ConeArrow27
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Welcome to autogeek!
Just like a newborn...I'm crying out loud...newbie!
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cardaddy
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Welcome to Autogeek Bergy! :dblthumb2:
You don't have but a few years on me, yet most days (with all the bad discs I have) I feel, AND MOVE like I'm closer to 90! :laughing:
I started using one or another version of powered wax spreaders, either the big 10" ones or the little 6" ones in my late 20's. Then went on to get a 8" DA sort of machine in my 30's, non of which would do much of anything.... other than spread wax. Sure you could put a wool pad on the 8" one and it'd work better than the others, but OMG was it slow to really do anything worth the time and effort.
The Griots Garage buffer (pronounced Gree-Ohh's) is easily a tool that you'll keep the rest of your life. In addition to having a lifetime warranty.... It's easy to use, can provide OUTSTANDING results, and is all but impossible to damage your paint with.:dblthumb2:
You do want to get the 5" backing plate for it though.
For your Camry (and say 1~2 other vehicles) I'd get a dozen pads. I've done them and the paint is not terribly soft, somewhere to the hard side of medium I'd say. The Lake Country CCS pads will work, or the flat ones. The CCS pads get up to edges better though. There are TONS of choices from Lake Country, but those will get ya' done.
Thing is, the pads heat up when you're working with them. And when they do that they'll start to collapse in the middle. Shortly after that they'll start to delaminate and possibly that'll lead to the Velcro on the backing plate delaminating as well.
Even for us old geezers that take regular breaks before totally finishing the car that means you need to swap out pads while you are working from top to bottom, front to back. If we're doing the entire vehicle without stopping it'll take SIX of the same size pads, rotating out the warm ones for cool, CLEAN ones along the way. (It's also important to have clean pads putting into service each time.)
That doesn't mean however that YOU need that many, but at the VERY LEAST I'd say 3 orange, 4 white, 2 black, 2 blue, 1 red. It's not easy to buff that Camry with only 3 pads, but it's possible. :xyxthumbs: (You could just do 4 orange and not do the red.)
In any event, the GG6 will give you years of service and take YEARS off your life spent in the garage while staving off the orthopaedic surgeon from replacing those elbows and shoulders!
You don't have but a few years on me, yet most days (with all the bad discs I have) I feel, AND MOVE like I'm closer to 90! :laughing:
I started using one or another version of powered wax spreaders, either the big 10" ones or the little 6" ones in my late 20's. Then went on to get a 8" DA sort of machine in my 30's, non of which would do much of anything.... other than spread wax. Sure you could put a wool pad on the 8" one and it'd work better than the others, but OMG was it slow to really do anything worth the time and effort.
The Griots Garage buffer (pronounced Gree-Ohh's) is easily a tool that you'll keep the rest of your life. In addition to having a lifetime warranty.... It's easy to use, can provide OUTSTANDING results, and is all but impossible to damage your paint with.:dblthumb2:
You do want to get the 5" backing plate for it though.
For your Camry (and say 1~2 other vehicles) I'd get a dozen pads. I've done them and the paint is not terribly soft, somewhere to the hard side of medium I'd say. The Lake Country CCS pads will work, or the flat ones. The CCS pads get up to edges better though. There are TONS of choices from Lake Country, but those will get ya' done.
Thing is, the pads heat up when you're working with them. And when they do that they'll start to collapse in the middle. Shortly after that they'll start to delaminate and possibly that'll lead to the Velcro on the backing plate delaminating as well.
Even for us old geezers that take regular breaks before totally finishing the car that means you need to swap out pads while you are working from top to bottom, front to back. If we're doing the entire vehicle without stopping it'll take SIX of the same size pads, rotating out the warm ones for cool, CLEAN ones along the way. (It's also important to have clean pads putting into service each time.)
That doesn't mean however that YOU need that many, but at the VERY LEAST I'd say 3 orange, 4 white, 2 black, 2 blue, 1 red. It's not easy to buff that Camry with only 3 pads, but it's possible. :xyxthumbs: (You could just do 4 orange and not do the red.)
In any event, the GG6 will give you years of service and take YEARS off your life spent in the garage while staving off the orthopaedic surgeon from replacing those elbows and shoulders!
Take a look at/for Mike Phillip's vid..."Cleaning on the Fly."
One thing about aging, the mind will say, "go for it." Then your body will TELL you, "I told ya not to!" Enjoy age, all those 'kids' can be beaten by old age and treachery any day.
BTW...I'm in my 70's Im the MAN
Bill
cardaddy
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Loving that one Bill! :dblthumb2:
Been going to physical therapy for my back the last few weeks, and I told the girl last week just that! She looked at me funny and I said, "Hey, never underestimate old age and treachery, we'll beat your youth and enthusiasm every - single - time". :laughing:
cardaddy
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Ya' know.... that's a GREAT idea Bill.
(My walker is STILL sitting in the bedroom btw.)
That's me doing the PT Bergy.
In week 3 going 2~3 times per week. Gotta squeeze in another MRI & Dr. Appt. this week as well. :dunno:
Good thing I got one of the young cute girls.
Don't get me even started on drunk drivers! I owned flatbed towing business for 18 years and once you get "up close and personal" it REALLY starts to put things in perspective.
Talk about ZERO tolerance... pppffftttt!