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Title: buffing and polishing
Post by: scottm72 on November 08, 2012, 01:11:13 am

seen a few pics of people using a small buff machine to polish their car,,,, I guess this is a lot better than elbow grease,,,, anyone any ideas on a cheap effective system / pads etc, and can it cause any paint damage if you over buff etc
thanks

Title: Re: buffing and polishing
Post by: ianv5 on November 08, 2012, 04:07:59 am

Have a look in the detailing section :happy2:

Title: Re: buffing and polishing
Post by: felix! on November 08, 2012, 04:09:51 am

Quote from: scottm72 on November 08, 2012, 01:11:13 am

seen a few pics of people using a small buff machine to polish their car,,,, I guess this is a lot better than elbow grease,,,, anyone any ideas on a cheap effective system / pads etc, and can it cause any paint damage if you over buff etc
thanks

you can get da's or rotary's, for a novice get a da, with a rotary it is very easy to build up alot of heat and burn through the clearcoat/paint if you don't know what you are doing

Title: Re: buffing and polishing
Post by: andrewparker on November 08, 2012, 07:49:30 am

You can get some good starter packages at http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/cat_68.html