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4th May 2011, 20:58
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: stoke on trent
Posts: 880
Car(s): saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue
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Starter to machine polishing
I have been wanting to start machine polishing for a while but lack of funds has always stopper me but I am being brought a machine polisher for my birthday at the end of this month and was wondering what I should start off with buying? I have priced up a silverline silverstom rotary machine polisher combined with some 3m tape, 250ml bottles of menzerna final finish, power finish and intensive polish along with a 5" backing plate lake country orange, white and blue pads and with delivery this is £126.12. Is this a good price for what you get and what other products would you reccomend.
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4th May 2011, 21:33
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: stoke on trent
Posts: 8,875
Car(s): now own a possi blue mk2 vts
mk1 went to heaven
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get a d/a polisher if you pop round mine i will give you a demo i got this i know its out of stock but worth the wait
http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polish.../prod_522.html
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Last edited by saxovtsmad; 4th May 2011 at 21:36.
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4th May 2011, 21:52
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 8,390
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cheaper link, wahay!
http://i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/Ke...z_Kit_2_1.html
Got my kit from i4detailing, very helpful guy and quick service. I have the DAS6 and I love it, done quite a few cars now and had no probs with it.
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4th May 2011, 22:14
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: stoke on trent
Posts: 8,875
Car(s): now own a possi blue mk2 vts
mk1 went to heaven
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it might be cheaper but you get more pads and polish from cyc
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4th May 2011, 22:42
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: stoke on trent
Posts: 880
Car(s): saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue
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The only reason id prefer a rotary over a dual action is because apparently it will take you 4x longer to remove scratches and swirls than using a rotary but would you reccomend just going for a D/A
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4th May 2011, 22:49
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Established Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 1,541
Car(s): R32 GTR Skyline
Metro GTi
Lancia Delta
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To start with its probably best especially if your new to Machine polishing.
A rotary gets quicker results due to the fact it generates heat a lot faster than an Orbital (DA) polisher, you then have more chance of burning through the paint if your not careful with it.
A good tip is to source some spare panels from your local bodyshop or scrappie (wont cost much), this way you can have a little practice with the polisher/ Polishes/ Pads and just get a general feel for it.
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4th May 2011, 23:23
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Frequent Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: stoke on trent
Posts: 880
Car(s): saxo 1.1 forte 2001 poseidon blue
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ye think I might just get that da menzerna combo on cyc seems a good buy and everone is raving about it what else would I need aswell as the kit. I know I will need tape so thats sorted and I have all the stuff to clean your car before machine polishing.
Also what order does it go in is it like this
pre wash
wheels
rinse
2 bucket method
rinse
clay
2 bucket method
rinse
dry
apply tape to bumper strips, windows etc
machine polish
apply finishing polish or glaze
sealant
wax
remove tape
touch up trim, windows etc
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5th May 2011, 11:51
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L-plater
Join Date: May 2009
Location: milton keynes
Posts: 40
Car(s): saxo vts
scooby wrx
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i really want to get 1 of these
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