No more hand SMR for me...

[thevolvoguy]

I just picked up my PC 7336sp at Lowe`s, and now I have a few questions about pads.



First, which would be better for light SMR, a yellow or an orange pad? The orange pad apealed to me because the CMA site says you can use it for polishing/smr/waxing, instead of having 3 different pads. Is it too good to be true? How does the orange pad do with swirls?



Also, until I get my pads from CMA... is there anything wrong with using the white PC pad that was included with the buffer? It seemed to work fine with #9, and to my surprise it removed quite a bit of swirls on the 850.



Sorry Scott and other hand only pro`s... I think I must have gotten lazy. :p

[CharlesW]

Originally posted by thevolvoguy

... is there anything wrong with using the white PC pad that was included with the buffer? It seemed to work fine with #9, and to my surprise it removed quite a bit of swirls on the 850.



Although lots of people bash the white polishing pad that comes with the 7336, as you have found out, it isn`t all that bad. My white pad that was with my 7336 when I bought it last October is still in good condition and is used regularly with #9. It hasn`t disintegrated or damaged any paint and really doesn`t show much wear. It has only done a total of 5 complete cars and 1 minivan, but it has been used several times for swirl removal on smaller areas when needed. The Meguiar`s polishing pad I bought to replace it is still unused.



Charles

[Jngrbrdman]

Originally posted by thevolvoguy





Sorry Scott and other hand only pro`s... I think I must have gotten lazy. :p



Or you might have just gotten smarter. ;) Autopia does that to people sometimes. :xyxthumbs Have fun with your new toy. :)

[Scottwax]

I`ll probably break down and get one too one of these days. A lot of my customers take their trucks hunting and they get scratched up pretty bad.



For normal two step paint work though, by hand would be faster for me.

[bunker]

Funny, I had a lot more money in my pocket before I found Autopia

[shaf]

Originally posted by bunker

Funny, I had a lot more money in my pocket before I found Autopia :lol Yeah tell me about it! :p





Enjoy your new toy! :xyxthumbs

[audio1der]

May I take this oprtunity to ask how much of an average behicle can be done, using a PC?

I know around my mirrors, bumper areas, etc. it would be impossibel; do you guys have to follow up by hand to get the hard to reach areas?

This is the only thing holding me back from buying a PC.

I have one of those generic 10" orbital polishers that I use only to remove hazed product, and understand the benefits and time savings of a PC, but am leary on applying produt with one. although I think it would do a more thorough job removing wirls and such.

Any input is appreciated, and volvoguy, please keep us updated on your learning curve with the new toy!

Thanks,

Audio