Car Polishers
Posted by: Paul Hutchings on 28 December 2005
OK not quite the weather but anyway... 
Has anyone any experience of car polishers vs just doing it by hand?
I've seen the hand-held ones that the likes of Halfords/Argos sell for about twenty quid, plus there appear to be rechargeable ones such as this one that looks like good value -
http://www.motor-world.co.uk/outdoor_world/show_prod.php?prod_id=4120
Leaving aside all the common sense stuff like get grit on the bonnets and you're screwed, how do these compare to doing it by hand, which can be pretty knackering!
cheers,
Paul
Has anyone any experience of car polishers vs just doing it by hand?
I've seen the hand-held ones that the likes of Halfords/Argos sell for about twenty quid, plus there appear to be rechargeable ones such as this one that looks like good value -
http://www.motor-world.co.uk/outdoor_world/show_prod.php?prod_id=4120
Leaving aside all the common sense stuff like get grit on the bonnets and you're screwed, how do these compare to doing it by hand, which can be pretty knackering!
cheers,
Paul
One car owner lives in the UK.
The other car owner lives in Italy.
You do the maths...
The other car owner lives in Italy.
You do the maths...
I'm becoming a sort of housewife.
Really? That's nice! 
As i can't philosophize on gears i don't have and never had listened...........i do spend time on jackets, shampoo, gadgets.......
paul,
Those £20 polishers are bloody useless - You would do better paying the £20 for someone to do it for you inside and out, and get them to make the tea while your at it.
reagrds
Those £20 polishers are bloody useless - You would do better paying the £20 for someone to do it for you inside and out, and get them to make the tea while your at it.
reagrds
I might have been tempted to post an image of an inadequately dressed blonde washing a car at this juncture but wouldn't know where to find one even if good taste demanded it. BTW: Do I look like Phritz in this jacket?
quote:Originally posted by Nime:
I might have been tempted to post an image of an inadequately dressed blonde washing a car
So did i.
But i'm tryin' to avoid someone to say "enough"!
quote:Originally posted by Gianluigi Mazzorana:
Advertise meat through flesh.
Clever!
Do you think she was borne a blonde or does she see it as a final achievement? So near yet always just out of reach.
Harry
It sounds like you need an inexpensive compressor and an air tools polishing mop.
They have dropped so much in price as to be easily affordable for a single project.
Forget about rechargeable drills for this purpose. They are pretty gutless and unsuitable for the task anyway. You need to resist heavy torque and the damned things are simply not designed for this purpose.
I completely stripped, filled and smoothed a GRP body once. Great fun! Cough-cough!
It sounds like you need an inexpensive compressor and an air tools polishing mop.
They have dropped so much in price as to be easily affordable for a single project.
Forget about rechargeable drills for this purpose. They are pretty gutless and unsuitable for the task anyway. You need to resist heavy torque and the damned things are simply not designed for this purpose.
I completely stripped, filled and smoothed a GRP body once. Great fun! Cough-cough!
I'm led to believe the drill attachments can be dangerous simply because AIUI they are purely rotary and rotate on a single axis.
Apparently random orbital are more "hand like" in their action making it harder to do any damage to the paint.
I'd be interested in your findings Harry, ok it's "only" £30 but it's also "only" my cars paintwork
p.s if Halfords don't have stock and there is nowhere else local, have a look at Screwfix who do next day delivery and are cheap.
cheers,
Paul
Apparently random orbital are more "hand like" in their action making it harder to do any damage to the paint.
I'd be interested in your findings Harry, ok it's "only" £30 but it's also "only" my cars paintwork
p.s if Halfords don't have stock and there is nowhere else local, have a look at Screwfix who do next day delivery and are cheap.
cheers,
Paul