*JM and Weszt: i just checked, the output power is 120watts only the input is 240watts, yeah portercable goes up to 500 watts, makita 9227c is at 1100 watts i think? i maybe wrong, and the wp1300 is at 1300 watts, so if its really 120 watts then its really not gonna correct that well, better invest on a proper buffing machine, its gonna at least give you the desired results, and if you're gonna get a PC its well worth the money you put into it, either that or try to get a wp1300 and just have someone teach you how to polish, you can't apply wax with it though, why not get the bosch and the BnD wp1300? see just to give you an idea, even a PC 7424xp can't tackle serious defects, it can tackle moderate defects but not the serious ones for the serious ones you really need a rotary, so if a PC can't tackle serious defects and can only tackle moderate to light defects, im really not sure if that'll make the cut, we had our bosch modified simply because we made the exact same mistake thinking we could get away with it, and even though after the modification we could only still tackle light defects because we can't change the input and output power ratio, the only thing we changed was the motor, so if you're just gonna spend on a polisher better get one thats really gonna the all the things you want it to do.