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broughk

Original Poster:

3 posts

176 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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hi guys im after a polisher for my car but im unsure which one to get i have seen a few i like and the new g220 is coming out i have seen a website that offer's this for £190 the rrp at £200 so not a bad deal i have shopped about for a few weeks but there not in stock in the uk do u think its worth hanging on ?? cheer karl

tercelgold

969 posts

178 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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Could you get a sliverline rotary instead, £40 and less hard work than a DA.

waxaholic

374 posts

220 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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You can buy a das-6 pro for a lot less money, i got mine from autojoy.co.uk
then spend the rest on other stuff.

broughk

Original Poster:

3 posts

176 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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well iv found this site that is offering the polisher for £190 on this site
http://www.meguiarsg220polisher.co.uk/
iv just used the version 1 and liked how simple it was to use still not sure though

mneame

1,486 posts

232 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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tercelgold said:
Could you get a sliverline rotary instead, £40 and less hard work than a DA.
Not advisable if you've not used one before imho. If going this route buy a scrap panel from a scrap yard and practice. If you get it wrong you stand a lot more chance of inflicting damage and even the need for a respray with a rotary. The DA is a lot more forgiving.

waxaholic

374 posts

220 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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mneame said:
Not advisable if you've not used one before imho. If going this route buy a scrap panel from a scrap yard and practice. If you get it wrong you stand a lot more chance of inflicting damage and even the need for a respray with a rotary. The DA is a lot more forgiving.
You are correct there matey, but there is no helping some bods.

broughk

Original Poster:

3 posts

176 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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im wondering if its worth paying the £10 reserve fee on( http://www.meguiarsg220polisher.co.uk/ ). but been new to online game just not sure might just enter my details and let them get back to me when they have landed in the u.k what's people's thought's been new to the internet your thought's will help thanks karl

mneame

1,486 posts

232 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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I've got the Kestral DAS-6 as my DA. It's a great piece of kit for the money and if you ordered one tonight you could have it with you in time for the weekend. No brainer if you ask me.

mneame

1,486 posts

232 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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waxaholic said:
You are correct there matey, but there is no helping some bods.
I like the "lot less hard work bit". Er not really imo. At least a 2 stage proces with the rotary whereas a DA will give you a great result and LSP ready finish with the correct pad / polish combo in one hit.


waxaholic

374 posts

220 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2011
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mneame said:
I like the "lot less hard work bit". Er not really imo. At least a 2 stage proces with the rotary whereas a DA will give you a great result and LSP ready finish with the correct pad / polish combo in one hit.
Agreed, I used prefer my rotary but after reading a article written by todd cooperider of esoteric detail my DA is doing more and achieving cracking results in less stages, not that all jobs are the same but i'm sure you understand what i mean.
The DA polisher will replace the rotary imo.

jaf01uk

1,943 posts

217 months

Wednesday 4th May 2011
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mneame said:
I've got the Kestral DAS-6 as my DA. It's a great piece of kit for the money and if you ordered one tonight you could have it with you in time for the weekend. No brainer if you ask me.
After loads of reading I have just ordered a Kestrel das 6 pro from fleabay for 117 plus 5.95 postage, 850 watts of happiness hopefully, have used a mates meg 220 so should be interesting to compare,
Gary

waxaholic

374 posts

220 months

Wednesday 4th May 2011
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I had a das-6 which i gave away after using the das-6 pro, with the right pad and polish combo cracking results are easy to achieve with a bit of patients.

TROOPER88

1,784 posts

200 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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Hi
I purchased a Silverline sander/polisher about 2 years ago. The same as this:

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=silverl...

Is this a rotary or dual action??

I tried it for the first time a couple of days ago on an old car door and only used it for 5 minutes mainly because it is very, very noisy, Are they all this noisy?

When it was in contact with the panel it produces a loud screeching noise.

To be honest I could produce as good a result by hand.

BliarOut

72,863 posts

260 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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waxaholic

374 posts

220 months

Sunday 8th May 2011
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TROOPER88 said:
Hi
I purchased a Silverline sander/polisher about 2 years ago. The same as this:

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=silverl...

Is this a rotary or dual action??

I tried it for the first time a couple of days ago on an old car door and only used it for 5 minutes mainly because it is very, very noisy, Are they all this noisy?

When it was in contact with the panel it produces a loud screeching noise.

To be honest I could produce as good a result by hand.
The machine is a rotary, not the most refined but will do the job, just a bit more time practicing.