Mertin
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Can anyone reccomend a good website where I can buy a machine polisher?
Or even better reccomend one?
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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Ive just ordered one of these "clickey" Getting it for cost price, so its quite a bargain tbh, Digital RPM Display, and variable speed control by 100 RPM at a time.
ill let you know if its any good.
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BluKoo
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The Meguiars G220 is highly recommended by a lot of people.
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/meguiars-g220-dual-action-polishing-machine-polish.html
It doesn't just rotate in a circle, its head oscillates randomly about a fixed point which reduces friction and heat, and therfore reduces the chance of burning the paint, or removing too much on one spot.
Or for less money, but the same idea...
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/kestrel-das-6-dual-action-polishing-machine-polish.html
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John
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I had the g220 for a weekend, I spent hours and hours over the 2 days and got nowhere.
I'm going for a cheap rotary next time.
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Mike GSi
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John if your interested i could get you the one i mentioned for cost price and delivery to you.
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I had the g220 for a weekend, I spent hours and hours over the 2 days and got nowhere.
I'm going for a cheap rotary next time.
I've been thinking about getting one of these, you don't recommend one then...
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John
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I'm certainly no pro, I gave up pretty quickly but for the effort I put in I got nothing at all out, could have done just as well by hand, certainly wasn't any paint correction.
A rotary will get better results quicker.
From what i've seen it's a lot more difficult to burn through paint than myths would suggest.
What is cost price Mike?
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BluKoo
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My brother is a professional detailer and he recommends it.
If you use it correctly and with the correct compounds, you should see good results.
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Mike GSi
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Theyre probably good for polishing, but for paint correction ive always prefered using a straight forward rotary one.
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Mike GSi
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John, between £55 and £65 not sure yet untill i get the invoice.
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John
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 Cheers, i'll keep it in mind.
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Mike GSi
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i looked at the G220, but couldnt justify spending £135 on something non returnable  it felt really light, which imo isnt a good thing becuase you then have to put more effort into the mopping etc.
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John
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I paid £200 at the time for the G220 and pads etc 
Went straight on ebay
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike GSi
Theyre probably good for polishing, but for paint correction ive always prefered using a straight forward rotary one.
Yeah, thats a good point. I've never used either, so i'm just going on what i've been told.
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Originally posted by John
I'm certainly no pro, I gave up pretty quickly but for the effort I put in I got nothing at all out, could have done just as well by hand, certainly wasn't any paint correction.
A rotary will get better results quicker.
Just out of curiosity, did you use a cutting pad such as this or a "mop" style head as seen on the rotary in the link in the 2nd post?
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John
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I had various cutting pads and meguairs compounds.
Even tried a bit of 3m finese it.
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sand-eel
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can you get cutting pads to fit your normal angle grinder?
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dean101287
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
can you get cutting pads to fit your normal angle grinder?
You wouldnt want to do that
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
can you get cutting pads to fit your normal angle grinder?
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sand-eel
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I don't get it, my angle grinder has a motor and makes what ever you attach turn round in a circular motion, also has variable speed.
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Mike GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
can you get cutting pads to fit your normal angle grinder?
The thread on them is M14 but i wouldnt sugest using one, the pads are designed to spin at about 4500 RPM where as a grinder spins at double that nearly trebble. also the polishers have a slow start to stop the polish flying everywhere
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sand-eel
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my grinder is awesome though it has a speed adjuster and takes about 10 seconds even to speed up to the lowest setting which is 4000RPM
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Mike GSi
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still might be abit quick, but no harm in trying it 
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sand-eel
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....or I could just use the random orbiter that in the shed I just remembered
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
my grinder is awesome though it has a speed adjuster and takes about 10 seconds even to speed up to the lowest setting which is 4000RPM
4,000 rpm.. screw that
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micra_pete
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
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they are sanders first, polishers second.
Have a read on detailingworld about budget options and the results, you might be suprised
http://www.detailingworld.com/forum/showthread.php?s=54a94c2947417f8f649e70eae81faf6b&t=83874
massive thread warning
[Edited on 19-03-2009 by micra_pete]
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