i found out i had a 9 inch random hand motion orbital polisher in my garage.... i cant seem to find any bonnets for it though! do terry cloth bonnets work well for polishing, or will it harm my paint.

i found out i had a 9 inch random hand motion orbital polisher in my garage.... i cant seem to find any bonnets for it though! do terry cloth bonnets work well for polishing, or will it harm my paint.

bump. someone help!

The problem with terry bonnets is that they have a high potential for inducing swirls. You have to be VERY careful when using them and not let product get gunked/dried on. They will also generate more heat so you can compound easier, but like I said be careful. Foam pads are much safer and have a variety of "abrasiveness," but I don't know if the buffer you have has the ability to use them. It sounds like you picked up a generic cheap (under $50) RO buffer.

The problem with terry bonnets is that they have a high potential for inducing swirls. You have to be VERY careful when using them and not let product get gunked/dried on. They will also generate more heat so you can compound easier, but like I said be careful. Foam pads are much safer and have a variety of "abrasiveness," but I don't know if the buffer you have has the ability to use them. It sounds like you picked up a generic cheap (under $50) RO buffer.

well its an old buffer so you are probably right. :(

An orbital buffer is really nothing more than a waxing machine. It mimicks the motions of the human hand, avoiding swirl marks, and speeds up the waxing process. For wax application, I use terry bonnets. I have a very high end 12 inch orbital, and have never had any problems myself. Use it on 10 cars (family members) and have never seen swirl marks. However, these machines, to my knowledge, are not able to be used for buffing in a true sense of the word. High Speed Buffing machines are more applicable. You can get a cleaning wax, that is like a 50% grit level of true buffing compound, and do some light buffing. My recommendation, if it needs to be buffed, go to a body shop.