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As for all the hate towards starting with a rotary.
Just to note, there was no hate towards the rotary on my part, heck I started with the rotary buffer and air-powered DA Sanders for a dual action polisher as the Porter Cable wood sanders had not yet been introduced to the detailing world as a car polisher.
If you re-read my initial post, my point was to help the OP figure out what market he wanted to target and if he's starting out as a Newbie then it's really not practical to offer show car detailing until he cuts his teeth on at least a few cars as he dials in products, pads and techniques that work for him. Wouldn't everyone agree that makes sense?
Also, if you re-read what I wrote, if a person's doing daily drivers to start with then using a rotary is going to take some or all of the profit out of the job because it requires more than one step unless you're going to turn out cars with swirls in the paint.
Again, think about the market... some Soccer mom wanting her Chevy Astro detailed just wants the paint clean and shiny, she probably doesn't know what swirls are and more than likely doesn't want to pay for a multiple step, show car finish on her grocery getter, more than likely she really wants the interior restored to look, feel and smell like new.
I've used a rotary buffer as much as anyone on this forum or any forum and probably more when compared to most people, almost all of my work has been special interest cars, that is multiple-step rotary buffer buff-outs, I can only think of one production detail I've done in my entire life that was a one step job and it left such a bad taste in my mouth I've never done another and never looked back.
If he wants to start out using a rotary buffer I'm here to help him learn but in all honesty he's also going to want a DA polisher for the finishing steps as it's not usually a good idea to apply your LSP with a rotary buffer. You can do it by hand but why not get the tired and true DA Polisher like I originally suggested and for a zillion great reasons that thousands of other detailers and serious enthusiasts confirm just by the fact that they are so popular are a great way to tackle most, (not all), detail jobs.
For any job I tackle I take at a minimum a rotary buffer and a DA polisher. Everything can be tackled with one of these two tool. I like the Flex 3401 and the Cyclo and I'm looking forward to using the new and more powerful Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher but again, anything can be tackled using a RB and DA and your Hand.
The spectrum is from wet-sanding fresh paint all the way to restoring original antique paint and everything else is in-between these two spectrums.
I fed myself for years using a rotary buffer and actually wore the sand-cast rough sides of my trusty, dusty Makita smooth like chrome after years of use so just for everyone that will ever read this thread into the future knows, there's no hate on my part towards the rotary, in fact the rotary buffer is my friend.
My original Makita showing where I wore the sides smooth after years of buffing...
So to the OP, (Original Poster), by all means keep your rotary but also look into getting a PC 7424XP or the Griot's Garage Random Orbital Polisher or wait till January and test out the new Meguiar's G110v2
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