Looking to buy Porter Cable 7424, which pads to buy with it???

Ankhenaton · 10-02-06, 09:17

I use Zaino stuff. I have a 2004 Honda Accord V6. I just finished cleaning and polishing it by hand and it looks great but I saw some vids of what the PC can do and I am sold on it. I have some light scratches that I want to remove with Z5 but I couldn't do it by hand. It was taking too long to make any decent progress.

So my question is, which pads should I get? (I use the Zaino Ultimate Detailing Kit) and btw, my paint is flawless besides the few light scratches.

sneek · 10-02-06, 09:23

i know nothing about zaino so im not going to comment

but what colour is your accord?
heres mine. are you a gen7 member?

Ankhenaton · 10-02-06, 09:30

Here are pics of my car.

Ankhenaton · 10-02-06, 09:31

This is teh Zaino kit I bought:

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ct_Code=ZKIT-2

sneek · 10-02-06, 09:32

ah its an EX V6 too

im a student so i have an LX I4

Ankhenaton · 10-02-06, 09:35

After doing some more reading on this forum, I might just get the 7336 instead.

Do the 7336 and 7424 accept the same pads?

sneek · 10-02-06, 09:44

well you need to get a backing plate for both of them anyway and then you determine what pads

if you go with a 5 ot 6" backing plate then you can use 6-7.5" pads with most people using 6.5"
if you go with an edge backing plate/ adapter thingie..device then you can use their 6"pads

Grimm · 10-03-06, 07:58

The 7336 and 7424 are the same machine except the 7336 has a 6 counterweight as apposed to the 5 in the 7424.

MX823 · 10-03-06, 04:50

If i may ask... what is the difference of having the counter weight in the PC7336?

Is the technique the same as the 7424? or is more/less pressure sensitive?

Bigpoppa3346 · 10-03-06, 05:15

You say you wanted to remove scratches with Z-5, gee I wonder why that didn't work. Sorry to sound harsh, but Z-5 is completely non-abrasive and also has no cleaners.

I use LC pads, but I'm sure there are much better ones out there.

Ankhenaton · 10-03-06, 05:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigpoppa3346

You say you wanted to remove scratches with Z-5, gee I wonder why that didn't work. Sorry to sound harsh, but Z-5 is completely non-abrasive and also has no cleaners.

I use LC pads, but I'm sure there are much better ones out there.

I did it by arm and waited 20 minutes between coats. Maybe I didn't let it break down enough.

Eliot Ness · 10-03-06, 05:55

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Originally Posted by Ankhenaton

I did it by arm and waited 20 minutes between coats. Maybe I didn't let it break down enough.

What Bigpoppa3346 is trying to tell you is that Z5 doesn't remove defects, it has very minor filling capabilities, but if you want to remove swirls, scratches, etc. you'll have to use an abrasive polish like Z-PC .