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trig

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I've been looking at Rotary Polishers all day, and then Compounds as well.





Would there be a benefit in continuing to use my Porter Cable 7424 and getting some M105 to use on stuff Menzerna's SIP can't work out, or should I wait a while and pick up a rotary instead?



Also, one thing I haven't really found all that much info on is pads. Aside from using my foam pads with my PC7424, will they be useless with a Rotary?





Like I said in my C&B this weekend, Marley and I are trying to get something started, and so far I think we have 6-7 cars in line and they keep adding up. I'm wondering if we should do a couple more and then step up to some bigger toys...
 
trig said:
..Would there be a benefit in continuing to use my Porter Cable 7424 and getting some M105 to use on stuff Menzerna's SIP can't work out, or should I wait a while and pick up a rotary instead?
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Speaking as one of the few people here who doesn't like using his rotaries all that much (at least compared to my Cyclos), I'll say that today's pads/products let you do a lot with the PC, at least with ~4" pads. It's a different ballgame than it was a few years ago (note that four of my vehicles have hard clear too).



You'll probably want the rotary eventually, but don't sell the PC short *with the right pads/products*.



As to which you'll prefer, well :nixweiss Seems like most people fall in love with the rotary.



Also, one thing I haven't really found all that much info on is pads. Aside from using my foam pads with my PC7424, will they be useless with a Rotary?
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You can use the same pads with both types of machines.





...I think we have 6-7 cars in line and they keep adding up. I'm wondering if we should do a couple more and then step up to some bigger toys...
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You probably shouldn't learn the ins-and-outs of the rotary on somebody else's car ;)
 
Accumulator said:
Speaking as one of the few people here who doesn't like using his rotaries all that much (at least compared to my Cyclos), I'll say that today's pads/products let you do a lot with the PC, at least with ~4" pads. It's a different ballgame than it was a few years ago (note that four of my vehicles have hard clear too).



You'll probably want the rotary eventually, but don't sell the PC short *with the right pads/products*.



As to which you'll prefer, well :nixweiss Seems like most people fall in love with the rotary.









You can use the same pads with both types of machines.









You probably shouldn't learn the ins-and-outs of the rotary on somebody else's car ;)
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Will M105 be a pretty decent cut/step-up compared to SIP with, say in orange pad on the PC?



I don't want to sell it short, I just want to get a full aresenal and use it to it's full potential.





Haha, I didn't mean to learn on their cars. I have my own to play with and wouldn't touch anyone else's car without being 100% confident in what I was doing.
 
I have never tried M105 on my PC, but I've read other posts that indicate good results using M105 on a 3.5" PFW pad on a PC at speed 6. M105 and PFW is definitely a good combination on a rotary.
 
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