I have read through our Malaysia detailer threads and detailien blogs, and I am decided to go with Makita 9227C with
Optimum Wool Pad + OHC for compound
Optimum Foam Pad + OHP for polish
at an aim to remove the swirls caused by my improper washing method over a year ago. I started to change to proper washing method recently.

now my question is, do I need a DA polisher with fine finishing pad to remove micro marring, scratches, holograms left from the rotary ? I think holograms gonna surface after the compounds, It is a black finish car

This post has been edited by blueyan: Nov 16 2013, 11:40 AM

what are the finer/softer pads that you recommend to use with 9227C ? for finishing

is Makina 9227C a good investment in my case ? I have own my car for almost 2 years now, previously I am not into car detail so I washed with wrong method , causing heavy swirl around the car. There are some random light scratches as well. I want to try sealant but in order to do that, I need to polish/compound the car first, that is how 9227C come into my mind. But car detailing is just my weekend hobby, wont do that for part time.So I think I might be using makina 9227c once a year for necessary polishing/compound, as polishing/compound will removing clearcoat, thus it cant be used frequently, which mean most of the time it will rest in the closet, unused. Unless I can do this for waxing, because I will wax for every month. But 9227C is tad too strong for maxing that might cause marring ?? even using the finest finishing pad ??

This post has been edited by blueyan: Nov 21 2013, 01:23 PM