Polishing Machines

[corolla_dude]

evening guy n gals,

wanting to get a machine polisher for my motor :D

want to know what you use.

how much are they roughly?

cheers

corolla_dude

[Phoenix999]

I bought one of these a couple of years back and find it very easy to use

[corolla_dude]

I bought one of these a couple of years back and find it very easy to use

mate i have one of those finish aint great with it because the paint on my car is flat is a pancake lol

i am talking about the ones that look like angle grinders but have a polishing mope instead of a crazy sharp disc lol. the ones that spin really quickly

[corolla_dude]

i do have an angle grinder, which i have heard can be used as a polisher by putting a polishing mope on it?

will it work not too good when it comes to detailing

[Phoenix999]

If you did not get a decent finish with a polisher like that then I suggest you were doing it wrong or using the wrong cutting/polishing product with it

As for putting a polishing mop onto an angle grinder.... go on do it.... yes do it and please post up the photos when you have finished.... go on I dare you ;)

[corolla_dude]

what polishing compound did you use mate?

might give 1 more go

[RossGCX]

Never use a girnder for polishing its for to fast and will burn throught is seconds get youself on it www.detailingworld.co.uk

[corolla_dude]

ahhh cheers mate.

i am gonna use the megs stage 1,2 and 3 polishing kit.

have lots of that in the garage, think i will make a difference?

[RossGCX]

The Megs kit would make an improvment but it wont do much in the way of removing swirls you do have to machine polish that out.

[Goldfish11]

See my thread on the Mercedes Benz Forum. This will tell you everything you need to know.

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=6997

Investing in a good polisher is the best bit of money you will ever spend. The PorterCable or Meguiars G220 will remove swirl and will also do an excellent job for just generally waxing and polishing. Dont buy a cheap unit it is now worth it and it may do more damage than good. A dual action polisher will never damage your paint work.

A few years ago the only way to get a good polisher was to import one from the USA, this is still a really good possibility and I still buy stuff from the states because of the discounts you get even though the Pound is strong.

Autopia is an excellent shop and site and the "How to" section is second to none.

http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?autop...u4u+index.html+

I have just bought a Toyota IQ and used my polisher on that, the dealers never get the paintwork really nice even on a new car. It now pops with colour.

[corolla_dude]

cheers mate, yeah i have got a polisher coming soon, i think its a makita one? or a megs g220.

[alfiejts]

Just resurrecting this thread, as I've just found a great article about good, low cost machine polishers and thought I'd share it with everyone here.....

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=83874

[reece]

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