[RedBarchetta]

Greg, I certainly hope you aren't getting "orbital" (the cheap $40 buffers you find at Autozone that you use the $2.00 polyester wool pads on) confused with The Porter Cable 7424 random orbit car polisher. These are two completely different breeds. In fact, the PC 7424 started out as a woodworking tool! The development of different foam pads then lent it to furniture polishing, and the the auto industry jumped all over it and now it has no equal in the auto refinishing industry.

The old fashioned circular polishers, when combined with a good, high quality Schlegel wool pad, are FANTASTIC for rough buffing a freshly color sanded car. Because of the much higher rpms, the cutting action is very, very good. But for most weathered paint jobs and for removing even fairly bad surface scratches, the PC 7424 with the right pad is a truly amazing tool and much, much easier to use.

Come to So Cal and I'll personally give you my old one. Heck, I'll even throw in the Schlegel pad!

-Dean (born a Buckeye, BTW).