can pc burn paint?

can you burn paint with a pc7424? has anyone?

I"ve had mine about a year and I`ve been posting here and on Autopia for abourt a year and I`ve never heard of anyone burning the paint with a PC. In addition I don`t think the PC can burn paint unless you maybe reallly try hard to mess up with it. It`s virtuallly fool proof and yet does a great job of polishing.

maybe if you set it on fire first.

The PC does not generate enough heat. Relax and enjoy using it.

Perhaps if using a VERY strong compound with a PC and a yellow LC pad or wool pad set on 6 you could ruin the paint permanently. Strongest compound I have is 3m Super Duty Heavy Cut, I almost never use it even by hand (it feels gritty) and I would only resort to using it with a PC if the damage to the paint was so severe it would probably wind up going to a body shop any way.

With all my experiences on the PC, I have yet burned paint ("knock on wood" :D).

So the answer to your question is, no it will not burn paint unless you deliberately wanted to. With enough pressure and the right aggressive product (compound), I think you will.

With Aloha,
Ranney :)

...take Meguiars Diamond Cut and a wool pad, place it on the edge of a hood and turn that PC up to 6 and hold it there in the same spot for one minute.

Other than a concentrated attempt like that, I really do not believe a PC will burn your paint if it used with reasonable care. I had my 5 year old son polishing my black 500 SEL with #9 and a white polishing pad, and I did not have a concern in the world about paint damage.

Enjoy your PC without worry !!! :)

I just purcahsed my first PC and haven`t had a chance to use it yet. Just how carefull should I be using the PC on the portion of my hood I outlined below in the pic. I plan on using 1Z PP with a white pad at about speed 5. Is this pretty safe or should I be scared todead LOL

The pads are about 1 ! 1/5 inches thick foan - you can follow the lip no problem - just let the PC do the work and follow the ridge/