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370zproject 10-06-2011 05:05 PM

My dad wants to buy a polisher ideas?
 
what s a good starter polisher that will be hard to burn the paint with?

AdamsPolishes 10-06-2011 05:40 PM

Porter Cable 7424xp and its pretty much impossible to burn the paint with it.

Porter Cable Polisher, Porter Cable Polishing Pads and Polish

wheee! 10-06-2011 05:41 PM

+1000 ^^^^

370zproject 10-06-2011 06:09 PM

thankss know a good meguires polish to use with it after a claybar?

joshs09slvrZ 10-06-2011 07:00 PM

Either the PC7424XP or the Flex DA. Grab a bottle of M105 and M205 for the polishes. You could even pick up a bottle of 3M Ultra Fine to really bring out the gloss in your car.

370zproject 10-06-2011 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ (Post 1347252)
Either the PC7424XP or the Flex DA. Grab a bottle of M105 and M205 for the polishes. You could even pick up a bottle of 3M Ultra Fine to really bring out the gloss in your car.

im assuming you wax after ? and use both?

joshs09slvrZ 10-06-2011 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zproject (Post 1347254)
im assuming you wax after ? and use both?

The 105 and 205 are strictly a polish, so you will need to wax afterward to protect the clearcoat. There are some OK products that you can get OTC, but there are much better products that you can get offline for about the same price. You have waxes and sealants. Sealants are typically synthetic and last longer than your typical carnauba wax. It just depends what you want to choose. My car is garage kept and I park in a garage at work so I don't mind using a wax...but sometimes I'll throw on a sealant instead just to change it up.

TreeSemdyZee 10-06-2011 09:09 PM

I bought the Meguiar's G110v2 a couple of years ago that is made by PC.
I bought it partially because it had a three year warranty and it was cheaper than the PC at the time.

370zproject 10-06-2011 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ (Post 1347352)
The 105 and 205 are strictly a polish, so you will need to wax afterward to protect the clearcoat. There are some OK products that you can get OTC, but there are much better products that you can get offline for about the same price. You have waxes and sealants. Sealants are typically synthetic and last longer than your typical carnauba wax. It just depends what you want to choose. My car is garage kept and I park in a garage at work so I don't mind using a wax...but sometimes I'll throw on a sealant instead just to change it up.

my car has been garage kept for 6 moths but for the first 2 yrs nothing but outdoors and rain was my dd still is bet will not be snowed on this yr

Zaggeron 10-06-2011 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ (Post 1347252)
Either the PC7424XP or the Flex DA. Grab a bottle of M105 and M205 for the polishes. You could even pick up a bottle of 3M Ultra Fine to really bring out the gloss in your car.

+1

Frankly, unless your paint is in bad shape you probably won't need the M105. M205 has been good enough for my needs with Platinum Graphite.

joshs09slvrZ 10-07-2011 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaggeron (Post 1347575)
+1

Frankly, unless your paint is in bad shape you probably won't need the M105. M205 has been good enough for my needs with Platinum Graphite.

That is because we have soft paint lol. I've never used anything more aggressive than 205. It's good to have the 105 though just in case of a deeper scratch or something.

Zaggeron 10-07-2011 07:27 AM

^^^

Yup. Since you more or less have to buy it online, you might as well get both 105 and 205

370zproject 10-07-2011 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by joshs09slvrZ (Post 1347647)
That is because we have soft paint lol. I've never used anything more aggressive than 205. It's good to have the 105 though just in case of a deeper scratch or something.

does a kitten failing to jump on my z and slideing down the back fender count as a deep scratch or what about bird poop ?....

Zaggeron 10-08-2011 12:35 AM

^^^ Poop might stain which is harder to get out and it depends on the kitten. Pics of the damage?

joshs09slvrZ 10-08-2011 02:53 PM

If your fingernail catches on the scratch, you're going to need an aggressive polish such as 105. M205 is a finer polish (I use it as a middle polish) and can't really remove anything deeper than a swirl. Also, for what it's worth, M105 is very versatile in the sense that you can use it with a wool pad for the deep stuff (never use wool on our cars unless absolutely necessary), or you can use it with a mild polishing pad.


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