Harbor Freight Rotary

**JCastro1085** · 11-29-2009, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by EliminatorXP

Do not confuse a PC XP with a rotary polisher.....2 different animals (tools)

I know there is a huge difference between the 2, rotary requires more skill and practice due its capability of burning paint if improper technique is applied where as the D/A PC is a more for beginners and a lot safer on the paint :2thumbs:

**Barry Theal** · 11-29-2009, 01:26 AM

Knowing what I know now about this industry and I was looking for a tool to help me shine my own car and maybe try and make a few dollars on the side. Hands down I would buy a PC in a heartbeat. I had my pc for almost 3 years now and Its bean beaten down harder then some afgan doors. It still fires up just like day one! With new compounds and polishes, better pc`s now. Its foolish for a new guy or a weekend rookie to by a rotory! Look at gmblack3 he is a top notch detailer and guess what he uses? I`ll tell ya, a PC. You just can`t go wrong. You can correct paint, Polish it out, and lay a sealent. What more do you want? Just some words of thought.

**JCastro1085** · 11-29-2009, 02:04 AM

Originally Posted by bufferbarry

Knowing what I know now about this industry and I was looking for a tool to help me shine my own car and maybe try and make a few dollars on the side. Hands down I would buy a PC in a heartbeat. I had my pc for almost 3 years now and Its bean beaten down harder then some afgan doors. It still fires up just like day one! With new compounds and polishes, better pc`s now. Its foolish for a new guy or a weekend rookie to by a rotory! Look at gmblack3 he is a top notch detailer and guess what he uses? I`ll tell ya, a PC. You just can`t go wrong. You can correct paint, Polish it out, and lay a sealent. What more do you want? Just some words of thought.

Ahh the legend stuck around after all!!! (glad to see you`re still here, thought u were gone for a while there Bud)

I understand rotary`s do require skill but how else are u going to learn if you don`t get one and practice on junk yard hoods.....even if u mess up....it`s only a $20 piece of scrap. I thought about getting the HF rotary to use as a learning tool. I have no intentions of going professional or starting a business, but I would love to learn how to use a rotary for my own personal vehicle. Perhaps I`ll start out with a PC, like u said Barry, you just can`t go wrong with it.

**Barry Theal** · 11-29-2009, 08:32 AM

I been seeing reviews on the Megs. no one the g110v2 or something and I`ll tell ya what it looks great. The thing with the rotory is your not gonna just pick it up and learn with it. It takes a lot of time to just be decent. The pc style type polishers just do it. For me I just wouldn`t go the harbour freight route. There not the same as a makita, hitachi. dewalt. I tried one for a back up and it was a turd!

**JCastro1085** · 11-29-2009, 11:12 AM

The only thing I don`t like about a PC (from what I`ve read) is that you would have a really hard time getting scratches off unlike a rotary. I`ve read thru forums here and many detailers are complaining that they had to spend many hours trying to correct the paint on a vehicle with a PC because it just doesn`t have the power of a rotary. For me this would be a problem because I haver a black car and as we all know they reveal everything! Ideally I would love to have my car`s paint corrected by a skilled professional using a rotary and I`d maintain it using a PC.

**Barry Theal** · 11-29-2009, 11:22 AM

keep in mind black cars show mistakes from a improperly trained rotory handler!! Not only does it show them but it enhances them.

**jaidedeye** · 11-29-2009, 11:26 AM

i have a PC and a rotary. i like having the option of using both. some detail jobs dont require the rotary.

**JCastro1085** · 11-29-2009, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by bufferbarry

keep in mind black cars show mistakes from a improperly trained rotory handler!! Not only does it show them but it enhances them.

Barry u don`t have to emphasize the use of a rotary, I get your point, and I have told u I wouldn`t use a rotary on my car unless I knew what I was doing. I said it would be ideal to have a professional correct my paint w/a rotary and I would maintain the finish with a PC, we`ve talked about this thru PM`s

**jaidedeye** · 11-29-2009, 03:40 PM

the very first car i did with a rotary was a black ford lightning....no swirls at all. in fact it came out so well i was sold on primarily using a rotary from then on...pad choice, rpm and polish combos are key..we all know that. ive learned to just let the rotary do the work and not lean on it..