Can anyone recommend a machine polisher?

[JE_GT]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help me pick a machine polisher (either recommend one you use yourself or one you've heard good things about?). I'm not too sure about which ones are good/easy to use for a beginner and which ones are good quality and won't break after 20 minutes. I'm looking to spend up to about £120 so Meg's are out of the question.

Cheers

 

[JamesGT]

Dodo juice do one which ive heard good reviews about, ask monsterdetail on here as we get a discount too. From memory they are under £100

 

[Matt]

As far as I'm aware the Megs one is essentially a DAS 6 without the price. With your budget you could get the intro kit and a bag.

https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-dual-action-polisher/cat_71.html

 

[Karl]

This is the machine i use

https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/cat_81.html

 

[maggi200]

May I recommend looking into a MF system with it. The megs mf system is very good, almost fool proof and would save you a lot overall in terms of how many pads you have to buy to achieve a quality finish. It significantly reduces the effort required with a dual action polisher. However, for ultimate perfection rotary's are still the way to go.

A DAS-6 with the megs mf system (so 2 of each pad and 1 bottle of each of the 2 grades you'll need) would come in under budget.

 

[JE_GT]

May I recommend looking into a MF system with it. The megs mf system is very good, almost fool proof and would save you a lot overall in terms of how many pads you have to buy to achieve a quality finish. It significantly reduces the effort required with a dual action polisher. However, for ultimate perfection rotary's are still the way to go.

A DAS-6 with the megs mf system (so 2 of each pad and 1 bottle of each of the 2 grades you'll need) would come in under budget.

Where's this deal on? Or did you mean just add them all separately to the shopping cart?

 

[maggi200]

There may be a deal on them. Personally I'd look or speak to Alex at elite car care and see what he's willing to do. Ive used him a lot, as well as pretty much everyone else , but he's always done me blinding deals and I've even walked around his unit and picked bits out before :lol:

 

[JMR]

I've got a Porter Cable imported from the USA
And a 3m rotary from i4detailing.co.uk
https://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/3M_Electric_Polisher_Kit.html

The dual actions are the way to go for beginners.
The DAS-6 are decent enough below
https://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/Kestrel_DAS-6_Dual_Action_Machine_Polisher_1.html

Matt is a member on Detailing World (7 MAT) and Cliosport.net, I think Cliotrophy.co.uk too
Discount code gets you 7.5% off iirc.

 

[BlackTwingo-i]

I bought a basic silverline one for £40 on ebay, with some polishing sponge things.. And it works perfectly fine speed control, changable part, dont know what else you need really?

 

[maggi200]

It's far too heavy, and noisy. But it does the job.

 

[singlespeed]

It's far too heavy, and noisy. But it does the job.

(i guess you were refering to the Silverline)...possibly too well at times being a rotary. Rotaries have a lot of correcting power and need to be used with a bit of care and respect, especialy the cheaper ones with less speed control. DA is generaly more user friendly for first timers at the expence of being slower but safer and more expensive

 

[BlackTwingo-i]

it is abit heavy come to think of it :/
But yeah it got rid of 90% of swirls on the larger panels! was ultra careful, searched online how to use it properly so i didnt damage anything, would be the last thing i need! got the dent man comeing on saturday