Electric Waxer

[Maldax]

I bought a electric orbial waxer thing this weekend! Very impressed! My Civic has never looked so good! Not sure it's any less work don't think I stopped shaking for 2 hours

[gray52]

woudnt recommend this, wait till a really sunny day and all you will see is circles in the lacer, tried one of these about 10 years ago, will never use another.

[TTDegs]

errrrr.

In the hands of a pro - yes, fantstic results can be achieved

In the hands of a numpty like me - no, very much best avoided...



I'm sure you fall into the former category though Madax, and everything will be fine

[richierich]

I have an orbital polisher, but I daren't use it on the Civic, I have spent nearly a year gradually working on the paintwork, its better now than the day I collected it, it was full of spiders web scratches, after 3 goes in 10 months with the Megs full 3 step jobby it looks great, apart from the claw marks.

[Charles_Harding]

Originally Posted by richierich

apart from the claw marks.

Claw marks?

On their way out or on their way in?

I don't pull those sorta birds anymore!!!

"If you take an oriental person and spin them around a few times, would they be disoriented?"

Charles H.

[richierich]

See below

http://www.civinfo.com/forum/showthr...claw#post42970

[Hartside]

Be careful with the orbital polisher as others have said. You would be better off if it is a random orbital polisher as they do not generate as much heat and simulate a hand polish, only they are much quicker. see here:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=136

[Maldax]

Originally Posted by Hartside

Be careful with the orbital polisher as others have said. You would be better off if it is a random orbital polisher as they do not generate as much heat and simulate a hand polish, only they are much quicker. see here:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=136

It is a random jobbie! It's like wrestling a cross cat!

[TTDegs]

Originally Posted by Maldax

It is a random jobbie! It's like wrestling a cross cat!

ahhhh - so that's how richierich really got his claw marks then - he tied the cat to the orbital polisher!...

[Maldax]

Originally Posted by Hartside

Be careful with the orbital polisher as others have said. You would be better off if it is a random orbital polisher as they do not generate as much heat and simulate a hand polish, only they are much quicker. see here:

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=136

Don't like the look of that!! Looks like an angle grinder I once used to cut a catflap in a metal door!

[johnd]

Originally Posted by Maldax

Don't like the look of that!! Looks like an angle grinder I once used to cut a catflap in a metal door!

I can assure you it is not an angle grinder and it has the power/speed to remove paint defects, it is very hard almost impossible to burn through the clearcoat unless you try to. It is not a rotary polisher, which can be a handfull in unskilled hands.I guess you have a halfords type electric buffer which will struggle to remove wax let alone anything else as it does not have the power or the speed to break down any products. You would have been better off spending your cash on some quailty microfibers and some elbow grease to remove the wax. But if your happy with it that's all that matters.