Bullet Proof SRi
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DONT SHOOT ME
Im not interested in paint correction, im just looking for something to help me out when doing a 3 step maybe 2, 3 times a year. so would something like this make the job that bit easier. Does anyone on here use one.
My mate works at halfords and can get me one for £20, it comes with a polishing bonnet and a finishing bonnet,
Would you apply the polish/wax by hand, then use the polishing bonnet to remove and the finishing bonnet just to buff up, or would you use the polishing bonnet to apply then the finishing bonnet to remove and buff
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John
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They are a waste of time imo, hurt to use for more than 5 seconds as well.
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mwg
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I got given a buffer a while ago but dont use it on cars as dont want buffer trails!
I used it this weekend just gone on the roof of my Dads really badly faded camper van roof as polishing by hand wasn't working - couldn't get enough heat into the polish.
I then came up with the same problem John has mentioned! Extreme pain if used for any longer than about a minute!
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Bullet Proof SRi
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fair enough guys, just looking for a helping hand to polish
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Simon_16v
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Originally posted by John
They are a waste of time imo, hurt to use for more than 5 seconds as well.
My palm fucking killed after a mate leant me his
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cunningham
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use the polisher to apply the polish then buff off by hand
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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You'll cause hologrammes and buffer trails which will then need paint correction anyway!
Forget buying one and do it by hand 
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jungle
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away i just used my 6 speed machine polisher on the father in law's taxi yesterday and it looks absolutly amazing  G3 all the way piks up when the car's back
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jungle
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infact here's a pik of what i done to my mate's old punto with my buffer and some G3 then a dose of auto glim  the result's speak for thereself's 
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Bullet Proof SRi
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but as you said that was using a proper polisher, i was talking about the buffer amchines that dont have speeds and are just used for buffing paint
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R Lee
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Originally posted by cunningham
use the polisher to apply the polish then buff off by hand
Thats what I did.
The shit polishing machines feel like a crap massage 
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cunningham
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never had aany trails or swirls on mine
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Bullet Proof SRi
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see im thinking it would help to remove the poilish quicker and a bit better then by hand,m alot of people say they are crap but im wondering if they have actually got one to gve this conclusion.
quite a few people reckon they actually are quite good and you can get good results using one
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John
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I've got one, thats where I made the conclusion.
You'll get results that are as good as you can by hand but slightly quicker.
The downfall is you'll have vibration white finger at the end of it.
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cunningham
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best using it to put the polish on imo
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jungle
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Originally posted by Bullet Proof SRi
but as you said that was using a proper polisher, i was talking about the buffer amchines that dont have speeds and are just used for buffing paint
my proper polisher only cost me 70quid so for the estra 30 quid buy a proper machine buffer i'll be investing in a porter cable polsher in a few week's and i know i can get very good result's with one of them after a buff up with G3
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John
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A rotary polisher is a bit overboard though and theres a good chance he could do some damage considering he only wants to buff it up a bit.
Assuming your 'proper polisher' is a rotarty why are you going backwards to a random orbit one?
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jungle
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Originally posted by John
A rotary polisher is a bit overboard though and theres a good chance he could do some damage considering he only wants to buff it up a bit.
Assuming your 'proper polisher' is a rotarty why are you going backwards to a random orbit one?
not going backward's i'll be G3'in with the 6 speed rotary and then using the pc polisher to polish up after G3'in and that will give a much better finish
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jungle
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and also the only way your going to do damage is by not keeping the mop pad moist or pressing down on the panal's hard instead of letting the machine's weight do all the work.
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Rich H
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Originally posted by jungle
and also the only way your going to do damage is by not keeping the mop pad moist or pressing down on the panal's hard instead of letting the machine's weight do all the work.
Or spending too much time in one place and heating the pad up too much and burning through...
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