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Old 01-05-05, 05:54 PM
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I spent the New Year's Holiday playing with my new Christmas present - a Porter Cable random orbital polisher.

I used 3M Finesse-It II for my cutting polish + Klasse AIO for my finishing polish & applied a coat of Klasse Sealant by hand.

So what do you think?

Shiny #1
Shiny #2
Shiny #3
Shiny #4

btw - Thanks to Dan "Guitarman" the detailing guru for his advice!

Mike
Old 01-05-05, 07:23 PM
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i think it looks excellent, for that color it shines really well, looks like new
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Mike. I do believe you've got it, great work!

I'm sure you found the Porter Cable to be very user friendly, doesn't take long to get comfortable with it right?. Keep up the good work!
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Dan - The PC was very easy to learn. I read a few things on the BMW forums about using it and took off. I worked my way up to detailing the 300. First I did my truck, next the LS, next the 400 and finally the 300. (I only have 2 cars left to go!)

Overall, I found the PC to be more work than I expected as it takes quite a few passes to get the product dried and worked in. However after having applied numerous coats of Klasse by hand, the results with the PC are clearly superior to anything I have been able to achieve before. I am definitely glad I bought it!

I would love to hear from others who have tried the PC....
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Excellent, looks good I got my PC last year from my wife and I love it, just remember the Klasse goes a long way with very thin coats. The other thing I like to do is experiment with other polishes since using the PC makes it so easy but usually finish with the AIO and Zaino.

My wife also uses it around the house to polish our counter tops and scrub and polish the shower, i've used it to polish our exterior windows too. Klasse AIO works great on just about any surface.
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Great suggestion Scruff... Would have never thought of that..

I have found Klasse AIO to work well on everything I have tried it on. And a little really does go a long way.

MIke
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