electric polishers
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Are you primarily wanting to use it to buff off wax? Or actually polish?
You kinda open Pandora's box when you get into polishing cars and enter the world of detailing. I made this mistake and now have about £2 or 3k of detailing kit in the garage ranging from snow foam lances, to clays, sealants, towels and even a drier for the car.
Essentially, if you just want to buff off wax, you just need something that rotates with an appropriate pad - microfibre perhaps. If you want to polish, ie. remove light swirl marks from paint and that sort of thing, then you need a polisher. Then you need the right types of pad, the right polishes and so on. And before you put polisher to paint you need to decontaminate it with means various cleaning aids like iron removers, clay bars and so on. Failure to decontaminate the paint before putting a polisher to it can result in the creation of new defects.
Probably not the answer you're looking for, but when it comes to 'polishing' it's a big topic.
You kinda open Pandora's box when you get into polishing cars and enter the world of detailing. I made this mistake and now have about £2 or 3k of detailing kit in the garage ranging from snow foam lances, to clays, sealants, towels and even a drier for the car.
Essentially, if you just want to buff off wax, you just need something that rotates with an appropriate pad - microfibre perhaps. If you want to polish, ie. remove light swirl marks from paint and that sort of thing, then you need a polisher. Then you need the right types of pad, the right polishes and so on. And before you put polisher to paint you need to decontaminate it with means various cleaning aids like iron removers, clay bars and so on. Failure to decontaminate the paint before putting a polisher to it can result in the creation of new defects.
Probably not the answer you're looking for, but when it comes to 'polishing' it's a big topic.
Good question!
I am not looking at trying to remove swirls etc.
Purely looking for something that after I have applied my Autoglym super resin polish, or the HD Wax, that I then use this machine to shine it and remove all the residue of polish/wax?
I normally use a microfibre cloth and elbow grease so probably a machine that is a suitable replacement?
I am not looking at trying to remove swirls etc.
Purely looking for something that after I have applied my Autoglym super resin polish, or the HD Wax, that I then use this machine to shine it and remove all the residue of polish/wax?
I normally use a microfibre cloth and elbow grease so probably a machine that is a suitable replacement?
Dual action is a good idea - in amateur hands less likely to burn or go through the paint for what I've read.
Might be worth checking out this: https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-acti...
Might be worth checking out this: https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-6-pro-dual-acti...
If you are going to buy a DA polisher just for buffing off wax then you will need to find pads suitable for this. I've never used mine for buffing, only polishing so I can't advise what you'd need, however, pads will be key. You'll also probably want to be running it at slow speeds and will need to be careful not to cause marring.
Cheers for the comments - contacted the above website last night and got a reply straight away which was impressive!
he recommended the DAS6 v2 but also said that when buffing the car to a shine, probably still best to use a microfibre and elbow grease!
However, the polish / wax will be applied a lot better and thinner with the machine, thus making the buffing process a lot easier.
he recommended the DAS6 v2 but also said that when buffing the car to a shine, probably still best to use a microfibre and elbow grease!
However, the polish / wax will be applied a lot better and thinner with the machine, thus making the buffing process a lot easier.
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