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Old 11 June 2013, 12:20 AM
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Default Recommend a machine polisher please

And before anyone says, I cant afford a dual action!

I'm not convinced the 12v ones will be any good so I thought i'd ask before trawling ebay etc.

I had 559 Red paintwork, quite a lot of swirl marks from age etc so would like to give it a once over with some G3 and have something to do waxing etc.

I used Autoglym, have done for years, hopefully this will be machineable?

Mark.
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WHats your budget? The Kestrel DAS6 is only about £75 and it's an excellent DA polisher.
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crickey that sounds cheap, especially if its a good one
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Yeah it seems to keep up with the "big two" in terms of DA's (Megs 220 and PorterCable) and my local pro-detailer has got one for when he's doing his quick polishes (normally uses a rotary for proper details).

I used to use a friends imported PorterCable, and this Kestrel is identical in design - possibly a ripoff, but it's pretty much the same device with the advantage of a 230v power supply!
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DAS6 Pro with the bigger motor is a good bet. More torque and less chance of bogging down. I started with one of them and it works well with Chemical guys Hex logic or Microfibre pads.

Now use a Rupes LHR15 most of the time
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I have a Meguiars one, great piece of kit

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