Polishing tools

[MasterBlaster]

What's the preferred tool for polishing a car? I heard a lot about the portacable, but it's 110v only? What do I need to look out for when buying a machine polisher? Any recommendations for the hobby detailer ?

[belleair302]

Meguiars now make a 220V dual action polisher, which is very similar to the 110v US manufactured Portercable polisher.

PC's do a pretty good job and with the right pads and polishes / waxes and application will remove most surface swirlmarks and light blemishes or clearcoat scratches.

However to get a really serious finish you need to look at rotary polishers, but these do require a lot more practice, but when mastered are wonderful.