Porter Cable Newbie..

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gaga

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After reading lots of good things about PC I finally got one from Coastal Tool ($119.00 best price I can find. here's the web)



http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/...24.htm?L+coastest+rmbb1432ff89ae89+1027641949



Anyway, I need some tips on what's the best way (or proper way) to use PC for polishing?? the kit came with a 6" white-sponge polisher and I was wondering...



1) I should use this sponge pad for polishing or should I go out and try to find some 6" terry-cloth pads?



2) If terry-cloth pads are better for polishing, then what do I use the sponge pad for?



And any other tips you PC owners can give me will be help!! Thanks,
 
Well, you sound like you need a good bit of direction here, so instead of me telling you to go search (which irks me), i'll give you a few pointers to start you off.... Then, I will say, do some research and have a good understanding of things before you put the PC on your car's finish...



For starters, get rid of the foam pad that the kit came with. Nobody that I know of uses it at all! Get yourself some pads from CMA... www.properautocare.com I started off with the following:



(2) White polishing pads

(1) Grey Finishing pas

(1) Yellow cutting pad

(1) Wool leveling pad

(2) Terry bonnets



To begin with stay away from the yellow pad and DON'T EVER use the wool pad, not until you've gained a good deal of experience, and your car's paint is in really bad shape. The wool pad is used with the terry bonnets on top of it to buff off wax residue, if you so choose...



SMR's, polishes, etc...can be applied with the white polishing pads...If need be, you can use SMR with the yellow cutting pads to remove swirls... This is a more aggressive approach. Always start with the least aggressive approach...and work your way UP as needed! The grey finishing pads are used to apply wax....liquid wax, some paste wax, etc... It's the LEAST aggressive of all the pads...It's basically JUST for application, not for cleaning or removing surface imperfections...



That should get you started pretty well.... Start slow (literally), then work your way up with the speeds on the PC. It's intimidating at first, but it really isn't hard at all. You'll get the hang of it in no time at all.



Good luck!
 
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