A newbie question about PC

[distrbd]

Please forgive my ignorance but I must ask:IS a detailing machine such as UDM or PC 7424 used only for polishing/applying wax and removing swirls or can you use one for buffing as well?:wow:
If the answer is yes then what attachment is used for buffing?
:help: :help:

 

[GearHead_1]

Terminology is the key here. Most of the time the terms polishing (removing swirls/defects) and buffing are used interchangeably. What is your definition of buffing? Are you referring to a wool pad? If so, they are typically used on a rotary machine. A PC doesn't generate the speed or heat to effectively use a wool pad.

 

[distrbd]

What I understand as buffing is right at the end ,after waxing and removing it,wouldn't you buff the whole car to give it that extra shine?

 

[Accord04]

You can use it to buff at the end but i perfer to use a microfiber towel to remove it myself. My pads to buff seem to get clogged real quick. Just my 2 cents

 

[distrbd]

. What is your definition of buffing? Are you referring to a wool pad? If so, they are typically used on a rotary machine. A PC doesn't generate the speed or heat to effectively use a wool pad.

Alright I understand now, I can't use a pc with a wool pad to buff,to do that I would need a more powerful rotary machine.
so all the talk about how good pcs are it's true if you are planing to correct./revive paint.

 

[GearHead_1]

PC's can be effective though perhaps not as fast as a rotary for swirl removal (minor paint correction). Paint that has serious swirls or more serious defects may well benefit from a rotary in skilled hands. Many of us have both. When a vehicle is well maintained a PC is the perfect answer for a full detail every couple of months. I don't want to sell the PC short, I've seen them do pretty amazing things in my own hands.

 

[distrbd]

You can use it to buff at the end but i perfer to use a microfiber towel to remove it myself. My pads to buff seem to get clogged real quick. Just my 2 cents

Can't you wrap the polishing pad on the pc with a small MF towel and use it that way?
Again I'm sorry for these questions ,its all a mystery to me

 

[distrbd]

PC's can be effective though perhaps not as fast as a rotary for swirl removal (minor paint correction). Paint that has serious swirls or more serious defects may well benefit from a rotary in skilled hands. Many of us have both.

I get it ,serious /professional detailers will eventually need both to get the job done properly and quickly.
Thank you all ,it makes sense now.

 

[GearHead_1]

I get it ,serious /professional detailers will eventually need both to get the job done properly and quickly.
Thank you all ,it makes sense now.

The only thing I would add here is that you don't have to be a professional to benefit from a rotary. That said, a PC is a great way to develop confidence prior to using a rotary though it certainly isn't requisite.

 

[Accord04]

I would not wrap any microfiber towles around the pc. It could fly off then you will really have problems.
I know plenty of detailers that wipe off by hand and not by machine. I perfer wiping it down by hand myself

 

[Jimmie]

I wipe off by hand but have seen instructional video where a microfiber bonnet is placed over a pad (can't remember what kind in the video) to buff wax.