Thanks I will check out the article! Are there any national chains that rent the machines also what is a really good price if I was to buy one eventually?
I don't know of any national chains that rent tools like DA Polishers but most tool rental stores rent rotary buffers. You don't want to learn how to machine buff a black car using a rotary buffer, better to learn on something not important to you.
That said, what I've seen a lot of people do over the years is purchase an entry level tool like the Griot's, Meguiar's or Porter Cable DA Polishers, get some pads and a few products and buff out their car.
After they buff out their own car the natural progression is their friends, neighbors, co-workers, family members, etc. see the results and then ask the person to detail their car.
After a few details you recoup your initial investment and now have a way to make a few bucks on weekends.
Also, you can remove swirls by hand, Bobby included one article that does show what can be done by hand, here's an article that I show the work and time difference between working by hand or machine where the goal wa to create machine-like results by hand so in this article I did a multiple-step procedure by hand and machine.
The times in the article are accurate as removing swirls by hand to the point that it will compare to what a machine can do is time-consuming.
Man versus Machine
If your rig is a daily driver, it's going to get shallow swirls again over time so here's an article where I show how to do a simple process by hand and yet get excellent results. You can use the products I show in the article or use the same techniques with any quality paint cleaner and wax or sealant.
How to clay, clean and wax paint by hand with Pinnacle Paintwork Cleansing Lotion and Pinnacle Signature Series II Carnauba Paste Wax
Outside in natural light, it looks like the Pinnacle Signature Series II Paste Wax is floating over the paint... not bad for a simple approach anyone can do in their garage...
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