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Old 05-08-2008, 11:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
rebelyell
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Originally Posted by RCTrucker7 View Post
Like almost everyone, I like to keep my car as clean and shiny as possible, but to be honest, after vaccuming and wiping down the inside, washing and drying the outside, my shoulders (mainly the right one due to some ages old surgery) get very sore, and by the time I've gotten half the car done with just the paint cleaner, it can get very painful to keep doing "WAX ON! WAX OFF!"

So I've been thinking about getting an electric buffer to use. I'm not looking for anything fancy or ultra powerful or some "uber" buffer. I just need something that'll take the work, and pain, out of my shoulders.
I know the feeling bro. I usually can get through a wash and vacuum ok anyday, But if I wanna wax her up, Man that might be a 2 or 3 day thing.

Some cheap waxes are easy to do but results aren't great. Even with an orbital polisher. I find Mequires Gold Class a pretty good wax and not to hard to get off. The best wax I've used is Griots best of show wax, but it is a workout to get that stuff off. Don't let that stuff hit direct sun.

I bought a cheap ass orbital polisher that has 2 handles, it will wear you out just lifting it, and it really doesn't get the wax off as good as I can by some elbow grease.

I dread waxing, but it has to be done. And a good job won't leave those dreaded swirl marks.. I may look into that porter cable one though. It looks pretty easy to handle.

I used to keep my car spotless, but after 4 years it's getting harder to do..
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