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Old 12-06-2007, 10:40 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by SiliconX View Post
Very very nice. Not many people have it as it's extremely new. Supposedly the replacement for the venerable Porter Cable 7424.

What pads did you get for it?
Hmm, never seen this, I'm buying a porter cable 7424 for my dad for Christmas.

How is this any better?

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Originally Posted by jeremy0203 View Post
well from what i have read its not very hard to use an orbital buffer and you gotta be a retard to mess your car up with one. rotary on the other hand is said to be more difficult in using and if not experienced its really easy to mess up the paint, so since ive never used a buffer before i went with an orbital type
I have pretty experienced the same. Although to some extent0 you do still have to be careful on edges with an orbital.

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Originally Posted by si_civic View Post
I'm curious on the polisher itself: Is it multi-speed? or 2-3 speed? I hate the pre-set speeds on those.

Anyone?

EDIT: n/m. It's an orbital. I was hoping for a rotary with speeds up to 2000rpm.
I'm hoping your experienced with a rotary buffer...

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Originally Posted by glustic View Post
Oooo! Can I touch? Haha! I spent like 25 dollars at Albertsons on detailing stuff, Wal Mart is way to far away. Haha.
C'mon man your Civic deserves much better!

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Originally Posted by kplax35 View Post
Who carries the porter cable 7424? Any department stores or just online ones?
Porter Cable 7424 @ AutoGeek.net (along with multiple pad/ package options)
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