Beginner’s DA polisher recommendation

[griffter]

I’ve had a quick look but can’t see any recent relevant topics - happy to be redirected if I’ve missed something.

Otherwise, I’m looking for a cheap (under £100, preferably less) 240v DA polisher to tidy up some old paintwork. I’m not, and am never likely to be, a mad keen detailer, but I like to get things as good as I reasonably can, myself.

I’m the past I’ve always hand applied a fine cut/polish then wax and seal but I’m finishing off a T5 van and there’s no way I’m doing this by hand!

Any recommendations please? Preferably a kit with pads etc included but not essential. This is the sort of thing I’m looking at:


It has a long lead and decent reviews, but is 150mm versus 180mm. Does that matter?

I have loads of Autoglym Super resin polish - can I use that or do I need a more aggressive cutting compound? Again any recommendations please?

Many thanks

[V8covin]

I had one of those, burnt out after a few months use

[Heathwood]

I can certainly recommend one of these https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-v2-dual-actio...

[Belle427]

The DAS6 machine above is very good, I use one myself.
I also use this compound as I’m only a keen amateur and have been very impressed with it.
Auto glym will work though if you want to save money but won’t correct as good as the below, it all depends how far you want to go down the rabbit hole.
https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/scholl-s20-black-1-...

Edited by Belle427 on Saturday 23 April 17:17

Edited by Belle427 on Saturday 23 April 17:18

[flimper]

Can recommend Das 6 Pro for the enthusiastic amateur

[griffter]

Perfect recommendation and endorsements thank you!

[CopperBolt]

slight hi-jack - assuming the das 6 and the scholl compound above, what pads should be used to start with?

Mx5 Nc if that influences choice?

Thanks

[Belle427]

I’ve used the chemical guys hex logic medium orange pad on a few cars and been very impressed with it, used it on 4 family cars so far and it’s been fine but pad choice can be a tricky one.

[Chubbyross]

As above, the hex logic pads are a great starting point. For foam pads I pretty much stick to Flex ones now. Purple for initial cut, if doing a two stage correction, and orange for finishing. They’re great pads, extremely durable and give a really good feedback when polishing.

The DAS6 Pro is a great polisher to learn the basics. After that the world is your oyster, and a large, expensive rabbit hole down which many enthusiasts have fallen, myself included! I tend to use Flex cordless polishers now coupled with Koch Chemie and Meguiars compounds.