right i am thinking of investing in one of these

as a starter kit, what should i kick of with, what size pads and how many, also what products should i get, i have the usual waxes and polishes from meguiars and autoglym, but there are porbbaly more specific ones for use with a DA?

i see alot of the kits come with 250ml bottles, how far will this go?

Regards

 

Hi Fella

I am old skool and love the porter cable! You need a transformer as its American but mine is 6 years old and used for 1000's of details and still is 100% perfect

Your welcome to borrow it anytime! That way you can see if you like it

Tarren

 

I use a megs g220 v2... And it's awesome with 7-6" pads

Before that I used a kestrel da... Cheaper but still good

 

your best off buying the megs G220 dual action polisher i use one for my detailing work
and have been for the past few years as for polish/wax/sealer its all down to professional choice meguiars #80/#83 are a good place to start with then build up your stuff with the likes of things from dodo juice poor boys zaino (but stay away from autoglym IMO its shit stuff)http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/

 

Menzerna works well, there latest polishes are excellent.

I have both Megs G220 and Kestrel rotary, prefer rotary to use for longer periods but the G220 is capable enough.

 

Well I was pretty sure I was gonna get a das6 pro.....

Just wondering what pads and polish to start with and build kit up from there

 

Basic kit you'll need a soft pad, medium pad and hard pad, or a combination of each.

You'll really need to try a few different brands and see what A)works for you and, B) works well with the products you prefer.

Different brands have different versions of pad hardness, but they all give a cut rating usually. The DA's are less aggressive than a rotary so you can use a harder pad OR polish to get results quicker.

Once you get a feel for it you'll learn what products work and what pads you like. If you're doing a lot of different cars you'll learn how the paint reacts and what product/pad combo's are happier with certain paints.

Sonus polishes are good too. Have a look on detailing world forum and pick up some of the basics til you've got a feel for it.

Best tip i can offer is the triangle method. Start speed one, do one or two light passes (roughly just the weight of the machine) to spread the polish evenly, roll to speed two and do 2 to 4 heavier passes then up to 3 with a bit more pressure again for around 3 passes, then to 4 for a couple passes with a bit more pressure and you should see the polish start to go clearer, once it looks fairly clear, almost like buttery on the panel roll back down the stages of speed and pressure and do maybe 3 or so passes at 2 for a good haze free finish.

Once you've done it a couple times you'll get a good feel for it and wont need to think half as much about it.

 

More expensive option is the flex 3401 you'll not need to upgrade to a rotary with this IMO great bit of German engineering

 

I havent used a Flex, but i was going to get one from states last time i was there.

Best of both worlds with a Flex.

 

Loads of deals online with pads thrown in wuth the polisher,you cant go wrong with megs products and pads to start with.