Is buffing a car bad?
Is buffing a car bad?
Is Buffing Bad for Car Paint? The answer is NO, unless you're buffing too often and too aggressively. Every time you use a buffer to correct your paint, you're cutting away a part of clear coat that is protecting the paint and there is only a finite amount of it.
How much does buffing a car cost?
Re: How much to charge to buff this car? When estimating the price for your work, as a rule of thumb I'd use between $20 and $25 per hour. It's really up to you what you end up charging however to do a full paint correction and exterior detail plan on spending 6 to 7 hours.
How often should you buff your car?
Now that you know how to properly buff out a car, you should know when to do it. In general, you should do this about once a year. However, if you park your car under a tree or you live near the coast—where there's lots of salt in the air—you might need to buff out your car two to three times per year.