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Give up some stats on the new polisher, please. There's a used tool/machine shop down the street from me... maybe I'll be able to find something similar. I'd love to avoid having to repaint my white '91.
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I used a yellow pad with Mezerna Intensive polish though, but if you read through the details and instructions you'll see different pads do different things. I basically used one notch down from lambswool, which is one notch down from sandpaper. After I do the whole car with the yellow pad and intensive polish, I'm hitting it with a white pad and final polish, then a red pad with some Klause sealant glaze (already owned it, or else I would have bought the Mezerna FMJ)
I paid $35 for my polisher at a pawn shop - had to go to 4 shops to find one though, it is just a porter-cable sander, nearly the same model as the one they sell... just a 7" version, still works great with their backing plate (a porter-cable "Hook and Loop Standard Pad with 6 Dust Holes" catalog number 18001) :-) There, you won't find that anywhere on their site, but I received a porter cable box, so I'll share the love. Just do a search or ask Home Depot etc.. to get one for you, probably be alot cheaper too.
The only difference in the 7" and 6" versions is the counterweight, and if you really want to be anal about it they will sell you the smaller counterweight for a few bucks. I believe mine is model 7336, but I'm not positive.
Thanks, Rob. At least now I'll know what to look for. The guy who owns the shop has a ton of stuff, from giant air compressors to Snap on tools. All are used, but they're refurbished and he gives a guarantee.
I really don't want to have to spend my suspension money on a paint job. I wet sanded the entire car about 1 1/2 years ago, but now it's even worse than before. For about 9 months, the car shined and looked like brand new.
Then go to www.griotsgarage.com and buy the polishing pads, polish, sealant, all that stuff that's meant to work perfectly with this buffer/polisher. A quick google search and you'll see that Griot's polishes and pads are very popular and well-reviewed.
That will get you all the best stuff new at the lowest total cost that I could find.
Griots has some good stuff, but tends to mostly just have their own brands available. I bought 2-3 pads from griots with a gift certificate I got for x-mas, as well as a few other gizmos, and then got the rest of the stuff from properautocare.com because they continually update their products when new stuff comes out, and over the past year I've seen their recommendations change and they have really good instructions and email newsletters.
I already had the Klause all-in-one and sealant glaze from a few years back when I had the A4, and I thought they were awesome. The Mezerna products are new formulations, and recommendations changed so I was impressed they don't just try to sell the same stuff when newer/better items come out (and at the same time they don't push something just because it is new, if something stinks they tell you).
The only thing I need now is the handle for my PC polisher, for $35 you get what you get.
That is by far the best buffer/polisher out there. As a former professional detailer I spent many hrs behind the old Black and Decker buffers. I would have killed for the one you have
Yeah the DA polishers, like the Porter Cables' and Cyclos are very safe on paint. My Milwaukee High-Speed however can take paint off a panels edge in an instant with a heavy compound.
I have yet to get my hands on some of the Menzerna products... Im slacking. I have to finish off the gallons of product I bought from my local detail supplier.
try this : turtle wax polishing compound its like $1.69
and after u get that shyt off which will be worth it put a coat or 2 of meguiars gold class liquid wax its very easy to take off its like 10 bucks ***.!!
works great on white cars.!! i should know i had 3 of them.
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One day... I honestly haven't done anything else to it, I still come home every day and marvel at how much better my baby looks - while it is sitting on jackstands waiting for a heart transplant.
It looks like I can at least get it off the jackstands and maybe even take it for a nice, easy cruise on Saturday. The turbo is now IN!
I finished up at 3am the other night and went to turn it over to pump oil to the turbo and found I still have the starter cable disconnected, so I gave up.
No time since then, but Saturday I'll get it running... once it is running and one day when it isn't freezing I'll polish it all up and take pics.
Srry I didnt see this thread until today, but Rob_ you made all that right moves. It is nearly impossible to achieve terrefic results without the use of a high speed random orbital...and it just so happends that model of PC is by far the gold standard. Menzerna is also probably the best polish on the market.
