Porter Cable Video Demo

glen22 said:
I would like to know how long he worked that two by two area?
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Time wise it was about 3 min per polish...the thing to remember though is all polishes breakdown differently and outside temp., speed, pressure, amount used, etc all effect the breakdown of the polish so time will vary.

I go by how the polish looks more then the amount of time.

Here is what I do with a new polish:

(this is for use with a Porter Cable rotary or by hand will be different):

Start with a 1'x1' area - speed 3 to spread polish on panel

Increase speed to 5 - 6 - at every change in the appearence of the polish I stop and wipe an area to check the progress

Repeat until hazing is gone or minimized (depending on the abrasiveness of the polish and pad used will determine the amount of hazing left if any)

Once that is complete now I know what to look for when I use the polish again.
 
very good advice, I just dont really know when the polish is broken down as I an knew to this rodeo. I now have a better idea what to look for thanks:)
 
Great videos! Just out of curiousity, what size/brand pad is that you're using in the video?
 
Very nice video, I'm sure this will help lots of new members who are worried about the PC. :)

If you don't mind I'd like to post this on another forum under car care; I'd give you the full credit, it would help lots of people over there too.
 
Be great to do one with the SSR series...
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The next video with heavier imperfections will be with the SSR line.

Be great to do one with the SSR series. Geat video by-the-way.
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Thanks...Meguiars polishing pad with IP and Lake Country polishing with PO85RD


JaCkaL829 said:
Very nice video, I'm sure this will help lots of new members who are worried about the PC. :)

If you don't mind I'd like to post this on another forum under car care; I'd give you the full credit, it would help lots of people over there too.
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Thanks and no problem, that's what it's there for....to help take some of the guess work out of the Porter Cable.
 
Fantastic job. Good technique, and looks like a nice light machine, good pads and good products.
And it also demonstrates the difference with rotary. First, the time is a little longer than Rotary, but second, if you held in one place while changing speeds like that, game over.
Well done.
 
Which PC model is that? Is that painters tape and is it covering the gap where your door meets the body? Great idea if so ;)

Incredible vids :D
 
Thanks Everyone!!

2005Accord said:
Which PC model is that? Is that painters tape and is it covering the gap where your door meets the body? Great idea if so ;)

Incredible vids :D
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It's the 7336 from Lowes...The painters tape was to show a side by side of before and after but with the downsizing of the video it was hard to see.


Shiny Lil Detlr Thanks for the link to the video! The more the better....hopefully these videos will help take the fear out of first time users.



joe.p That video is an old one from DavidB of Autopia.org, I have it on there to show a different style and technique...I personally have never used a wool pad with a PC, IMO it aggressive for a PC.
 
Awesome. I plan on buying a buffer this summer, that video should help since I'm a newb to anything but hand polishing.
 
Those videos are awesome! Wish those were out when I was just getting started with my PC. I just took the plunge to a rotary...anyone know of any good rotary videos?
 
2005Accord said:
That's another good one...however, the captions are nearly impossible to read. What was the demo pointing out when you held the PC against the body for an extended period?
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Yeah, another problem with compression that I couldn't easily overcome. I wish there were a better way to have small file sizes without so much quality loss!

The demo basically stated "As you can see, the PC is not damaging/burning the paint, even at its highest speed, when held in one place for an extended period."

When I originally created that video, it was for another forum where a member (a "professional detailer for a GM dealership" :lmfao) was insisting that ANY machine polisher, even the PC, could and WOULD burn the paint off any vehicle unless handled by a professional and kept in constant motion. I just couldn't help myself proving the snot-nosed little brat wrong :D
 
YEAH! Show him up.. LOL i love proving people wrong haha...

Those both are 7336 models...I am about to order the 7424 from AutoGeek. Will the methods and motions still remain the same as in the vids? Or are the two models so different that there are other techniques to learn? I understand that the 7424 is better for newbs and has an addition motion to it. What is the motion pattern of the 7424?
 
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