thinking of getting one of these to save me doing the car by hand and also to do a better job of removing swirls, anyone tried one and what are the opinions, its only £30 but must do a better job than by hand.

funny you should say that we have been talking about this in the member gallary forum in the "polishing tip" thread. Not sure if its the same polisher but worth asking them as they say it does give a much better finish.

Yep be very intersted to here just how good /bad ??!! this Halfords polished actually is ??

with those sort of polishers youve a very high chance of burning through your paint - Ill stick with my porter cable me thinks :D

you won;t burn through paint with the cheapo twin handle polishers from the likes of halfords as it won't move fast enough and to a certain extent they are random orbit. however if it looks like an angle grinder it's called a rotary. they can give better results than a porta cable as they work much faster. however as said above they will burn through your paint. this is because they only move on one axis and heat builds up quickly. only use one if you know what you're doing and have a paint thickness gauge to hand. if you haven't pay someone else to do the job or buy yourself a porta cable to get to grips with that first.

if you really want to use a rotary, buy yourself a scrap panel to practice on.

£100 more and you could have one that works..... its seems way to cheap 2 me

saw this from polished bliss:Polished Bliss - Specialist Vehicle Detailing - Services, Products and Advice (http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/index.html)

and a quote from:

Dual action polishers work differently to rotary polishers, in that the polishing head oscillates randomly about a fixed point as the polishing head spins (hence the term dual action). What this means is that friction is vastly reduced at any given point of contact, limiting the effective work rate and greatly reducing the risk of burning the paint or removing too much of the clear coat. Because of this, dual action polishers are ideal for car care enthusiasts who want to be able to safely correct their paint without the fear of inflicting further damage. A common myth is that dual action polishers are much less effective than rotary polishers. Whilst it is true that very serious paint defects can often only be fully corrected by rotary polishing, it is also true that dual action polishing can usually correct all but the most serious of defects. The major difference is the time taken to make the correction - a job that might take 20 minutes with a rotary polisher may take an hour or more with a dual action polisher due to the lower effective work rate, but in most cases the end result will be the same. Now we can see why it pays the professional detailer to master the art of rotary polishing, and why dual action polishing is the safe alternative for car care enthusiasts.

I was acyually looking at the Halfords polishers today, and thought the cheapo 14.99 12v one may be safer due to it being low powered, however after reading this I may sack the idea off.

i bought one only last week after seeing this :-

Best buffers | Products | Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/58139/best_buffers.html)

i think it works a treat :thumb:

i bought one only last week after seeing this :-

Best buffers | Products | Auto Express (http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/58139/best_buffers.html)

i think it works a treat :thumb:


ive got 1 off these bad boys in the loft:D think a will crack it oot at the weekend and see what it can do :lol1:

not much :lol1: ;)

they're ok for taking off residue but will do bu&&er all to remove swirls to a decent level.

well surely they will be better than using your hand . u can achive good results with hand application if u work very very hard surelly this kind of product will work well if the only thing it achives is saving cramp in your own hand.. it must be worth it for these prices:wonder:

thing is, you'll get one and then want one that does the job properly. save your money and put it towards a porta cable or udm when it's available.

Guys, it's more likely that you will get a better finish by hand than you will get with a cheapo halfords polisher.

Most do not have enough torque to work the polish into the paint, and definately not enough power to remove the polish.

Stick with it by hand for the first polish and then start applying wax's instead. Wax's are much easier to apply and to remove by hand and give stunning finishes to paint.

Muddy

not much :lol1: ;)

they're ok for taking off residue but will do bu&&er all to remove swirls to a decent level.

ok i will get it out the loft and bounce it on the ground from a great hight:lol1:

ok i will get it out the loft and bounce it on the ground from a great hight:lol1:

noooooo:nono: give it to me i'll have a go and if it don't work i'am throwing it back your way:lol1:

Ive got one, it took a ton of swirl marks off my car, did a really good jog, ok not as good as a PC, but for buffing and shining I couldnt fault it, and only £30. Oh I did use the Jeff Werkstatt Acrylic system with it :D

right boys i will let ya know how i get on. im going to see what my badboy can do tomorrow :lol1: :lol1:

yeah im going to get one, ill post up results when ive done it, just bought some merzenza intensive polish from polished bliss to remove swirl marks on my dbm classic. i will try and post up some before and after pics.

i think i paid about £40 for a silverline rotary ;)

proper mans tool :D

Guys, it's more likely that you will get a better finish by hand than you will get with a cheapo halfords polisher.

Most do not have enough torque to work the polish into the paint, and definately not enough power to remove the polish.

Stick with it by hand for the first polish and then start applying wax's instead. Wax's are much easier to apply and to remove by hand and give stunning finishes to paint.

Muddy


im with muddy re: the wax thing. used to wash and dry the car, then polich with autoglym super resin. good finish, but still naff swirl marks everywhere.

tried washing/drying then waxing with some poorboys stuff i got off a dude on scoobynet. the depth in the paint is more noticeable, and the swirl marks are a little more distant and not so frequent.

personally prefer to wash and wax, with a polish every so often now. the wax finish lasts and lasts too.

I got one from Halfords about 12 months ago, it doesn't remove any dried on wax or any that may be in a 'fiddly' area. I end up having to go back over most of it by hand anyway :(

I got one from Halfords about 12 months ago, it doesn't remove any dried on wax or any that may be in a 'fiddly' area. I end up having to go back over most of it by hand anyway :(

But these are for polishing, not waxing?

I always refer to it as wax (but really mean polish) otherwise it would confuse the Mrs, she'd think I had the Mr Sheen out! :lol1: