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dami ah... :D

when "safe for all clear coats" is indicated in the package of the scratch remover then it means that it just mildly abrasive? and won't damage the paint?

Not necessarily, some non-abrasive products from the old days are not clear coat safe as well, based on their chemical composition.

can I use a machine for the 3 steps? or meron particular na dapat hand lang ang gamitin?

Well, a machine is just a faster and non-tiring hand.... There are products such as waxes are best used by hand to avoid wastage and better coverage, but that's not a rule, more of a preference.

anong carnauba wax ang walang naiiwan na powder residue?

Most non-cleaner (pure) waxes don't have residue.... I'd say that even with cleaner waxes, 80% of users are using it wrong hence the excessive residue... Even basic TW green doesn't leave that much residue, but people are just slapping it on like peanut butter and jelly doesn't help.

as for the machine pads, ano yun para sa wax applicator and what is for the buffing part? foam is for wax application, tama ba? and hinde ko na alam kung ano for removing/buffing?

Like I said previously, wax application with machine is quite wasteful as most of the product just gets sucked into the large applicator... But just to answer your query, usually the softest, least abrasive pad. Other than wool and foam, i think you don't have much choices in material type.

and same pads ba for the scratch remover and cleaner wax and gagamitin?
I mean if yun scratch remover eh yun foam pad din ang gagamtin ko to put the scratch remover then yun whatever pad ang gagamitin to remove/buff it?

You could, but best to use different pads for different products.

in short what pad is for what?

It's on the label itself.

if bigbert can only do home service sana....suggestion bigbert sana pwede na lang kayo home service kahit additional na bayad ok lang para hinde hassle....

OT but there are things best left to do in a properly set-up shop premises.

ano nga palang magandang entry level na orbital? enough for an aspiring detailer and that will probably use it once in a while, yun pwede na rin gamitin sa cleaner/scrtach remover waxes and not just enough for a carnauba wax application

pwede na ba yun binbigay ng credit card ko na B&D KP600?

KP600 is for waxing mostly as it has no torque... Search for orbital buffers in our threads for some alternatives.

My golden rule with machines is always... Unless you know how to properly do it by hand, you still won't get good results by using a machine.