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focus2069

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So, before I found the wealth of knowledge on this site, I thought I knew a thing or two about keeping a car looking good.



I never knew better, and was brought up using a craftsman orbital buffer. Worked great back in the day, as it was the only thing around....



So, following in my dads footsteps i bought one just like he had 15 years ago :shocked



mind you this was a while ago, then i found this site.



So, figured yall would need a good chuckle, here is a car I did right before I sold it.



The old craftsman did a semi decent job on it.





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Found this Zymol at autozone, lol. Found out later it was not "real" zymol, just rebadged turtle wax.



Still did a fairly decent job, i guess.





After washing with Meguiars deep cyrstal car wash (i like this stuff, still to this day)



Single bucket wash, mind you (hey, i didnt know any better)



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after the zymol cleaner wax:



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and after the NXT gen 1 wax



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This car sat for over a year, with tree sap all over it. For not knowing any better, I liked the way it turned out.



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I sold this car for 700 more than blue book value, and it was 7 years old, probably never had wax on it.



I dont even remember seeing swirl marks in the paint, but at the time i wasnt looking for them..I just wanted it shiny, LMAO.





Needless to say I have upgraded....



more posts to follow.







Sure, laugh it up



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Yea, I was gonna say....not much to laugh about. Looks good. I'm sure the paint still has imperfections, but hey, for what you needed to do it came out good. Keep that Craftsman as a spare wax/glaze spreader.
 
I am not laughing either, looks very good for the tools you have there..

What I never understood was why those cheap buffers always have these enormous pads. I mean a smaller pad makes you reach places easier and it demands less power also..
 
I'm not laughing either!



The car came out great and you do not need to have expensive tools to make the job come out right. Like I say; it's not the gun, it's the gunner.



There is nothing wrong with Craftsman tools. You polisher may not be as strong as a Makita or have variable speeds but the bottom line is it works.



I have a Craftsman sander / buffer that has to be 40 years old and it still works great. It's a 2 speed unit; 1500 and 3000 rpm and I can't begin to tell you the number of cars its seen. I just bought the Makita 9227 about 2 weeks ago because I can get it down to 600rpm, not because my Craftsman died.



Snap-on 5 piece flare wrench set: $155



Craftsman 5 piece flare wrench set: $34.95



You decide!
 
Mark77 said:
I am not laughing either, looks very good for the tools you have there..

What I never understood was why those cheap buffers always have these enormous pads. I mean a smaller pad makes you reach places easier and it demands less power also..
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Man I can't agree with you enough! Reduce the pad size to 5 inches or so, like the PC 7424, and this would be a decent machine to spread wax and do some buffing. :spot
 
yeah, thinking of keeping it around and put microfiber bonnets on it to help shine it up a bit more.



but damn, that Griots Garage DA i bought is FREEKING NIIIIIICE.



the 10in pads are good for the minivan, with the massive side panels, lol.
 
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