Reply With QuoteKeen to see how these go to. Never buffed a car
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Has anyone here used one of these and do they work?
Here is an example of what I'm asking about Velocity Sanding & Polishing Kit - 125mm - Supercheap Auto Australia
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Keen to see how these go to. Never buffed a car
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I have used a similar product,except I bought mine of eBay a while ago. I found these to be very hard to control the speed of the pads, I currently have a proper buffing/polishing machine. It's much easier to control the rpm, with the drill I found you have to push the lever/trigger at just the right pressure to have it at the desired rpm. My advice would be to buy a buffer.Originally Posted by kaanage
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http://m.supercheapauto.com.au/Produ...menuFrom=20605
It's quite cheap and would be suitable for the weekend warrior
This is the one I bought of eBay, it came with pads etc
http://bit.ly/16APRMf
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Sorry the eBay link didn't work
Dewalt professional 1100w it was $179 delivered and came with numerous pads
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Ideally you want an orbital action...
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You would never do a whole car with a little drill attachment like that, but some of you have seen me use mine. I made sure the (cordless) drill can do at least 1500rpm, and got some decent pads to use with it, and I use mine every day polishing slight scuffs, scratches etc on customers cars.
It's also not a bad size for headlights etc.
The SCA pads are likely to be rubbish though
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Final Inspection actually sell dedicated range of pads and attachment for this.
Converter drill attachment
90mm pads to fit
Meant for hard to reach places and touch up only.
A dedicated DA/RO machine is better for a whole car detail but certainly an option for small areas
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Beat me to it - I was just about to ask about that one!!
I'm only looking to take out very light swirls in my bonnet plus some small deeper scratches.
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My RO died a while back (overuse) and I CBF replacing it so this was the best option for the spot work I needed to do.
I tried hand polishing but on VW paint - nuppa. I don't detail liked I used to - new house has my interest these days so this was the easy way out for what I wanted to do. So far, has been perfect and the pads (with FI's CAP range of polishes) has been great.
Just be careful as with these drill attachments it isn't random action polishing so you can cause hologramming etc if not careful and at worst, burning if stupid
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