Wtd: polisher

[Nj]

Looking for a polisher so I can finally makes use of the £100 of swirl remover, polishes, waxes and pads I bought ages ago. I have to keep the cost down though after buying new body parts for the A4 and getting the missus to agree to a milltek.
cheers
nj

[dest]

Do you want a random orbit or rotary?
You can buy both brand new for well under £100

[Nj]

oh yeah. needs to be suitable for an amateur so I don't burn big bloody circles into the paintwork

[dest]

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestrel-das-6-dual-action-polisher-and-free-pads.php?cPath=71

or this one if you fancy a rotary

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestrel-sim180-variable-speed-rotary-polisher.php?cPath=71

They really are nothing to be scared of, you just need to be sensible and do your reading up/homework

[Nj]

Do you want a random orbit or rotary?
You can buy both brand new for well under £100

Good question mate. I went halfers with a friend on a rotary from machine mart years ago (think it was about 60 quid) and tried it on an old 80. but to be honest I just plugged it in, turned it up full and slapped a bit of something onto the wool bonnet. cue burnt paint and little bits of wool all over the place. the foam pads I have are around 6 or 7 inch diameter so I think they're suppose dto be for a random orbit polisher. I intend to read up a bit before trying whatever I get and will practice on the old bumper i'm taking off before I go nuts on the news ones.. and the rest of the car

[Nj]

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestre...s.php?cPath=71

or this one if you fancy a rotary

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/kestrel-sim180-variable-speed-rotary-polisher.php?cPath=71

They really are nothing to be scared of, you just need to be sensible and do your reading up/homework

that looks pretty good. cheers for the link. don't suppose someone has one gathering dust they need rid of?

[dest]

You could try looking on Detailing World, but 2nd hand ones seems to hold their value well and always sell pretty quick, so sometimes its just as easy to buy a new one.
I paid £75 for my Porter Cable and transformer 2nd hand which had been advertised on DW, and then add on petrol to go and collect it

[Nj]

ah that's a sensible idea to look on DW. never mind petrol, i'd need to pay international courier charge, not that bad through parcel2go or interparcel but it's still a good £20 or more. still beats the hell out of buying it here though.