Applying wax/polish with a buffer

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Tue 14 Nov 2006 10:36
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - mss1tw
Is a buffer just as safe/effective in applying wax and polish to a car as by hand?

I buff them off afterwards by hand.
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Tue 14 Nov 2006 11:03
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - Stuartli
It's a lot easier...:-)

Make sure you just buff the bodywork rather than pressing down on the buffer in an effort to get an even better shine.
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Tue 14 Nov 2006 11:05
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - mss1tw
Forgot to say that; I just rest it on there and let it spin, don't really push down (Or try not to anyway)
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Tue 14 Nov 2006 11:11
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - AR-CoolC
It certainly saves on the arm ache.

These buffers don't have the torque to brake down an abrasive polish, but certainly do have enough to apply/remove a cleaner polish or wax.
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Tue 14 Nov 2006 12:21
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - Mad Maxy
I thought the idea was to apply by hand - the easy bit, and you can carefully avoid getting wax where you don't want it - and buff it off with the, er, buffer. The wax removal is generally the hard bit.
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Tue 14 Nov 2006 12:23
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - mss1tw
Not 'proper' wax I use - it's Turtle Wax - very viscous. Easy to apply by hand too, just slower/
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Tue 14 Nov 2006 12:44
Applying wax/polish with a buffer - Victorbox
Just look the damage you could do here www.clean-image.co.uk/articles/a-guide-to-rotary-p...m

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