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Offline Ant1981

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Machine polishing
« on: 25 January 2011, 18:21 »
What is the actual difference between a machine polisher and an angle grinder with a polish pad fitted to it? Is there any difference that would affect the polish?
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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #1 on: 25 January 2011, 20:34 »
 :sick: oh dear.......... please.....somebody please  :cry: for the love of god please  :grin:

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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #2 on: 25 January 2011, 21:39 »
What is the actual difference between a machine polisher and an angle grinder with a polish pad fitted to it? Is there any difference that would affect the polish?

about 4000rpm.......i think LOL

the machine polisher has a variable speed control for polishing....the angle grinder will be 10000rpm and prob burn the paint work red raw.
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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #3 on: 25 January 2011, 21:59 »
correct^

the rotorys we use for cars have variable speed motors so you can control it whilst on th paint, slow speeds for spreading and working the polishes and higher speeds to finish off,

as said above an angle grinder will go through your paint in seconds because the heat would build up too quickly thus burning the paint/clearcote.

get a proper machine.
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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #4 on: 25 January 2011, 22:16 »
i got one bought at xmas, a Dodo juice Spin doctor - its fooking wicked i love it :tongue:

my whole car now looks like this and it is the original paint from 1993!



  


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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #5 on: 26 January 2011, 12:41 »
Cheers guys, that's what I needed to know. The first responce, maybe he hadn't had his medication yet.
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Offline savvasa

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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #6 on: 26 January 2011, 13:53 »
Got the same one from Waxamomo... Did some correctional work/testing on a friends corsa. He got quoted 4,000 before, and 5,500 after id sorted the paint out!

Love it!

i got one bought at xmas, a Dodo juice Spin doctor - its fooking wicked i love it :tongue:

my whole car now looks like this and it is the original paint from 1993!





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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #7 on: 26 January 2011, 16:50 »
Got the same one from Waxamomo... Did some correctional work/testing on a friends corsa. He got quoted 4,000 before, and 5,500 after id sorted the paint out!


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Wow that's some result, I need to put the price up on the Spin Doctor  :grin:

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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #8 on: 26 January 2011, 22:25 »
cheers mate re comment on the car

the spin Doctors are fooking brill, saying that, Dodo juice is a big hit with me, great company!
  


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Re: Machine polishing
« Reply #9 on: 27 January 2011, 19:21 »
cheers mate re comment on the car

the spin Doctors are fooking brill, saying that, Dodo juice is a big hit with me, great company!

+1 for dodojuice, everyone should have a juice product in there detailing kit.
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