Mothers Power Ball - I need instructions

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wmphipps

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can anyone give me a brief education on the Mothers Power Ball:



What do I use it on?

How do I use it?

Use with compounds?

What speed?

Any concerns for paint damage?

Shoud a weekend warrior get one of these?



Many thanks for any help or comments.
 
The only thing I use the ball for is some wheels. I have seen it used on paint, but would not recommend it. You place it into your drill and work away. I wouldn't use it on paint for a few reasons, and the main one being that you cannot normally control rpm's on a drill which could cause damage to the paint. The second one is that it would take forever to do a vehicle. I would invest in a Porter Cable or Flex with the Lake Country pads and a good polish,(for whatever you are trying to accomplish) etc. for the weekend warrior, and go from there.



As far as the power ball on wheels, I do like it (especially for my Pro Comp Alloys, which have circlular holes around the peremiter of the wheel)...the ball makes waxing and polishing in those holes a breeze.



I am sure others will also offer some input on this subject.
 
Hmph, the wheel version would be useful if you have a Harley. I spent 4 hours polishing the chrome on those bikes....



Instructions should be on the back of the package btw ;)
 
I use it on chrome bumpers with mothers chrome polish and my wheels hold on to it cause it will walk on you. i have both the large and small,great for chrome wheel and bumpers not so good for paint they do make one for paint but i would never even think of using that on my paint or anybody else paint.
 
Street5927 said:
The only thing I use the ball for is some wheels. I have seen it used on paint, but would not recommend it.
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The powerball for wheels is different than the one for paint. I have seen anyone report it does any damage.
 
I am new to detailing and all but every drill I ever had was infinitely variable speed with also a high and low speed constant setting. I would think that the powerball would be perfectly safe but definitely time consuming to do your whole car with. A good use for the powerball would be under a rear wing type spoiler where a buffer cant get to.
 
i use the paint power ball on occassion (because it is much faster IMO). here is where i did a vette..

after wash, but before wax..

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after wax using powerball..

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i know its not 'professional', but it works for the cheaper fast jobs. applied and removed wax in less than 30 minutes with the ball..
 
No offense to anyone here, but I think it looks very unprofessional for a pro detailer to show up and apply wax with a Powerball for paint. A PC would be the better route to go. Just my opinion.
 
holland_patrick said:
Sorry it still looks bad you just didn't chatch the sun on the door look at the tail...
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well, this was my brothers car.. of course it wasnt a 500 dollar detail. and as far as the powerball goes, if it wasnt any good, i doubt they would be selling any! now i know that it is not some high dollar process, but it works for 'lower paying' customers that want a quick detail.
 
unfortunately, im not educated in using a buffer yet. i do OWN a high speed but im not ready to use it on customer cars yet... im comparing 'much faster' to hand waxing..
 
The sell a lot of those to people who really dont know better. I cant imagine using one to do a car. Not trying to bash, but even the "lowly" PC is practically idiot proof and way better than working by hand.



Anyways, they seem to do a good job on wheels.
 
BigJimZ28 said:
just an F.Y.I. the power ball for paint

is made of a soft finishing type foam and

made for applying wax...not polishing
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yeah, i have been using it to apply 'liquid ice' wax. i wipe and polish with microfiber towels.
 
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