E30 Zone

Right, i need a buffer, as my paint is faded and wont polish out by hand.
I have looked into the porter cable 7424, but dont know about importing it from the states, sounds like a lot of hassle once you add the transformer etc.

What do people think of this then?
http://www.thepolishingcompany.com/ulti ... ailia.html

not a bad price really

I understand they are chinese made and they are having a few problems with the CE certification. Clean Your Car (damn fine supplier IMO) reckons it will be a couple of months before its sorted, dont know the lot on the above link.

Cheers
Pad

Arse! I want one before Gaydon / Santa Pod really. Anyone know any other avenues?

you can get them from mac tools snap on etc most places sell them the ones used at the bodyshop where i work are made by rupes makita do one in screwfix for about £170 or a cheaper on for about £99 i think draper do them too try som of the main tools suppliers and you should find somewhere in stock

be interested to see the outcome of this myself, I'm too tight and too impatient to wait on a portacable.

Will one of those quality offerings in Asda do the job?

maybe but won't last as long as a proper one lol

my porter cable took less than a week t come from the states plsu i didnt have ot pay import duty and it only cost roughly £140 with pads and a polish.

whipsey wrote:you can get them from mac tools snap on etc most places sell them the ones used at the bodyshop where i work are made by rupes makita do one in screwfix for about £170 or a cheaper on for about £99 i think draper do them too try som of the main tools suppliers and you should find somewhere in stock

these are not the same

porter and this udm if it arrives are dual action orbitals

ie they spin off centre and damage cant be done to paint unless you throw it at the panel!!

rotary ones are a dangerous first step if you dont knowwhat you are doing

ashas been said iam happy by pm to tell anyone how to get these from states in under a week with 15% discount and you will pay no vat or import duty

dollar is weak and they are cheap at the minute
i have had mine for 5 years and its done some graft and its never given any problems at all ever

they are very user friendly and with ery little time and a little common sense regarding pads and products etc a jaw dropping finish is achievable

i would never be without mine and i have a rotary aswell.Cant remember the last time i used the rotary to be fair

jon

well, i imported mine from the states about 3 months ago and it was 99 bucks and 50 bucks postage which at the time the exchange rate was great for us and it worked out at £72. i then got charged import duty at gatwick (another £23) and then bought the transformer and cabling (for another £50).. so all in it was still less than £150 and only took a week to co-ordinate all this to my door.

you may be better off buying from ebay now as the prices have come down but make sure you factor in the pads cost as these will bump it up. i then went mad and bought some amazing poorboys and chemical guys polish/waxes/sealants but i must say - do it, and do it now... the finish is amazing and i have since done a few of my friends cars (who paid for my time) and it has paid for itself.

there are loads of tutorial videos on youtube so order your pc and get watching - good luck!

pm sent c76jon

c76jon wrote:

whipsey wrote:you can get them from mac tools snap on etc most places sell them the ones used at the bodyshop where i work are made by rupes makita do one in screwfix for about £170 or a cheaper on for about £99 i think draper do them too try som of the main tools suppliers and you should find somewhere in stock

these are not the same

porter and this udm if it arrives are dual action orbitals

ie they spin off centre and damage cant be done to paint unless you throw it at the panel!!

rotary ones are a dangerous first step if you dont knowwhat you are doing

ashas been said iam happy by pm to tell anyone how to get these from states in under a week with 15% discount and you will pay no vat or import duty

dollar is weak and they are cheap at the minute
i have had mine for 5 years and its done some graft and its never given any problems at all ever

they are very user friendly and with ery little time and a little common sense regarding pads and products etc a jaw dropping finish is achievable

i would never be without mine and i have a rotary aswell.Cant remember the last time i used the rotary to be fair

jon

what one's are better jon i've always used the ones that don't spin off centre cause that's how i was taught i'm going to buy one but it the off centre one's give a better result may have one of them instead mate