Yet another question about the PC

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Irkie500

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Well right now with the funds I have the flex is out the door its just to expensive for me, so I know the PC is capable of paint correction but my question is how far can it go? I also like it because it has some really small backing plates available which is nice for tight spaces.
 
It will take care of wetsand marks on some paints. I've done it on BMW and Lexus paints before. Works well as long as the last grit is more or less pretty high. IME it has worked on 1500gritt but thats only for me ;)



Its possible of many things, just gotta have the right paint to do it all to thats all :)
 
I feel the Porter Cable is a very capable machine - and in the right hands can achieve the same level of correction as a rotary polisher.



The only downside is that it will take a lot longer to get the same finish using a D/A as opposed to using a rotary.



I use a Metabo Rotary in the first instance but I nearly always use my PC for plastic bumpers or where I don't want to emit a lot of heat to the panel.
 
hotwaxxx said:
I feel the Porter Cable is a very capable machine - and in the right hands can achieve the same level of correction as a rotary polisher.



The only downside is that it will take a lot longer to get the same finish using a D/A as opposed to using a rotary.



I use a Metabo Rotary in the first instance but...
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Same opinion here. There are *very* few instances where a PC *using today's products and the right technique* can't do the job. There *are* a few instances where the heat/etc. of a rotary is simply required, but those are few and far between and you *might* be able to handle those situations differently anyhow; I've never found ~2K sanding scratches to be all *that* big a deal, even on the Audis and any flaws worse than that you could just wetsand first.



I too have a Metabo, and a Makita, but I expect they're gonna spend more and more time unused on the shelf.



PC/3.5" PFW pad/M105 oughta handle anything that's safe to do, even on the hardest clear. M105 works pretty well on Audis *by hand* for that matter. Even before M105 came out the PC could do some really impressive work with the little pads and the right products.
 
Accumulator said:
Same opinion here. There are *very* few instances where a PC *using today's products and the right technique* can't do the job. There *are* a few instances where the heat/etc. of a rotary is simply required, but those are few and far between and you *might* be able to handle those situations differently anyhow; I've never found ~2K sanding scratches to be all *that* big a deal, even on the Audis and any flaws worse than that you could just wetsand first.



I too have a Metabo, and a Makita, but I expect they're gonna spend more and more time unused on the shelf.



PC/3.5" PFW pad/M105 oughta handle anything that's safe to do, even on the hardest clear. M105 works pretty well on Audis *by hand* for that matter. Even before M105 came out the PC could do some really impressive work with the little pads and the right products.
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How things have changed, huh? If you would have said this just over a year ago.... ;)
 
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