Originally Posted By: Vikas
Did you buy any pads with porter cable? if not, just try the one which came with it. I am assuming it came with a generic wool-looking pad. That works well with UC. There are probably million videos on how to use PC but here is what I would suggest first.
From Walmart, pick up UC, foam applicator (size of a bar of soap i.e. to be used by hand) and few microfiber towels (all in all well under $20). Wash the car with dish washing soap. Select a 2x2 section and use the foam pads by hand and rub the UC on the paint in overlapping circular motions until the UC changes from white in to transparent. You will need to apply some pressure i.e. put some passion behind it. Wipe off the residue with the microfiber towel. Most critical thing is not to let UC dry on the paint.
If you don't say "Holy Mackerel" to yourself, come back here and start uttering obscenities in my general direction
Otherwise, take the PC and use that rather than your muscles to rub the UC on the rest of the car. Work on 2x2 sections.
Take LOTS of pictures!!
You can find more elaborate instructions and lot more products to use to make the car enter in to concors-de-eleganc (spelling??) but just doing what I suggest would make such a huge difference in the paint that you would wonder why you did not do it before.
Sure you could clay bar it first, then UC it, the polish it, then wax it, then seal etc etc but try most bang for bucks approach first.
If you really want to buy pads for your PC, I would suggest Meguairs Burgundy Foam pad for the oxidation removal although most will suggest the Lake Country Orange pad for this process. I have personally used the Meguairs and not LC.
Which back plate size should I purchase. I have seen the 5 inch recommended but wondering what is wrong with the 6 inch. I own a porter cable 7424xp and the backplates that I have been looking at are by Lake Country. Any particular website with good deals? Any stores where I can actually see and feel what I'm buying?
