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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2014, 06:35:32 pm »
Buy a rotary and save the mo ey to put towards some good quality 3m products,

Silver line polisher, and the perfect it 3 range with pads can be had for just over £100. Add a good wax and your set,

I was teaching someone how to use one today, it's not magic you know.


I am sorry Jake but I do not like the Silverline polisher. It is very heavy and vibrates a lot. Compare it with a Flex for example it's a night and day difference.

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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2014, 06:44:15 pm »
Buy a rotary and save the mo ey to put towards some good quality 3m products,

Silver line polisher, and the perfect it 3 range with pads can be had for just over £100. Add a good wax and your set,

I was teaching someone how to use one today, it's not magic you know.


I am sorry Jake but I do not like the Silverline polisher. It is very heavy and vibrates a lot. Compare it with a Flex for example it's a night and day difference.

I've heard the exact same thing. There cheap but I'd rather spend a bit and get the right one as it's probably the only I'll buy haha! What products should I use as I have bad swirl marks and pretty bad scratches?

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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2014, 07:13:46 pm »
It's horses for courses.

There all I've ever known. Tbh the weights really not an issue lol. It's not like it weighs half a car.

The vibration is simply down to how you set the pad up.

We're trade and I've used them all mine life with no issues.

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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2014, 11:54:48 pm »
Jake try a Flex one mate.

While pad position can effect vibration, a Silverline span up with no pad on it is still got a lot of vibration, easily equal to my Das6 Pro and probably 1.5 times the weight. Try it next to a Flex it's almost twice as heavy. It's also twice as big.

It's a cheap machine. It does the job. It's not refined though and there are far better out there.
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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2014, 07:53:29 am »
Didn't know there were different ways to spin in a circle.

Must of been using the wrong way for the last 10 years or so then.

There soft start, variable speed have a three year warranty lol.

We chabge out the backing pads and there great for what they are. I've never known anyone complain about the weight if them that's for sure.

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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #20 on: February 25, 2014, 01:04:56 pm »
try r32rob on here, i had mine detailed at gleammachine but rob is even more detailed with his work i would say.
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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2014, 02:57:15 pm »
Didn't know there were different ways to spin in a circle.

Must of been using the wrong way for the last 10 years or so then.

There soft start, variable speed have a three year warranty lol.

We chabge out the backing pads and there great for what they are. I've never known anyone complain about the weight if them that's for sure.


Come on Jake.
let's not get all childish  :happy2:
Trying to have a reasoned discussion mate. No-ones saying anyone's using them wrong.....

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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #22 on: February 25, 2014, 03:03:51 pm »
try r32rob on here, i had mine detailed at gleammachine but rob is even more detailed with his work i would say.
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It's all good now. I've read jay's thread and I've slowly started to get some stuff ready for a good detail!

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Re: Detailing prices?
« Reply #23 on: February 25, 2014, 07:11:09 pm »
Just taking the pee mate,

Just simple fact you don't have to spend stupid money on fancy machines when there are ones that are well capable of doing the job.

We've used the silverlines for years and never have one spin off centre. And we use our two- three hours a day average, everyday. So they get hammered.

Just can't help the whole detailing business is designed to rip the average punter off. Which is a shame. There's so much bs about.
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