Machine buffing?

Author
Discussion

Andehh

Original Poster:

7,110 posts

206 months

Monday 6th October 2014
quotequote all
I'm not meticulous when I wash the car, but I do the standard rinse off, 2 buckets wash, rinse, blade off water, dry then wax routine each week/every other week but the waxing I find a huge PIA. As the BMW 5 series is a big car so it takes forever to buff out the wax and inevitably it still ends up looking 'shadowed' on the surface.

With limited time & even less patience, would a £50 Amazon machine polish with a soft pad be ok to do this final step with?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline-Silverstorm%C2%...

cheers

Andehh

Original Poster:

7,110 posts

206 months

Monday 6th October 2014
quotequote all
Many thanks mate, is there any danger of scorching the paint? Obviously leaving it on the same spot for too long wouldn't do it any good but for casual use is there a real danger?

Andehh

Original Poster:

7,110 posts

206 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014
quotequote all
I use autoglym shampoo then turtle wax. After a couple of weeks the water doesn't seem to bead quite at much hence me re-waxing after the wash.

Blade saved me having to use 2-3 microfiber towels and made the job a lot quicker, but if it could damage the paint ill give it a miss. It's a good quality one if that helps? 5 series has a lot of big panels! frown

Will definitely go for dual action one then, having the clutch seems like a very good idea.

Many thanks for the help