Hi peeps, i'm looking at buying the gear so i can mop / polish our cars. I have seen a few kits on ebay but i'm clueless and don't know what kit i need. I would appreciate a bit of help so i get the right gear. IE: What speed rpm polisher? What kind of polishing heads and what type of polish? We just need to liven up dull paint work on my brothers escort and a bit of general normal polishing.

I found these kits on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Car-Body-Polis...6.c0.m14.l1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PRO-TRADE-CAR-...6.c0.m14.l1318

Any advice would be appreciated!

CheeRS. Adz.

 

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those sorrt of mops can be fine ive had a cheapy one for a year


when i bought mine i went to my local paint supplier and bought a mop head and compound to match, you wont want anything too heavy, cheapish stuff is the 3m finesse it or somin like that its called, anyways if your starting just before you hit the car id submerge the mop in water (just the head lol) spin it to get rid of the loose water then smear some on the panel and go for it. you will pick it up just be careful, it is kinda an art as cant go to quick but not to slow, i run over a panel slowely then run back over it form start again unitl 90 percent of compound is gone, quick wash to remove excess thats caught in rubbers etc then a good polish

you can also just dip the rag in water then add the compound to it, try it out on a old shitter wont take you long to get used to it

 

cheers bigneck. what rpm speed do you use?

 

Start slow and build up to a speed thats effectvie and that you're comfortable with, you'll be moving across the panels a similar way to when spraying so you set it up to suit you.
Try a finishing head and G10 compound first. That will get rid of swirls and light marks in laquer/topcoat and won't do too much damage if your technique aint all that, but if you're trying to make a pink car into a red one, you might need to flat it with 2000 grit first, or just get stuck in with a cutting head and cutting compound then use the polishing one after to bring the shine up.
Keep a jet wash handy, keep everything wet and get rid of all the residue before it dries cos it's a bastard to get it out of doorshuts and behind mirror glass and stuff.

 

thanks for the tips sexr3i. im gonna try it out on my run about mondeo with a finishing head and some of that G10 and then try some polishing.

cheeRS.

 

Get a before and after pic

 

I'll be honest and say you will find it hard to get used to those machines above.

but hopefully you can master it without too much damage lol