Anyone used Powered polishers

[woopasize]

Thought it might be worth getting one of these badboys but aint had any experience with them & personally i hate buffing things out by hand. anyone got any recommendations for a budget price?

[JamesR]

Section below mate, a mod will probably move this thread but at least you know for next time :)

[kevhoust]

Had bought one of these a couple years ago as like you i hated taking polish off by hand. You get them coming up in places liek lidl and aldi every now and again pretty cheap. Im sure mines wasnt much more than a tenner mate.

[MrHouston]

If it's just for polishing you only need to look for something that does around 2000rpm, argos/halfords/cleanyourcar.com etc

[woopasize]

what other things can you do with em except polish? are they worth spending £40 on?

[MrHouston]

You can do loads with one, search detailing world forum and have a gander.. scratch/swirl removal for example. But the more you spend on one the better it's going to be

[woopasize]

thanks mate what sort of things should i look out for the most when buying one>?

[addyt_vtr]

is it easy to do, or do you think it will be easy for me to make a mess off?

[J222JRA]

There are 2 types of polishing machine,

Rotary: Very quick paintwork correction but also very easy to damage the cars paintwork (burns etc etc) imo these are not a machine to use if you are a beginner.

Orbital: Give a very good finish, slower than a rotary, but they are very easy to use and you cant really do any damage. Also very good on plastics as they dont generate lots of heat.

James

[Bickerton]

There are 2 types of polishing machine,

Rotary: Very quick paintwork correction but also very easy to damage the cars paintwork (burns etc etc) imo these are not a machine to use if you are a beginner.

Orbital: Give a very good finish, slower than a rotary, but they are very easy to use and you cant really do any damage. Also very good on plastics as they dont generate lots of heat.

James

+1

I used an orbital this evening and got good results and no scares

[addyt_vtr]

think i might invest in a rotary then, do you have to use propper polish for machines?

[Predator_R32]

If you get a rotarty go and test it on a scrap panel mate, not the best thing to just rush into a rotary at all

[J222JRA]

If you get a rotarty go and test it on a scrap panel mate, not the best thing to just rush into a rotary at all

Couldnt agree more :y:

Its so easy to damage paint with rotary!!! Also the heat they generate can warp plastic panels which isnt good as a saxo has lots of them :y:

[addyt_vtr]

ok thanks you have both put me off nw lol orbital it is

[Predator_R32]

I started off with a orbital mate, there more expensive but its better in the long run, i now have both

fact is you wont go through paint with orbital but working the polish panel warming up is harder to achieve, rotary does it instant

go through the paint then you will wish you had gone orbital, maybe expensive but will be more expensive for a respray

Have a look on detailing world theres always people selling them

[addyt_vtr]

ok thanks for the advice mate

[woopasize]

i bought one these the other day

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10637570&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=orbital+sander&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1259953446529&isSearch=true

can anyone tell me what pads to use? also what polish etc. im totall noob at this kinda thing. my saxo had got loads of swirl marks and light surface scratches

[Bickerton]

i bought one these the other day

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10637570&fh_view_size=10&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=orbital+sander&fh_eds=%C3%9F&fh_refview=search&ts=1259953446529&isSearch=true

can anyone tell me what pads to use? also what polish etc. im totall noob at this kinda thing. my saxo had got loads of swirl marks and light surface scratches

Thats a sander, stop being silly...

[woopasize]

You mad head someone over at car detail world recommended this!

[Bickerton]

You mad head someone over at car detail world recommended this!


description

Multipurpose sander for rough rubbing down and final finishing work. Ideal for large areas.

[P90PTS]

Do you use DW bick?

[Bickerton]

Do you use DW bick?

Possibly, what is it? ;)

[P90PTS]

DetailingWorld... Obv's not

[Bickerton]

DetailingWorld... Obv's not

Used it in the past, don't really use it too often these days tho, every time i read that site i get tempted to wet sand my car paint

[woopasize]

ok have a look at big bens post on this link-
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=143771

[Bickerton]

A £30 orbital sander is a little bit of wasted cash imo, as mentioned in that thread, it's no real use to polish its a buffer at best

[woopasize]

no bick hes on about the one that i originally wanted to get which was crappy buffer from halfords he said it was a waste of time then someone recommended this

[Predator_R32]

How much do you exactly want to spend??

had a look in the for sale section on DW??