Polishing and waxing a Vanagon is such a thankless task that I never do it. But, I am going to change my ways. To make the job even bearable, I have decided to buy a power polishing tool. The last time I had such a thing in my hands, it was a tool borrowed from a body shop and I recall that it required a delicate balance between applying enough pressure to get the compound to work effectively and applying too much pressure resulting in it working too effectively. The thing seemed to be constantly asking,"Should I burn through or not?" My question: Do the orbital polisher/buffers (WEN for one) work effectively or should I buy a low speed 7" sander/polisher? Thanks, George |
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