Sub-£100 dual action polishers

[AndyPembs182]

I’ve been looking at dual action polishers and have watched a load of YouTube vids and read a lots of reviews. The DAS-6 PRO seems to be the one which is highly recommended, but do I really want to spend £115 on the machine and then another £30 or so on pads, backing plates....?

There seem to be quite a few available for the £60 mark. For my needs - very domestic - really just wanting to remove all the swirls on my black gold 182 - will this be enough? I’ll be using it extensively once but then maybe nothing for another year.... who knows?!

Any comments gratefully received, along with experiences of having bought and used one.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I’ve been looking at dual action polishers and have watched a load of YouTube vids and read a lots of reviews. The DAS-6 PRO seems to be the one which is highly recommended, but do I really want to spend £115 on the machine and then another £30 or so on pads, backing plates....?

There seem to be quite a few available for the £60 mark. For my needs - very domestic - really just wanting to remove all the swirls on my black gold 182 - will this be enough? I’ll be using it extensively once but then maybe nothing for another year.... who knows?!

Any comments gratefully received, along with experiences of having bought and used one.

mate you’ll be much better of in the long run investing in the DAS6 pro. Any machine sub £100 will be s**t. Even when used by a hobbiesthey still take a bit of a beating.

it really is a case of buy cheap buy twice.

if you buy decent lads they’ll last ages and once you’ve corrected the paint any polish you use will be just to give a nice slick shine every now and then.

 

[imprezaworks]

Just buy a new one mate. I hardly use mine but for what I would get I may aswell keep it.

 

[dann2707]

Got amazing results with my £20 argos da

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[Gus]

I have a DAS 6 pro but I think I would get the Argos DA when it is on offer if I was only wanting to have a go at improving the paint.

Also with Black Friday coming up I am sure there will be reductions on DA's

 

[AndyPembs182]

I have a DAS 6 pro but I think I would get the Argos DA when it is on offer if I was only wanting to have a go at improving the paint.

Also with Black Friday coming up I am sure there will be reductions on DA's

Fancy selling your DAS-6 PRO?!

 

[Martin_172]

Ive got the shinemate which was the cheapest cleanyourcar had when my PC went up in smoke. I think it was sub £100, big benefit for it was the lack of weight, its perfect for doing vans and bigger motors as its so light!

 

[dann2707]

Just struggling to understand why you need a fairly expensive one if you're a newb

 

[AndyPembs182]

Just struggling to understand why you need a fairly expensive one if you're a newb

I think that’s what I’m getting at! I do try to buy decent kit. There’s that expression: “buy cheap, pay twice”. I only really want to buy one machine, not get something now which turns out to be rubbish and have to buy a decent one later.

 

[AndyPembs182]

Ive got the shinemate which was the cheapest cleanyourcar had when my PC went up in smoke. I think it was sub £100, big benefit for it was the lack of weight, its perfect for doing vans and bigger motors as its so light!

The cheapest ShineMate on CleanYourCar is now £139.95 - so more expensive than the DAS- PRO!

 

[Martin_172]

The cheapest ShineMate on CleanYourCar is now £139.95 - so more expensive than the DAS- PRO!

its jumped up in price, tbh mine is a few years old and I was going to order a new one as a spare as ive used it hundreds of times and its been spot on but at that price ill just hold off lol

 

[GrahamS]

I'm sure people will lose their minds but I've had completely acceptable results with a drill and an £8 halfords foam pad in the past.

 

[MarkCup]

I'd say you need to go full on expensive just as much as you need a £12 detailer approved bucket with grit guard to wash your car.

Give it a go at the lower end. If it works, job done. If it doesn't, blame all of us.

 

[AndyPembs182]

So - ECP have this at the moment, on sale for £54.87. It’s a 1200W machine.

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[JamesBryan]

A tip for when you do get one... Put a black marker pen line on the back of the backing plate so that you can tell it's spinning.

A lot of beginners tend to make the mistake of putting too much pressure on the machine and this just stalls the pad, basically it just ends up vibrating on the bodywork.

You only need enough downward pressure to keep the pad flat to the panel.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

So - ECP have this at the moment, on sale for £54.87. It’s a 1200W machine.

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Looks like a rotary polisher. I’d be very careful using that if you have no experience of using rotary polishers.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

I think that’s what I’m getting at! I do try to buy decent kit. There’s that expression: “buy cheap, pay twice”. I only really want to buy one machine, not get something now which turns out to be rubbish and have to buy a decent one later.

Mate I’m not being funny but a DAS6 pro is like £115 brand new off eBay. It’s not exactly mega expensive and it will last for decades if you’re only going to use it every now and then. And if after using it you decide to sell it you’d easily get £90 back for it.

If the cost of pads and polish is putting you off I’ve got s**t loads I don’t use any more and I’ll be happy to send you some for free if you want them.

 

[welshname]

I'm sure people will lose their minds but I've had completely acceptable results with a drill and an £8 halfords foam pad in the past.

That's not a DA. That would be a rotary equivalent.

 

[AndyPembs182]

Mate I’m not being funny but a DAS6 pro is like £115 brand new off eBay. It’s not exactly mega expensive and it will last for decades if you’re only going to use it every now and then. And if after using it you decide to sell it you’d easily get £90 back for it.

If the cost of pads and polish is putting you off I’ve got s**t loads I don’t use any more and I’ll be happy to send you some for free if you want them.

Hi mate - thanks for the reply. I think you’re right to grab me by the shoulders and give me a shake! Easy to get obsessed about paying this amount or that, when the difference isn’t all that big. If you’ve got any pads going begging I’ll happily pay postage and pop a beer voucher in the post?

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Hi mate - thanks for the reply. I think you’re right to grab me by the shoulders and give me a shake! Easy to get obsessed about paying this amount or that, when the difference isn’t all that big. If you’ve got any pads going begging I’ll happily pay postage and pop a beer voucher in the post?

PM me your address and I’ll send you some pads and a few various grades of polish 👍

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

PM me your address and I’ll send you some pads and a few various grades of polish 👍

Definitely the 2nd nicest bloke on this forum!

 

[imprezaworks]

Thanks.

 

[AndyPembs182]

Shall we call it a draw?! You’re all top guys!

 

[Lctr]

I've had one of these for a few years can't fault it, they even give you 10% off first order

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