[s-cars] Polisher Recommendations Sought

[Mike Platt]

Haven't done a lot of reading on this but I will tell
you it saves a lot of labor doing the wax on / wax off
thing. Groits has a lot of neat pads and stuff to use.
My polisher came with a bottle of Meguiars cleaner/wax
and some basic instructions. I have yet to dabble in
removing heavy scratches but oxidation comes off fine
and some fine car wash type scratches.
--- "Michael K. Knaggs" <recap at labyrinth.net> wrote:
> My $.02,
>
> The last word I heard on polishers is that most
> operate at too high a
> speed.  The advice I got was to choose one with a
> rotational speed of less
> than 1200 RPM.  I found a polisher, not orbital
> though, made by Black &
> Decker that offered two speeds.  The lowest speed
> was ~1100 RPM.  I bought
> it and used it with few complaints.  Have you read,
> or seen, any of the
> FYI's on polishing auto finishes?  The last time I
> visited, Meguiar's had a
> decent one on their web page.
>
> -Mike Knaggs
> '92 100CSQ Pearl 106K
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mike Platt [SMTP:mplatt911 at yahoo.com]
> Sent:	Monday, June 10, 2002 10:49 AM
> To:	MLBess at aol.com
> Cc:	Audilist
> Subject:	[V6-12v] Subject: [s-cars] Polisher
> Recommendations Sought
>
> Bought the same Porter Cable orbital polisher as
> Groit's from the internet for a lot less. Didn't
> have
> the carry case but it comes with a pad and a wrench.
> Works well. Try this link out.
>
> http://www.delta-tools.net/porifrec6ran.html
>
> Good Luck
> Mike
> 95.5 S6 avant
> 75 Carrera targa
>
> I get to choose my own Father's Day gift!  So I am
> in
> the market for a
> good
> polisher (I have given up on my Wal-Mart orbital
> special which bogs
> down when
> any pressure is put on it).
>
> Looking at the Griot catalog, they sell the Porter
> Cable orbital
> polisher,
> but at a price which I believe is excessively marked
> up.
>
> Are there other options to this unit (Makita,
> Milwaukee, etc.) and who
> has
> the best prices (possibly for the P-C if that is the
> consensus for
> being the
> best unit)?
>
> TIA,
>
> Mike Bess
> '95 S6
>
>
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