Buffing attachments for a drill

[Venisonpie]

I need to buff out a few marks on my car ahead of selling it in a month, is there a recommended drill attachment that will help?

I've seen some cheap ones on Amazon ranging from £5.00 to £20.00 but are they actually any good?

[zsdom]

I Personally wouldnt go anywhere near them, you could very easily cause a lot more damage to the car by burning through the paint.

[Dave.]

You'd have to be an absolute buffoon to burn through paint with a drill (unless you don't bother with a pad any try to do it with the velcro backing plate )

Get the adapter and backing plate as cheap as you're comfortable with, and buy the pads and polish from somewhere reputable.

[21TonyK]

OP, I know the sort of things you mean. 3" backing plate with several foam pads of varying colours for a tenner.

Yes, they work but only in as much as they are quicker than doing it by hand. And, can potentially cause damage if paint/pad is not clean to start with.

Depends a lot on what it is you are trying to remove I guess but used carefully with the right cutting compounds you would get rid of surface marks at least.

[Belle427]

Depends how bad the marks are but try something like meguiars ultimate compound by hand.
I have some cheapo Amazon foam pads and have used them without issue to be fair on headlamps etc.
If you can feel the scratches with a nail its generally considered as a waste of time.

[Venisonpie]

Thanks all, I'll have a look at the hand applied solutions perhaps.