Yesterday was the first day in my life that I waxed a car. I washed the car dried with a chamois cloth then applied this Turtle Wax paste wax until it was hazy dry or something and rubbed it all off with some polishing towels or cloths or whatever.
Anyway, I'm new to all of this, and someone told me that I should get an electric buffer for my wax jobs, since it would cut my time down dramatically. Like, it took almost an hour and a half to wax my entire car, and it's just a small 2 door or coupe or whatever. It was a lot of work doing it by hand too.
So, I was wondering if a cheap little electric buffer could do the trick? For example, I would apply the Turtle Wax with the applicator by hand, wait for it to get hazy dry, and turn turn on the electric buffer to buff the wax out. Is that ok?
I don't want to spend too much money on this electric buffer, just a cheap one for maybe $20-$30. I've read a little today about other buffers like some people talk about PC random orbitals and whatnot but those are expensive and in the upwards of $100. I also read about the swirl marks and don't want to scratch up my car too bad.
Does this sound like a good idea? Any tips or suggestions? Buy a cheap little electric orbital buffer and terry cloth bonnets, apply the wax to my car, wait for it to get hazy dry, and then buff out the wax with the orbital buffer. Waxing is about the only thing I know about now.
I read a little bit about polishing, but I'm not sure exactly what all the polishing stuff is about. Up until this point, I thought the only thing you could do after washing a car is waxing it. Is the polish some kind of clear liquid that gives the car that mirror-like shine?
And how do I tell what kind of paint is on my car? I've seen clear coat, gel coat, something about enamel paint. Are there more? What's the difference? What is clay used for too? Is there like a newbie guide around here that defines a lot of frequent terms and acronyms?
One last thing. I've heard stuff about removing the wax from your car too. The next time I wash my car the wax doesn't just come off? Like, next time I plan to wash my car and then wax it again. Is that wrong? I need to remove the wax first or what? How do you remove the wax?
Anyway, I'm new to all of this, and someone told me that I should get an electric buffer for my wax jobs, since it would cut my time down dramatically. Like, it took almost an hour and a half to wax my entire car, and it's just a small 2 door or coupe or whatever. It was a lot of work doing it by hand too.
So, I was wondering if a cheap little electric buffer could do the trick? For example, I would apply the Turtle Wax with the applicator by hand, wait for it to get hazy dry, and turn turn on the electric buffer to buff the wax out. Is that ok?
I don't want to spend too much money on this electric buffer, just a cheap one for maybe $20-$30. I've read a little today about other buffers like some people talk about PC random orbitals and whatnot but those are expensive and in the upwards of $100. I also read about the swirl marks and don't want to scratch up my car too bad.
Does this sound like a good idea? Any tips or suggestions? Buy a cheap little electric orbital buffer and terry cloth bonnets, apply the wax to my car, wait for it to get hazy dry, and then buff out the wax with the orbital buffer. Waxing is about the only thing I know about now.
I read a little bit about polishing, but I'm not sure exactly what all the polishing stuff is about. Up until this point, I thought the only thing you could do after washing a car is waxing it. Is the polish some kind of clear liquid that gives the car that mirror-like shine?
And how do I tell what kind of paint is on my car? I've seen clear coat, gel coat, something about enamel paint. Are there more? What's the difference? What is clay used for too? Is there like a newbie guide around here that defines a lot of frequent terms and acronyms?
One last thing. I've heard stuff about removing the wax from your car too. The next time I wash my car the wax doesn't just come off? Like, next time I plan to wash my car and then wax it again. Is that wrong? I need to remove the wax first or what? How do you remove the wax?
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