Has anyone used this product? If so how does it compare to the Porter Cable Polisher everyone around here seems to be using? I have a black car and want to get some swirls and scratches out. I am a little timid to use a high speed buffer as I have no experience with them and don't want to burn through the clear coat. I was wondering if this Mequiar's Polisher might be a better option for me?
Thanks,
OSU411

Use the PorterCable. Perfectly adequate. Get into www.autogeek.net and watch their videos/get the CD on how to wash/clean/polish/clay/wax/buff paint finishes.

A Porter Cable orbital polisher IS NOT a high speed buffer. Different critter entirely.

Go to their website and pick a refurbished unit up for a considerable savings............then spend a bundle in Autogeek for pads and backing plates and swirl remover solutions. Wonderful magic. Consider using their Souveran Carnauba wax on your newly cleaned paint.

(........and always remember: detail accessories are like gasolines - "My brand is better than your brand".)

Porter Cable random orbital!!! If you're serious on detailing your own car and don't want to burn the paint, go with the proven product. Now, if you want to experiment and be our guinea pig, have at it...

LOL. So the Porter Cable won't burn the paint? Have you had any luck with it getting out scratches and swirls?

If this helps any OSU I have a dual action polisher/buffer and it doesnt really do much at all when it comes to removing scratches/swirl marks. Its great for applying wax and polish, but if its swirls and scratches your trying to fight, then the porter cable is the only way to go. My craftsman polisher/buffer makes wax/polish jobs a breeze with the huge 10" head and its alot cheaper than a porter cable. It would be a good investment if you got both. The porter cable has a smaller pad so it doesnt cover as much surface area as the 10" buffer, but it does a way better job. Grab a cheap orbital buffer for wax/polish jobs, and get a porter cable for paint imperfections.

Take a look at the bewildering lineup of pads, backing plates, and swirl remover formulas in www.autogeek.net.

With about $150 in several different foam pads, swirl removers, and accessories you can polish practically anything.

LOL. So the Porter Cable won't burn the paint? Have you had any luck with it getting out scratches and swirls?

Pending the product, pad, process and paint, yes.