I have a Rupes Bigfoot polisher that is excellent
Highly recommended especially when using Rupes pads and compounds
About £380 iirc
Mine is mains but I think battery ones are available including the dinky electric toothbrush style one
Has anyone got any recommendations for a good orbital polisher (Prefer battery not mains)? I know a few people are into cars on here , so may have some knowledge on them.
I used a flex polisher on boat and car and it gave amazing results however the battery version is £600. That’s a bit steep, on the other hand I don’t want to go cheap and get something that burns the paint.
Thanks
I have a Rupes Bigfoot polisher that is excellent
Highly recommended especially when using Rupes pads and compounds
About £380 iirc
Mine is mains but I think battery ones are available including the dinky electric toothbrush style one
Never seen anyone use a battery one, I have a mains one that is a cheaper copy of the Flex called Vertool.
I cant recommend a battery one though, they probably have no power to drive the pads properly.
I've a Meguiars MT but it's mains-powered, the company don't produce a cordless machine but the do supply a kit to attach to an electric drill so presumably you could use that in conjunction with a battery drill.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meguiars-G3...0650446&sr=8-2
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I've got a Cyclo Dual Head Orbital Polisher. Not cheap but with every penny IMHO.
Ever since I saw one in action I had to have one, a friend of mine is in the motor trade and I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing in terms of results when he was using it. I was sold. The unique action eliminate swirls and the risk of burning through the paint.
Not battery powered though I'm afraid.
I think I’m going to have to go mains by the sounds of it.
They do achieve amazing results. I did my wife’s car and it looked like new paint. Needless to say she didn’t notice. When I pointed out I’d polished it, she asked why it couldn’t polish out a scratch that was down to metal
Thanks for the advice .
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I know, I've got another pal who does this for a living and he takes days and charges a pretty penny but the results are outstanding. He did a black Range Rover a while back which had swirl marks and was looking a little tired. He spent an age on it but the owner was over the moon with the results.
I just like to keep my cars gleaming, so would only try some very light correction myself, nothing too aggressive. Hence my choice of polisher.
I use a £45 special from Argos, does what I need it for.
Have you asked over on detailingworld, you’re more likely to get some hands on info
I have one of these, its a very handy bit of kit, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQTRlepUgzw I have other Microlithium tools so not particularly expensive.
DAS6 from cleanyourcar.com has done me proud for years. Highly recommended.
I've got DAS-6 Pro and it's excellent. Haven't got a car worth polishing anymore so it just sits unused :(
Rupes Bigfoot here, not cheap but an impressive bit of kit.
Thanks for the info, think I’ll go Bigfoot and not worry about cordless.
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