Cheap Polishers...

[matty_gti 20]

Just been browsing at car polishers as there must be a better way of slowly getting a dead arm .

 

Anyone had any experience with the £30-£40 240v polishers like in Argos and Halfords?. Don't really want to spend lots of £ on a polisher that could ruin my bodywork if not used properly.

 

Thanks, Matt

[ross009 0]

I would say the more you spend the lest chance you have of ruining your paint, at very least make sure its a DA i have a Kestrel DA ot used it yet as not had the weather looking forward to it though.

[BlueBolt 156]

a DA??

[omega 82]

a DA??

 

yep its what a 60s teddy boy had

[matty_gti 20]

Just found this online...

 

Dual-Action polishers and Orbital buffers

 

The motors and drive units on these two types of polisher's oscillate in an eccentric circular motion. This type of motion is much safer to the paint because it's virtually impossible to apply too much concentrated pressure in one place at one time. Chances are good that when too much pressure is applied, the oscillating action will come to a stop thereby protecting the finish.

 

Because these types of machines oscillate instead of rotate, they will not instill the dreaded buffer swirls or holograms into your finish as long as you use the appropriate chemicals, buffing pads and bonnets. This safety feature makes these machines highly popular with enthusiasts who would like to use a machine but at the same time, are afraid of burning or inflicting swirls into their car's finish.

[ross009 0]

sorry didnt mean to presume you knew, also as far as polishes and pads go its a minefield but 3m have a handy colour coding sytem i.e there blue pad is designed to work best wth the blue topped polish makes identifying which of your pads is for what and its good stuff and start light with a finishing compound and pad as opposed to a cutting polish and a wool pad as you can always take more off! have a good read on detailing world it covers everything!

[Andy_C 50]

Wast of time and money. Look for a cheap dual action for a few quid more.

[stufarri 98 3 Cars]

I have one of these as they were recommended on Detailing World. A good place to start if you don't want to spend £100+:

 

http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/power-tools/planing-sanding/sanders/MacAllister-Random-Orbital-Sander-MOS450C-450W-10637570

 

Pads and polishes will cost you another £60 (at least) on top of this to get a good result.