Reddit mentions of WEN 10PMC 10-Inch Waxer/Polisher in Case with Extra Bonnets

For the exterior, here is a copy and paste of a previous post of mine. Everyone may give you slightly different advice as there are many valid ways to do this. This routine has worked very well for me for many years.

• Clean well with soap and water and a good microfiber cloth. (removes all dirt and oil build up.)
  
• Dry it with another cloth. I like a big cotton towel.
  
• Clean with a good oxalic acid based cleaner such as Star Bright hull cleaner, or The works tub and tile cleaner(NOT THE TOILET CLEANER) Applying with a one gallon pump up sprayer works great for me. Rinse well. This removes any rust stains.
  
• Dry again.
  
• Buff with an oxidation remover. I like this one. I apply with a 10 inch random orbital buffer and application bonnet, and remove while still slightly wet with the same buffer and a wool bonnet. In heavily oxidized areas you may need to do this more than once. If you do not have oxidation, feel free to skip this step.
  
• Next buff again with a cleaner wax. I like this one same process as above, but let it dry to a haze before removing.
  
• This will leave you with a clean hull and a nice shine, if you want an even deeper shine, make one more buffing pass with a nice marine wax. I like this one
  
  It sounds like a lot of work, but once I got the process down, I found I could do all of these steps on a entire 23' boat in less than 4 hours, and it leaves it looking like new.
  
  Edit: I forgot to mention, for the outside of the windows I like this stuff. It cleans as well as a normal glass cleaner, and causes any water that hits the windshield to bead up and run off. This is a nice bonus for many boats as they often do not have windshield wipers.

Haha, I can only imagine what the whole collection looks like. Maybe try to order them by color like a rainbow! =)

Are those vintage hones all lapped flat and ready for use? My shoulders ache just looking at them. If I had that many I would have to fashion some kind of brace to hold the hones and then get an orbital buffer or other power tool to do the majority of the lapping with wet/dry sandpaper and just do the final finishing with DMT plates.

I have sold several (nine) vehicles on Ebay and cragislist. Your best bet is to do a minimum cleanup of washing the car and using a handi-buffer to do a quick polish and wax. You can pickup a random orbital buffer on Amazon or your local auto-parts store for between $20 and $50 with polishing bonnets.

https://www.amazon.com/WEN-10PMC-10-Inch-Polisher-Bonnets/dp/B0092K1F2Q/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1472751506&sr=8-9&keywords=buffer

Just go over any scratches with rubbing compound, change bonnets and do the scratches and any dull areas with polishing compound. Wash the vehicle and then do a quick coat of wax. It should take you between one and four hours to do a good clean on the car if it is in decent shape and it will present much better. I don't ever fix dents but I will sometimes try to use touch-up paint on any big chips or deep scratches. The key is to not go wild trying to restore the car to new condition, just shine it up and remove as many scratches as you can. Even if you have never used a buffer before you can learn in about 5 minutes, you just have to be careful not to overdo any hard edges or corners as you can burn through the paint. On flat sections it is pretty hard to do any damage though.

A good clean, polish and wax can increase the value of the vehicle substantially. Since you are already going to wax, clean and vacuum the vehicle it will not take too much longer to rub out scratches and polish the paint and you will get enough to make it worth your efforts.