I have never had a polishing machine and i will admit, it would be useful. I know one gets what one pays for but since it would have infrequent use, and I am a Lidl tool fan, but what are your thoughts on this:
Those are very poor. They are unwieldy and too large to polish most areas.
I know you like Lidl stuff, but Aldi regularly sell Machine polishers that look pretty good for the money.
Imho the type you showed are no better than any polishing you could do by hand, and are only of use for polishing iff normal car waxes. They aren't any good for applying polish, or paint correction.
Many thanks, I will take your comments on-board and save my hard earned pension income.
I do agree regarding the price. But that can go for so many things. What about all the fashion clothing sold by BooHoo, et al. And before some smart dude asks, yes I do buy all my fashion items from BooHoo and when they fall to bits, boo hoo is how I feel.
May I chime in with my six pence worth?
Are you looking for a machine to apply wax and the like or are you looking for some paint correction and gloss enhancement?
It's quite a rabbit hole to go down and can end up being expensive...
Maybe find an enthusiast on here and have a try of other machines before taking the plunge...
Would stongly suggest a dual action machine for a start...
Perhaps a more economical way to go about it would be to look on Ebay for a used model. You'd get much more bang for your buck. The extra costs to bear in mind are pads and compounds of various grades.
Can you tell me a bit more about your chariot?
Perhaps a more economical way to go about it would be to look on Ebay for a used model. You'd get much more bang for your buck. The extra costs to bear in mind are pads and compounds of various grades.
Can you tell me a bit more about your chariot?
I've had one of these for a while now and it has proved it's up to most home jobs. I've used it with a compound pad after rattle canning my rear bumper with really good results, as well as getting out a lot of ingrained tree sap from the bonnet.
You do need a drill (obviosuly) and I've found a corded one to be a bit better than cordless for supplying enough grunt when compounding but if just polishing/waxing then my 18v Makita has always been good enough.
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