Polishing Machine

[Jerry]

Hi guys,

 

Was thinking to get a polishing Machine to use.Any recommended machines?

 

Is the black and decker one good?

 

I saw the meguiars G220 from the net but dont know whether is it available locally.

 

Also,can normal wax and sealent be used for machine polish or must i get wax and sealent meant only for machine use?

[Beei]

Polishing Machine is not meant to be used with wax or sealant.

[Jerry]

Ok.I checked with Hypercoat Enterprise and they told me stock for Meguiars G220 will be arriving in 4-6 weeks time.Price is $320 per unit.

 

Is it worth it?Saw from Autopia.org forum that some recommends Bosch GEX270AE?Is it good?How much does it cost and where can i buy it?

[Maddriver]

I have no experience with G220..i believe $320 is w/o pads etc...check with Bro Coltagious for his UDM..quite a good deal..

 

Machine can be used for applying sealant and waxes.. there are various pads for different purposes..

[Garlic]

Had a GEX270AE, used it with 6.5" Meguiar pads with cost $18-$20 each.

 

Paid $160+ for it 2yrs ago and it recently died on me, switching to a Makita soon.

 

You can polish and wax with the machine, just have to use the right pad and product combo.

 

Meguiar's #80 is a good all round product for light to medium swirls, easy to work with and is available in 32oz bottles.

 

Menzerna is also great polish though it produces more dust.

 

I would recommend getting a polishing and finishing pad first.

 

Use the polishng pad for defect removal and finishing pad for LSPs.

 

If you need more cut then get the cutting pad or a more aggressive product.

 

 

 

Edited April 16, 2008 by Garlic

[Garlic]

My 2yr old thread on the GEX270AE, hope its useful for you.

 

http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/Aftermarke..._270AE_P1127932

[Garlic]

Check this out, full package with products and pads.

 

Scroll down to the middle and look for the "ultimate detailing machine" post.

 

http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/MyCarForum..._ride_P2287324/

[Jerry]

Bro garlic,thansk for sharing.

 

May i know how much is the meguiars #80?

Actually i saw the thread on the Ultimate detailing machine,but draw back is that i still got to buy a transformer.So quite troublesome.

 

The bosch comes in 240v right?

[Garlic]

Transformers can get from Sim Lim Tower, pretty good ones @ reasonable pricing.

 

Yes, the Bosch works on 240V AC.

 

You can email Hypercoat for the pricing, not too sure if they are still brining in 32oz bottles.

[Danapj]

Hi Bro, where to buy Menzerna products in Singapore? Is it cheaper than shipping in from Autogeek? Any idea how much would it cost to get the Nano polish?

 

Thanks in advance

[Garlic]

Accord Corp is the local Menzerna distributor, they have entire German range.

 

 

The American range is slightly different and is available from local online detailing shops.

[Nicholas1986]

i think buying from auto geek is cheaper

accord crop no longer sells to individuals. Just went down about 2 mths ago they said they have sort of an agreement with the shine garage. unless you but 6 bottles (at 1 liter each). even then they will refer you to their distributer. So now imagine now you have 2 more middle man. 1 bottle of FF 106 is $89. where as auto geek is $68(with free gifts). add in the shipping, i think it is still better buy at autogeek

[Maddriver]

Zan trading is also selling but price.. Mine I got in from either geeks or pac..I can compare both shipping freght as well..

[Garlic]

P0106FF is @ $89 now?!?!? It used to be a a lot cheaper ....

 

 

Jeeze, din know they now have a retailer.

 

 

There is always Meg's and Hypercoat.

Edited April 18, 2008 by Garlic

[Garlic]

AG ships directly top SGP or must I do the Vpost thingy?

[Maddriver]

They can ship direct..dun go for vpost..they are quite strict in shipping waxes and they require MSDS..

Edited April 18, 2008 by Maddriver

[Nicholas1986]

The Shine garage claim that merzerna raised their price thats why .... but i think it is because there is 2 more middle man

 

zan trade sells in 6 per carton to the shine garage then they sell to us

 

i went to accord mah. i told them if the polish can ship from germany to usa and auto geek stills sells at SGD$69. i dun see why shipping to sg is much more

[Jerry]

Tried asking around a few hardware shops but they dont carry the Bosch GEX270AE.

 

Got one shop owner recommended me a Ryobi RSE-1250 Random Orbit Sander.Price is only $135.Anybody heard of this brand or using this model?

 

The owner says its a Japanese brand.

 

http://www.ryobi-group.co.jp/en/projects/p...rbit_sander.pdf