Greasemonkey
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I have a G220, if you cant get any correction with it you are clearely doing it wrong. I have detailed many cars using one and it achived 100% correction of swirl marks every time and is effortless, not using the right pad and compounds by the sounds of it.
Depending on the car depends on how hard/soft your paint is and you have to adjust the cutting rate to suit
Your motor might be covers in RDS as you wash it with a sponge no doubt?? which a rotary cannot shift and only wet sanding will remove.
As a starter get a Kestrel DAS from Cleanyourcar they will be avaliable again in April, you wont find one in the country at the moment.
It is very easy to burn through paint with a rotary  its possible with a DA too, the main concern is the thickness of your paint, best to get the car paintwork surveyed with a digital paint thickness guage so you know where you stand and how much paint/clearcoat you have to play with
[Edited on 19-03-2009 by Greasemonkey]
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BETCH
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hi mate i have a g220 also is a brill polisher also work in motormania in colchester call me on 01206 799174 my name is antony
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BluKoo
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quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
I have a G220, if you cant get any correction with it you are clearely doing it wrong.
Thats what i was thinking. Glad someone who knows better than my backed me up 
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Mike GSi
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Lol Ipswich motormania is where i went to by a Mop but the one i wanted had been sold.
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Mike GSi
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Tard moment 
[Edited on 19-03-2009 by Mike GSi]
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BETCH
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well colchester keep them in stock mate cum down and see if not ring me 01206799174 we can also sell over the phone
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Mike GSi
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ive already ordered one now fella, sorry
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gavin18787
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what is a mop compared to a rotary/orbital polisher? Or have I just missed the point
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Nick-S
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i would mind have a go at machine polishing mine. Always been abit scared though. 
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Mike GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
what is a mop compared to a rotary/orbital polisher? Or have I just missed the point
Same thing mate sorry  Mopping is just something you do to your car i.e polishing, buffing, cutting, waxing, mopping 
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X 60RSA
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Machine polishing pretty straight forward. Just be careful of painted door handles, wing mirrprs etc, any plastic painted part basically as they heat up a lot quicker.
Keep the polishing pad away from any sharp edges, or at least dont leave it polishing on it for a long time.
As long as you keep the machine moving in the correct way, you'll have no problems.
If used right you'll be pretty impressed.
[Edited on 19-03-2009 by X 60RSA]
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
quote:
Originally posted by Greasemonkey
I have a G220, if you cant get any correction with it you are clearely doing it wrong.
Thats what i was thinking. Glad someone who knows better than my backed me up
I never said I was doing it right.
It must be good if it's recommended on dw, that's were I spent weeks reading up on them before buying it.
Just a warning to people spending 200 quid on one, expect to have to put time and effort into learning it.
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Tomnova16
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always used sealey ones for around £120 always do the job very well and last a long time too
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Mike GSi
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one advantage with the G220 is that its got a small pad on it, good for small and hard to get areas.
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Rob B
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quote:
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.
From what i've seen it's a lot more difficult to burn through paint than myths would suggest.
What is cost price Mike?
Yawn, these are great tools, must of been using the wrong compound/pad. With a rotary you run the risk of burning paint etc.
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John
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Wtf is this, I gave my experience, being a novice, like most people who are asking on here will be.
I didn't use the wrong compounds or pads either.
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Rob B
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I was a novice, and acheived near on perfect correction on my bonnet within 90 minutes.
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John
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Well done, you had a different experience from me, doesn't mean mine didn't happen.
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Rich H
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--DAN--
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike GSi
one advantage with the G220 is that its got a small pad on it, good for small and hard to get areas.
Could you not just get a smaller backing plate for the one you've ordered?
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Mike GSi
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im not sure tbh Dan, good point though
i would be interested who actually makes the G220
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
always used sealey ones for around £120 always do the job very well and last a long time too
I have went through 2 in about 5 months! One was my own fault for pulling on the cable to drag the exstension reel about. The 2nd one i ended up frying, got a replacement off Sealey very quickly though.
But aye, great bits of kit Sealey polishers. Built very well, and take a good beating! Still use them, got 2 just now.
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BarnshaW
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john clearly has no idea how to use the machine,
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BarnshaW
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also, off the record i have a mate who uses a drill with a like kitchen cleaning pad on the end off the drill bit, he says he gets better results with that then he did with a machine polisher. and it worked out alot cheaper.
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
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i've got a blue silverline one, spot on value IMO
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