Professional paint guys, which buffer would you recommend for polishing and waxing? Any links to who carries the recommended buffer would be appreciated as well.

Waxing a brand new clearcoated paint job.

I have a Makita and a Dewalt.....I like the Makita better......been using it for years with no trouble.....

Makita Buffer

Thanks, it looks like a great tool. Just ordered it.

Looking to apply Waxing Frenzy. Are the foam applicators better to work with than the polishing pads?

What rpm speeds do you use to apply and what speeds do you use to remove?

Steve are you waxing already? or just getting ready and doing some practice? Icant remember the brand but there is a little duel action electric that works great. I will see what I can dig up.

Just getting ready Mark. I already put my order in for the Makita. Tired of breaking all the other junk I've bought over the years.

OK.....The Makita is a buffer......for buffing and glazing paint.....If all you are gonna do is apply wax......what I use on large flat surfaces is a waxmaster polisher.....there is a difference...waxmaster

Mine has an orbital action....and it uses seperate bonnets for applying and removing wax....

Now If you are sanding buffing and glazing...the makita is the choice...I like to use finesse it 2 compound and glaze by 3m...

I like the foam pads...cleaner and less chance of burn thru...the white ones are for buffing and the black are for glazing....I like to buff & glaze between 1500-2000 rpm

Thanks for the expert advise Brian.

I'll cancel the Makita and look into the Waxmaster.

the makita has given me years of trouble free buffing and is greta for polishing scratches in gel..awesome tool.

I have a makita which is good for polishing but I have a dual action porter cable for waxing .Kinda hard to find but worth the effort.

I bought the porter cable multi speed orbital buffer and takes about a hour and a half to do the whole boat.Make sure you get the orbital one.I used wax frenzy with it and it worked great but had to wax it more often.