Cherry Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Any recommendations, there so many to choose from and so may different bundles on hundreds of sites Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I use a silverline polisher was £55 with 3 pads never had a problem with it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rinseep82 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I wanting a d/a or a rotary polisher?? D/a are great as they are a fail safe machine very very unlikely u will burn the paint with one however they have a lot less cut that a rotary.Rotary in the other hand have lots of cut work fast with good results but it takes a lot of practice because you will burn the paint at some point without a doubt. If your wanting to spend some good money then rotary I would buy a flex polisher they are fantastic light weight and lots of power. D/a wise there are plenty do do juice do a good entry level one that's great for taking out swirls and light scratches if your wanting to get big then buy a rupes Bigfoot they are the most powerful d/a but up need a bank loan haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) Was gonna say a Rupes bigfoot too . DAS 6 Pro isn't a bad machine! http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/cat_81.html Edited April 25, 2015 by RobSR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan-11 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 DAS 6 pro is an awesome starter! near impossible to burn the paint! i use a flex, fantastic bit of kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisp96 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 DAS 6 pro are awesome Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gainzy Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 They want to be for the price's haha I'd rather put the money into the cleaning product Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 What's good for hard German paint? Used to use a DAS-6 but it took way too long! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hit it with a Rupes Bigfoot lol - that'll cut it with a micro fibre pad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rinseep82 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) If your gunna hit it with a microfibre cutting pad then your gunna need to hit it again after with a foam pad otherwise you will see little scratches left by the fibres and also make sure you keep that microfibre pad clean while your using it other wise after 2-3 passes its gunna lose its cut and make bigger scratches taking even more time to correct personally I don't use em but every car is differant and use whatever you think workes the best.Best thing to do is start the least aggressive you can always make your way up Edited April 27, 2015 by rinseep82 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yes like you say it does need to be kept clean, brush it out after each pass. Unbelivably the Megs cutting compound and their micro fibre cutting pads leave next to no marks on there. Always refine afterwards with foam and some ultrafina tho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Would it be quicker to just use a rotary with a foam polishing pad? Never used a rotary before but I was considering buying one as most people who want their cars doing by me own cars with hard paint (German) Edited April 27, 2015 by Amjad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rinseep82 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Not all German paint is hard tho most new German cars are but don't go into a job thinking its German it's hard paint I can go in all guns blazing every car is differant if your doing it a lot mate then ied get both a d/a and a rotary and if you've never used a rotary before I really do suggest u practice before you start doing other people's cars because u WILL burn the paint the more you practice the better you'll get.Also with rotary buffers 90% of the time will need to 2 stage a car anyway because they make a lot of heat they will marr the paint and its makes it look really cloudy until you do the next step however with a d/a marring doesn't happen unless you use a microfibre cutting pad personally I use a foam cutting pad on all my jobs and just do a small test somewhere on the car and see what works like I said start light and work your way up using a combination of differant pads and polishers until you get the results you are looking for. Just remember to allways clean your pad regularly or you'll do more harm than good Edited April 27, 2015 by rinseep82 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Amjad Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Cool, thanks for the advice! Cars I was looking to do are mostly VW, Audi, BMW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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