Polishing

[Bigplumbs]

What do you think of this for polishing that boat

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke- ... sher-230v/

Dennis

[Ianfs]

I'm sure there was some discussion on the old forum about these things and the outcome was that the small ones are not up to the job, only 110w. The larger mops are heavy but do a far better job over such a large surface area.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke- ... -polisher/

[betty boop]

Ive used both, the first is rubbish and more of a ball ache (arm ache), the later is very good as long as its variable speed, I used mine first time this September and made a horrendous mess across the driveway, I've now got white mudguards/trailer and a still have a white speckled black VW passat. That said it did a great job for a novice first timer of polishing out the tarnish & blemishes of 10 years in direct sunshine. It wasn't needed at all for waxing, elbow grease was good enough for me, I see no real need for a mirror show room finish in every day life & usage so only used G3 paste to return the original colour and a nice see my face in it shine.

If your cutting you you'll need the sponge pads, mine cost £15 a set of 5 on Ebay (mid priced I felt) but they fell apart after an hour, buyer beware! G3 paste was great and easy to use/buy.

hope that helps, Im no expert Im afraid.

[sprocker]

I use one of these:- http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/polishing-machines/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/das-6-pro-dual-action-polisher/prod_673.html.

Dual action orbital polishers are more forgiving than cylindrical polishers, it is relatively easy to burn through the gelcoat if you're not careful.
You also have to make sure that you match the hardness of the polishing head and compound to the job you need to do.

It all gets very technical but I am lucky to have a pal in the trade that turns it into plain English for me.

[ColinR]

That's similar to the one that I use. 175mm mop size I think.

I use a damp sponge mop for application then polish off with a lambswool head.

Gets it nice and shiny

[BruceK]

What do you think of this for polishing that boat

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke- ... sher-230v/

Dennis

Those are for a soft wax polish. Rubbish for the boat imo unless it's for a weekly wax and polish.
Also before a recommendation can be given you need to be clear on what you want to do. Cut and polish or just polish. If you want to cut before polishing then you need a heavy duty motor that has high low speed torque and a variable speed control 500 -3000rpm and 1500 - 2000 W. None of these are as light as shown above and a real armache to use on the underside of the hull which can lead to mistakes too, but used properly give far superior results. As mentioned, different compounds for different jobs. As such no one tool will cover the lot and an argument can be made for each.

[ian h]

What do you think of this for polishing that boat

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke- ... sher-230v/

Dennis

Much easier han getting any sort of machine is to get a Valeter to do it for you