Using your hands or a buffer

[jinxor]

In order to polish and wax, what do you use?
A buffer (gets the job done quickly)
Good Old Hand movemement (feel the wax and polish)

[TinyGiant]

i always used to use hands.. but that could be because i didnt have a buffer.. i have heard that you can burn your finish with a buffer though if you arent careful

[jinxor]

But from what I heard, buffer could give you a better gloss that hand job. Not sure about it because I have been tossing over the idea of using a buffer or not.

[bzinn 1]

I like to use a buffer to do the polish only.I do the wax by hand.Most buffers will not burn your finish,but the cutter compounds in the wax or polish do,also a good polish and wax can also reduce this effect.I only use the products form www.griotsgarage.com they are water base and professional quality.Easiest products I have ever used.

[Bob_VT]

Apply the wax by hand and remove with an orbital machine.

[Stargate YARlantIS]

I always go by hand....a little "Elbow Grease" never hurts anyone. Plus gives you a nice forearm/shoulder workout :)

[DFA]

I always buff by hand.

Then again, I'm buying a buffer next month.

[CCILovePinkCC]

Hands

[jamal1984]

if you buying a buff, yu need to know how to use them, or else, you will make a whole bunch of scratches and swirld looking.
Hand will work fine all the time.

[SuperFunBall]

I agree, hands all the way. I have seen some pretty bad buffing swirls on some nice rides. Also the extral hard work from not using a buffer makes you appreciate your car better.

[SIPNGAS]

:bellyroll:....:bellyroll:

People are on a roll today.

[jinxor]

looks like it... i was under the impression that a lot of ppl would be using a buffer... .but now, i reckon the hand is the way to go...

[puetato89]

actually from an auto body guy.... buffer... mostly if wetsanding.. doing it by hand wont get all the shine back... and you can burn through the paint, seen it happen a lot... when buffing make sure you keep the buffer wet with compound or youll chip the paint... slow and steady and use it 2'-by-2' area... also depending on the buffers... a good buffer will cost about $120 and up

[Herbicidal]

I always use a buffer. I bought a Porter Cable 7424 random orbital buffer with variable speeds about 6 years ago and it works great! Here's a link (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9983) to my thread from back in September about how I detailed the exterior of my Yaris S sedan. In that thread I've included pictures of how much crap a clay bar will pull out of the paint too. :thumbsup: The last picture shows the products I used to get that shine.

There's just no way you can get your hand to move as fast and as long as a buffer and maintain the same consistency. For the tight spots, I will do it by hand (don't go there! :biggrin:). Additionally, if you are using a product to clean the paint, a buffer is really the only way to go as the cleaning product needs the power of a buffer to obtain optimal results. For a novice detailer, a random oribital buffer is the safest bet (along with a dose of common sense) against creating any swirl marks in the paint.

In a quick search, I found THIS (http://www.autogeek.net/poca746varap.html) that includes free shipping and some pads to get you started.

[puetato89]

like i said 120 and up for a good one...:thumbup:

[whooppee777]

never send a machine to do a mans job