Car Polishing Machine Suggestion?
Discussion
Got a new car for which almost every panel is covered in lots of scratches (bush marks/someone has keyed it as well).
Haggled off the car so much because of the bodywork that I want to purchase a Polishing machine and try to get most of the stuff out, most of the stuff seems just clear coat scratches which almost disappear when applying water to them.
I'm seeing there are tons of different DA polishers on market, I have 0 idea about how good any of them are?
I hope I can purchase the machine, polish the car & sell the machine on fleabay to someone else, so I don't mind purchasing something a bit better quality if it will do a better job? I'm not sure if that's the case?
I see there are even some 40-50pound machines on market? How good are those? any good suggestions from those?
I saw some bosch GPO ones for like 160 etc - not really sure if they will actually do a better job than the cheap one,or only a bit faster?
I'm really getting it to do this 1 car only so don't mind the worse ergonomics/a bit slower workflow etc.
Thanks.
Haggled off the car so much because of the bodywork that I want to purchase a Polishing machine and try to get most of the stuff out, most of the stuff seems just clear coat scratches which almost disappear when applying water to them.
I'm seeing there are tons of different DA polishers on market, I have 0 idea about how good any of them are?
I hope I can purchase the machine, polish the car & sell the machine on fleabay to someone else, so I don't mind purchasing something a bit better quality if it will do a better job? I'm not sure if that's the case?
I see there are even some 40-50pound machines on market? How good are those? any good suggestions from those?
I saw some bosch GPO ones for like 160 etc - not really sure if they will actually do a better job than the cheap one,or only a bit faster?
I'm really getting it to do this 1 car only so don't mind the worse ergonomics/a bit slower workflow etc.
Thanks.
I have a polished aluminium Seven so use a Makita polisher.
It's advantage over a cheap machine is that it maintains a set speed irrespective of the pressure you apply.
Some machines if run at a slow setting will stop if you push. If you compensate for this by setting faster then as you lift off
it speeds up out of control. I want the polish to stay on the mop and not to spray the garage wall.
It's advantage over a cheap machine is that it maintains a set speed irrespective of the pressure you apply.
Some machines if run at a slow setting will stop if you push. If you compensate for this by setting faster then as you lift off
it speeds up out of control. I want the polish to stay on the mop and not to spray the garage wall.
I'd look at something from this site : https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/paint-correction/po...
Probably a kit, including polishes.
Then I'd compare it with the cost of paying someone to do it professionally.
It will take about a day of your time and the finish will never be as good as a pro doing it.
Research carefully if you DIY.
Probably a kit, including polishes.
Then I'd compare it with the cost of paying someone to do it professionally.
It will take about a day of your time and the finish will never be as good as a pro doing it.
Research carefully if you DIY.
Torquey said:
I'd look at something from this site : https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/paint-correction/po...
Probably a kit, including polishes.
Then I'd compare it with the cost of paying someone to do it professionally.
It will take about a day of your time and the finish will never be as good as a pro doing it.
Research carefully if you DIY.
^^^This^^^Probably a kit, including polishes.
Then I'd compare it with the cost of paying someone to do it professionally.
It will take about a day of your time and the finish will never be as good as a pro doing it.
Research carefully if you DIY.
Depends how much you want to pay. This one gets great reviews so I bought it and have been happy with it.
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-acti...
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-acti...
p4cks said:
Argos do a perfectly good one for fifty quid
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=136&t=1802905The argos one was discussed on this thread, I just bought one last week for £40, not had a chance to use it yet - just bought 3.5 and 5" backing plates and pads for it and planning on trying it out on a one stage polish effort on my heavily swirled black audi S5.
If you are needing to cover any amount of area, you really need a rotary polisher rather than a random orbital type.
I've got a Clarke one from Machine Mart which wasn't particularly expensive but has been really reliable despite being used a lot.
The powerful rotary polishers like that do have potential to cause damage if you don't use them properly though. Mine mostly gets used on gelcoat on fibreglass boats (which is less easy to damage than paint) rather than the car, but I have successfully used it to remove a few minor scratches on my car from time to time.
I've got a Clarke one from Machine Mart which wasn't particularly expensive but has been really reliable despite being used a lot.
The powerful rotary polishers like that do have potential to cause damage if you don't use them properly though. Mine mostly gets used on gelcoat on fibreglass boats (which is less easy to damage than paint) rather than the car, but I have successfully used it to remove a few minor scratches on my car from time to time.
andyxxx said:
Depends how much you want to pay. This one gets great reviews so I bought it and have been happy with it.
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-acti...
I have one too, works well.https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-acti...
SkodaIan said:
If you are needing to cover any amount of area, you really need a rotary polisher rather than a random orbital type.
I've got a Clarke one from Machine Mart which wasn't particularly expensive but has been really reliable despite being used a lot.
The powerful rotary polishers like that do have potential to cause damage if you don't use them properly though. Mine mostly gets used on gelcoat on fibreglass boats (which is less easy to damage than paint) rather than the car, but I have successfully used it to remove a few minor scratches on my car from time to time.
I would not recommend someone who is asking for help (so a beginner) to use a rotary polisher.I've got a Clarke one from Machine Mart which wasn't particularly expensive but has been really reliable despite being used a lot.
The powerful rotary polishers like that do have potential to cause damage if you don't use them properly though. Mine mostly gets used on gelcoat on fibreglass boats (which is less easy to damage than paint) rather than the car, but I have successfully used it to remove a few minor scratches on my car from time to time.
(I worked as a detailer for several years and even I made the odd mistake which required a panel to be resprayed).
I bought this kit at couple of years ago and it's the best money I've ever spent. Still amazed at the results it gets.
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-meguiars-...
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-meguiars-...
May I suggest this, to save a little bit of money
https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product/dodo-juice-...
I've used both the DAS6 PRO and the Buff Daddy and not much in it at all.
https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product/dodo-juice-...
I've used both the DAS6 PRO and the Buff Daddy and not much in it at all.
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