Can some one recommend a machine polish machine, and some wax?

[Raymond Lin]

Going to try and do a proper clay, polish and wax this weekend. Last few time I polish my car takes and absolute yanks and I want to cheat...

Are the Halfords one any good? If not, what is good?

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_189810_langId_-1_categoryId_165640

And at the moment I only got a bit of Autoglym Aquawax left, it is ok, easy to use, just wondering if there are anything better?

Ta

 

[Raymond Lin]

TBH, I can do it by hand...click but i am getting lazy in my old age and want a easier life...I did see the Meguiars polisher for like £160 online but i am not sure what the difference are, which I am sure there are !

 

[Raymond Lin]

You have to be careful with machine polishers on jap cars. The paint is very thin, and if you don't pay attention you will have quickly done a lot of damage.

I always forget which way around it is. But I'm sure rotary has a greater chance of causing damage, but you get better results. And DA is for the less skilled, but you still get much better results than hand polishing.

So get DA if you have a jap car

What is a DA?

 

[Raymond Lin]

The paint is fine is most places but not so in others I.e. around door handles, bumpers, last owner must have lots of rings on her fingers.

I want to get rid of these mark mostly.

How about this DA one then?

http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/Kestrel_Dual_Action_Polisher_1.html

Half the price of the meguiars G220.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...&productId=822069&categoryId=165640&langId=-1


And what kind of pads do I need? Wool and foam? Do you need more than 1 set per clean or can ty be reused after a wash?

 

[Raymond Lin]

You could probably use a very light cutting polish and get those out by hand. Unless the car is covered in swirls I don't see the value in getting a rotary/DA.

Thats not the only reason, the other reason is I want to make the whole process easier.

I watched some videos on it.

put polish on car
smear it with polisher while it is switched off
Medium pressure to begin with, each pass overlap 50% of the one above
light pressure as the compund begin to dry/disappear.
wipe with microfibre.

tbh, i probably start off really gentle, no harder than polishing by hand and always keep it moving.