Which polisher would you recommend?

[ex-Chinese Dave]

My 172 Cup is in need of a damn good machine polish after I washed it and tried to get the roof decent. Spoiler alert: I couldn't! The rest of the car also needs doing, so after it's had its belts and service and bits the paintwork will be tackled. I'm not one for polishing my car every week but it certainly needs a big hit to get it looking better. Have a look at the photo I posted here...that is after I used a paint restorer and polish. It looks sh1te!

Firstly, would it be better to let a pro have a go and if so what do they charge?

Secondly, if I do it myself is this Halfords polisher any good? Like I said, I won't be polishing every week so it won't get much use.

Halfords 110W Polisher | Halfords UK

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And lastly, on the Cups what is the risk of going through the lacquer when trying to remove the scratches? There looks like a spot on the roof that has lacquer damage so a little concerned about that.

 

[imprezaworks]

Depending on your budget and if I was to buy a new polisher (ive had loads) it would be the Shinemate Ex620👍

 

[Adamm.]

Pro proper job you're probably looking at £600+ tbh looks fairly marked up so will probably need a good polish. Lots of good polishers out there.

I personally just use my pxe80 with carpro essence and lake country orange pads which could be worth a try it'll certainly make it look better and I've been pretty amazed by the results for such a simple combo. You'd probably want a proper polisher though if you want to go at the whole car in 1 hit.

 

[Bluebeard]

As long as you use a DA and not a rotary, you’ll be fine.

Buy some Angelwax Resurrect, a cheap DA polisher and some microfibre pads and you’ll be loving life I promise you.

That Halfords polisher is a pile of poo, don’t waste your money.

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

I'll have to look for something second-hand I think. I'm sure I can bring this Cup back to life

 

[imprezaworks]

What's your budget?.

Something like this would be fine

DAS 6 PRO 5 & 6 inch backing plates Dual Action Polisher | eBay

This polisher is perfect for the beginner or professional alike. DAS6 Pro Dual Action Machine Polisher. The DAS6 Power Plus, commonly referred to as the DAS6 Pro is the next step up from their DAS6 base model.

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Brand new around £100.

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

At the moment about £50. Got a big bill coming with belts and the lot in a few weeks.

 

[imprezaworks]

Try and get something half decent mate, if I had a spare I would send it over but sadly I'm all out.

Das pro or similar

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Ok. That link gives me a good idea of what to get.

Thanks

 

[riz]

The in2detailing one is good.

 

[SharpyClio]

You don’t need to spend loads but cheaper ones will need a lighter touch to stop stalling and you’ll need more patience. I used an Argos one for a while and it did a reasonable job, just took twice as long as a decent one.

 

[imprezaworks]

Budget a £100/150

 

[imprezaworks]

@ex-Chinese Dave would a used one of these be any good mate?

in2Detailing DA8 900W Dual Action Machine Polisher

in2Detailing GEN 2 DA8 Dual Action Machine Polisher **Now Supplied with both 5" (125mm) and 3" (75mm) Backing PlatesOverview: A TRULY COMPLETE SET - Comes with 1x 900W DA 8 Pro Polisher, 6m Cable with CE Certified UK Plug, 5"/125mm (Suitable for 5 or 5.5 inch pads) and 3"/75mm (Suitable for 3...

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[imprezaworks]

???

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Sorry, just seen this message. Are you selling this? Do you think it’s suitable for what I need? What price would you want?

 

[imprezaworks]

I'm not. There is a used one on detailing world for 80 Delivered. Worth a blast imo.

https://www.detailingworld.co.uk/threads/in2detailing-da8.437055/#post-5864352

 

[Bluebeard]

Sorry, just seen this message. Are you selling this? Do you think it’s suitable for what I need? What price would you want?

Where abouts are you?? You’re more than welcome to borrow all my machines for a weekend if you don’t want to buy one.

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

Thanks for the offer. I'm in Manchester.

I'll get the mechanical things sorted first as there's going to be a big bill coming for that.

 

[incy-spider]

I bought a auto finesse DA polisher the other day, works really nicely

 

[imprezaworks]

Which one, the 15mm?

 

[MatthewR]

I'll likely have a non branded DA for sale in the coming weeks.. going to be going through the Father in law's shed and getting rid of things for the MIL and I know he has one which I won't need as I already have one.

 

[imprezaworks]

What make is it. Which you probably won't know yet lol.

Let me know

 

[MatthewR]

What make is it. Which you probably won't know yet lol.

Let me know

I've no idea mate, just know it's blue but fairly certain it's not a DAS-6 it's likely a none brand from Amazon.. I might start the shed tomorrow so I'll put it up in here when I do

 

[ex-Chinese Dave]

I bought this polisher from a member on here and need some pads for it What do you recommend (type and quantity) given that my roof is a bit crap (see pics above) and the rest of the car needs a good going over?

ShineMate - EX605 Orbital Polisher Kit

ShineMate EX605 Orbital Polisher 12mm Orbit The Shinemate EX605 polisher is a long throw 12mm polisher in a compact body. Featuring a CNC machined counterweight system, this is probably the smoothest compact dual action polisher on the market. It is now possible to cut like a rotary, but with all

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Also, I bought some Auto Glym paint renovator and Super Resin polish when I first bought the car. I don't want to be spending a fortune on polish and as I already have these two products but how do you think they will go on with the polisher?

 

[imprezaworks]

If it was me.

Green chemical guys hex pad.
And I use a compound by roar, it's £35 litre and is brilliant. Very versatile so can correct with a harder pad or correct and finish superbly with the pad mentioned.

I've tried loads of stuff and going forward will only use this for correction. Finishing on a softer pad I would recommend chemical guys white pad and menzerna 3800.

There are literally hundreds of options out there but these are solid choices, especially the compound I mentioned.

Hope that helps.

Company I bought the compound from and he knocked 10% off. Oh and it's what all my paintshops use.

ROAR Ceramic Cut 1010 - 1Kg - CUTTING COMPOUND POLISHING VALETING | eBay

Initially start the polishing machine at low speed then increase to 1500 rom - 1800 pm. • Removes coarse scratches & heavy abrasion equivalent to P1500 sanding marks or finer.

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