I am in the process of wet-sanding my sedan, and I am looking for a good buffer to bring back the shine. I would like to avoid spending $125 for a porter cable if possible, and I was looking at some on ebay. Here is a link to one I found on Ebay that looks pretty good from what I can tell. Let me know what yall think. Thanks!

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You're wetsanding the entire car and don't yet have a buffer, and on top of that you don't want to spend $109+tax on the universally excepted "best" DA?

The one on Ebay is a rotary, not a DA, so if you do get it just be careful not to burn the paint.

 

I have not wet sanded the entire vehicle yet, just started a very small area by hand. It turned out very well, just would like to save on the elbow grease by getting a buffer.

 

Gotchya. If you've never used a buffer before I highly recommend the PC. A rotary is a great tool, but one slip up and you've burnt the paint. When I wetsand I use my pc + a medium cut pad and polish and it takes 2000-3000 grit marks out in one pass.

Cheers.

 

The only thing left behind after an hour in the small spot that I did are some swirls. Any suggestions for removing the swirls? I read that the buffer will create enough heat to restore the glossy finish, while using your hands doesn't create enough heat. Is this accurate? And any ideas for the swirls?

 

The only thing left behing after an hour, on the small area I did by hand are swirls. Any ideas on restoring the glossy look without the swirls? Is Scratch X a good product for this? I know using your hands for a project of like this doesn't create enough force or heat, which is why I am looking at getting a good buffer, in addition to saving time and energy.

 

You can get rid of swirls by hand but it's much more difficult and kind of prohibitive if you're talking about a large surface. ScratchX'ing an entire car would take a week.

Like I said, that buffer you linked looks like a fine machine, but it's a rotary so in the hands of a novice there is a pretty good chance something could go wrong. That's why the PC is so nice - aside from throwing it at your car it's pretty hard to screw something up with it.