metabo PE12-175 to try at the BMW shop. The shop has 2 DeWalt's which are a bit heavy for this 63 year old ...... it's a real upper body workout though! Actually, for smaller areas of the cars, they are more cumbersome for me.
I also bought a small backing plate from
Meguiar's and some 7006 pads for cutting with that plate.
The dealer was so impressed with the Metabo, he is ordering another one and will be selling those DeWalts. What a joy to use!
I did this soft paint black 740iL and used the
Meg's 8006 pad with Menzerma and it really helped with speed of work. For the tough areas, I used the 7006 pad to correct scratches, followed by the 8006 pad.
Finished up with 3M Ultrafina SE and a coat of #26.
Here's my work cart loaded for Bear!
Typical scratches
Polish in progress with Menzerma
One of the best photo areas for effect is the trunk lip shots
Finished with heavy stuff....final wash...then a coat of #26
Totoland Mach