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Knight3179

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Why you should have a sander/polisher
« on: 08 September 2010, 20:03:35 »
From this

to this



Most won't tell the diff, til we turn off the flash



There you go, these machines are worth every penny,

Little elbow grease with some foam rubbing compound
Finished with Ice Wax

Rest of car be done tommorow,
then the wheel refurb
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #1 on: 08 September 2010, 20:05:12 »
Looks great :y

But it's black :-/

Five minutes in the rain and... ;D
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #2 on: 08 September 2010, 20:11:18 »
Whats that on the boot ?have you been trying your hand at artificial insemination..
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #3 on: 08 September 2010, 20:33:37 »
Led work lamp smarty mcpants ;D ;D ;D
The wax i use creates beading with water and tar won't stick to it :y
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #4 on: 08 September 2010, 20:48:08 »
agreed.. saves effort and time.. :y
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #5 on: 08 September 2010, 21:19:27 »
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agreed.. saves effort and time.. :y
Artificial insemination?
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« Reply #6 on: 08 September 2010, 21:40:44 »
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agreed.. saves effort and time.. :y
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what ? where ? who ?
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #7 on: 08 September 2010, 22:36:10 »
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agreed.. saves effort and time.. :y
Artificial insemination?

It's true !  Straight up, no bull !!  ::)
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #8 on: 08 September 2010, 22:40:07 »
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It's true !  Straight up, no bull !!  ::)

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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #9 on: 08 September 2010, 22:43:41 »
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agreed.. saves effort and time.. :y
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It's true !  Straight up, no bull !!  ::)


Splendid 8-) :y
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #10 on: 09 September 2010, 10:51:20 »
I must make a warning for those who plan to buy polishers .. Never use it under direct sunlight on a hot day.. You may damage the paint..So use it in shadow..

Also using diferent heads from coarse to finer with coarse to finer paste is necessary.. But which one to start with depends on the condition of paint.. :y

edit : buy the models with variable RPM ..and use always the lowest until you learn the job.. cheapo chinese made models have a short life.. so stay away..and always use clean or cleaned and wettish heads..

« Last Edit: 09 September 2010, 10:56:08 by cem_devecioglu »
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #11 on: 09 September 2010, 11:11:40 »
Any suggestions for a decent reasonably priced polisher??
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #12 on: 09 September 2010, 11:46:12 »
THe meguairs g220 seems to get good results john not the cheapest though but it is a a dual polisher so oscilates as well meaning your less likely to balls it up take too much off when you first start :y
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #13 on: 09 September 2010, 11:54:20 »
Mines a silverline bought from amazon, variable speed so won't rub too hard, looks like a big angle grinder, those handheld polisher are no use as you need to put alot of weight on them to keep the bonnet from flying off, Silverline polisher £40 plus P&P amazon, sealey M14 compounding heads £10 each
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Re: Why you should have a sander/polisher
« Reply #14 on: 09 September 2010, 12:15:10 »
I take mine down to the car wash and hand it over to one of the immigrants.
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