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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
well sure.. if you sit there long enough and wear out every bone in your body with vibrations, those craftsman buffers will eventually buff paint.. but it will take DAYS to do an entire car with one. The velcro attachment pads also don't stick that well and tend to come off if you don't have pressure applied directly in the center of the buffer. thus you can't do corners or edges very well. in order to do any serious buffing of minor scratch removal, those things just aren't up to the task.
Now, if you have a high quality 9" one with a permanently attached head, that's a totally different story.. But I've found that the $40 cheapie jobs they sell at Sears just won't do the job.
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I paid $35 for my buffer and it made buffing the car way easier. It won't get the big scratches and swirls out, but it won't create them like your setup will. I haven't seen the Sears buffers, but mine uses bonnets. You don't need any pressure on the buffer. Just move it around, and let the machine do all the work. I can put 3 or 4 coats of cleaner/polish/wax on a car in a day. To do that much work by hand took longer, and my arms were sore after all that work. The PorterCable buffers are a much better deal, but you can do paint damage if you leave the buffer in place too long, or use a too aggressive pad.