If you're going to spend money, and save labor, why dont you just a give some kid a rag and some money and let him do it.. then you won't have surface scratches all over your van, and you wont have to sweat holding the machine while it scratches your van. 

> Polishing and waxing a Vanagon is such a thankless task that I never do it.
> But, I am going to change my ways.  To make the job even bearable, I have
> decided to buy a power polishing tool.  The last time I had such a thing in my
> hands, it was a tool borrowed from a body shop and I recall that it required a
> delicate balance between applying enough pressure to get the compound to work
> effectively and applying too much pressure resulting in it working too
> effectively.  The thing seemed to be constantly asking,"Should I burn through or not?"
> 
> My question:  Do the orbital polisher/buffers (WEN for one) work effectively
> or should I buy a low speed 7" sander/polisher?
> 
> Thanks,
> George
>