How do you buff? by Hand? by Machine?

[97Boxsterian]

Do you polish by Hand or by Machine?

 

[zippymbr]

anything but a light polish rotary, PC for light polishing and wax application. Honestly the PC gets less and less use the better I get with the rotary.

 

[imported_truzoom]

I can only imagine doing a hand polish if it's something along the lines of a very mild polish. The PC is just so effective and a worthwhile investment if you're into detailing.

 

[Porkanbeans]

Are we talking removing product or actually applying and working it?

 

[White95Max]

That's true. My vote would change if that's what you're talking about. So many people refer to "buffing" as polishing, so I chose "by machine". I remove products by hand though.

 

[Glossmaster]

Call me "old school", but to me.......there's a difference between applying a product, product removal & buffing. Buffing takes place after the product is removed to enhance gloss/shine, reflectivity etc. So with that being said......I "buff" by hand.



With that being said.......Webster's Dictionary defines "Buff" as........ "To clean or shine". ( So maybe my "old school" interpretation leaves a little to one's imagination.

 

[White95Max]

Certainly. I completely agree with your post.



I saw that the thread starter is new around here, and could be new to detailing. When someone in the general public says "That'll buff right out" they aren't talking about enhancing shine, they're talking about removing a scratch, scuff, etc...

So that's what I took his question to mean.



I apply LSPs by hand, and the rest by machine. To remove the excess product, I grab a MF towel and do it by hand. Everything after application is done by hand.

 

[97Boxsterian]

Sorry about the confusion! I am new to detailing. I meant buffing as polishing. Thank you everyone for your responses.

 

[imported_Reflections]

I put by hand, but I also meant buff as in to enhance gloss with a polishing/detailing mf after removing the LSP. Definately polish by machine.

 

[imported_memnuts]

Polish with rotary.



Hi-lite with PC.



Apply and remove LSP by hand. :wavey

 

[percynjpn]

I polish both by hand and by PC, depending on my mood and requirements.



I finish mostly by hand.

 

[imported_Neothin]

I apply everything except for carnauba pastes by machine. I remove by hand with a MF.

 

[milani]

I answered by hand, since I do most work by hand. But I will pull out the 7424 when needed...

 

[Mark77]

I usually work by hand. I use the Cyclo only if I want to remove scratches or oxidation. I don't think it's that hard to work by hand, if the finnish is in good condition.

 

[Accumulator]

From marring removal-type polishing with the rotary, to milder work and LSPs with the PC/Cyclo, to removing LSPs....I do everything I can by machine. About the only times I do anything by hand is when I apply KSG, UPP, and Souveran, which I can put on thinner and more uniformly by hand.



Well, I will do things by hand on the XJS from time to time, just to caress my old friend a bit

 

[Scottwax]

I used to do everything by hand but I use the PC for all polishing and some LSPs, like NXT and Carnauba Moose Wax.

 

[DaGonz]

Both..depending on the car, the color and condition of the paintwork.