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Offline dom

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My first machine polishing attempt!
« on: 20 March 2011, 12:54 »
Ok, so thought i'd give this machine polishing malarkey a try! (A big thanks to Dan - Purple Haze, for all the advice!).

I've only got pictures of the final result but the full process took about 10 hours and went like this:

Began with attacking the wheels with Bilberry wheel cleaner diluted approximately 1:4. Next up was foaming the car with Magifoam, this was rinsed off and the car was then washed using the 2 bucket method and Chemical Guys shampoo.

The whole car was then patted dry using a couple of waffle weave drying towels. Next up was the clay, I opted for Megs clay and Megs quick detailer as lube. Once clayed the car was put into the garage and I began taping sections up.

I used Lake Country pads and Menzerna final finish PO85, approximately 4-5 passes with each pad. Following this was a hand application of Dodo Juice Lime Prime Lite and finally the car was sealed with 2 coats of Colinite 476s.

The trim was treated with Autoglym trim care stuff and the glass was polished with Autoglym glass cleaner.

Here are the results:














Offline JDM82

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #1 on: 20 March 2011, 13:25 »
The car looks great mate  :smiley: It just shows how worth while it is to invest in a DA polisher.

Ive just ordered my DA kit and after seeing your results I can't wait to have a go.

Yeah mate Im really impressed  :smiley:

After years of hand work  :wink: are you glad you decided to get a DA polisher?
« Last Edit: 20 March 2011, 13:27 by JDM82 »
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Offline Dan J

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #2 on: 20 March 2011, 13:38 »
 :wink:  nice work Dom :cool:
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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #3 on: 21 March 2011, 20:19 »
Great work, paintwork looks stunning, well worth the effort  :smiley:

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #4 on: 21 March 2011, 20:38 »
Nice work, that's come up gleaming!

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #5 on: 21 March 2011, 21:01 »
Cheers for the comments guys! It's still surprising me 2 days later :grin:

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #6 on: 21 March 2011, 21:27 »
Well done that man...........

Now watch how p*ssed off you get when you see the tiniest mark on it  :grin:

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #7 on: 23 March 2011, 16:35 »
Stunning  :cool: :cool: :cool:

Can't beat a freshly polished car :afro:

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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #8 on: 26 March 2011, 21:12 »
looks sweet dude have done all mine by hand and taken ages will be getting a polisher as soon as i can afford one



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Re: My first machine polishing attempt!
« Reply #9 on: 26 March 2011, 21:30 »
That really does look the nuts mate.  :wink: