Electric Polisher

[valver pete]

Anyone recommend one to get? And any tips? Always done it by hand but thinking there must be an easier way with better results!

 

[LegoHead]

Porter Cable polisher.

 

[valver pete]

Where do you get them from & how much?

 

[Rich]

Good guide here

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=121286

 

[182_blue]

and this http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=169184

 

[Final Maxim]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-SANDER-PO...ryZ72201QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

£39 delivered

 

[valver pete]

Cheers guys, tho it all seems a bit technical with diferent pads etc.:S

 

[Rich]

Not really depending on what you want to do.

Cutting Pad - Defect removal
Polishing Pad - Light Defect removal/restore gloss
Finishing pad - Applying products that dont have/need to cut like glazes, waxes and sealants.

 

[Thomss]

PC's are fantastic deff worth spending the time looking and getting a package sorted mate.

 

[182_blue]

thats a rotary though, i wouldnt recomend that to a begginer

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-SANDER-POLISHER-1200W-240v-3-YEAR-GUARANTEE-868663_W0QQitemZ330034070315QQihZ014QQcategoryZ72201QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

£39 delivered

 

[valver pete]

So im looking for a random orbit one?

 

[Dan_cup]

whats the diff between random orbit and rotary? like the sound of one but the price of gettin porter cable n bits to go with it seem extreme

 

[Final Maxim]

yup, over priced for beginners. i dunno why people buy them myself. im sure they have guarantees and all that but you simply cannot justify the price of them compared to something which costs 39 quid and can do exactly the same job.

just be careful on your edges, bonnet edges, door edges, where your badges are, good to mask them out, and avoid door mouldings and you really cant go wrong. just common sense really. if the pannels gettin very hot, throw some water on to cool it down.

 

[kully]

mine needs a good polishing

 

[Final Maxim]

ill polish it for you

 

[kully]

how much do u charge

 

[Final Maxim]

foc

 

[kully]

i'll b round in the moring then :evil:

 

[Final Maxim]

cya then babe

 

[Brazo]

If the panels geting so hot you have to throw water over it the person wielding the polisher should be fired!!!

 

[john1.2pearl]

If the panels geting so hot you have to throw water over it the person wielding the polisher should be fired!!!

Something must have gone so terribly wrong to get that hot :dead:

 

[Final Maxim]

If the panels geting so hot you have to throw water over it the person wielding the polisher should be fired!!!

explain? panels always get that hot when mopping with cutting compound. cant be avoided other than cool it down with water

 

[Matty]

You can get the rechargeable cosmo polisher which is the same as the meguiars:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-SIP-Cosmo...ryZ29528QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Meguiars costs nearer £100 which gets you an extra battery, bag and meguiars pad.

The cosmo one is fine and probably all a beginner needs. Worth getting some sonus pads to use with it.

 

[Rich]

The above is only good for applying and removing wax, it has no power to correct paint defects.

 

[Brazo]

explain? panels always get that hot when mopping with cutting compound. cant be avoided other than cool it down with water

Only when you use a rotary at too high speeds. By 'mopping' a panel at high speeds it creates huge variances in paint thickness by trying to cut the paint too fast.

I have cut the worst defects out of paint by using a slow cut tecnique which involves about 1200rpm and the panel only becomes hand hot. This is also perfectly safe on edges. The panel simply does not need to get hot!!

 

[Rich]

Messy though hey butter, I mean splatter

 

[Brazo]

No splatter matey!

That was only with the crappy consumer IP!

 

[Rich]

Crappy he says now, I have not even opened my bottle of it yet

 

[Final Maxim]

Only when you use a rotary at too high speeds. By 'mopping' a panel at high speeds it creates huge variances in paint thickness by trying to cut the paint too fast.

I have cut the worst defects out of paint by using a slow cut tecnique which involves about 1200rpm and the panel only becomes hand hot. This is also perfectly safe on edges. The panel simply does not need to get hot!!

you have all the time in the world i guess though. if im mopping im on a strict timer, get it out the door asap looking good.

 

[Thomss]

sounds fun...

 

[Matty]

The above is only good for applying and removing wax, it has no power to correct paint defects.

That's what I use mine for. Wouldn't dream of using it for anything more although might be useful on swirl marks with scratch x or something like that which you do by hand anyway.

Guess there is nowt in between the Cosmo and a PC, it's one or the other depending what you want to do with it.

 

[The Big Yin]

Someone on DW is selling something they reckon is as good as the pc but half the price