[mazda3gt]

Has anybody used those polishers/waxers. Does it save time on waxing your car? CanTire is doing a promotion on a Sundance 6" Random Orbit Polisher/Waxer. Any good :?:

 

[dinu01]

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[newlook]

Has anybody used those polishers/waxers. Does it save time on waxing your car? CanTire is doing a promotion on a Sundance 6" Random Orbit Polisher/Waxer. Any good :?:

I just came back from crappy tire and it seems a good deal.... 50% off now at $19.99 each. But then what about replacement polishing pads and stuff? I could only found the smaller hand applicator rather than the 6" pads for polishers/waxers. I could find them on the online store though (not cheap).

Would like to hear comments from anyone who used polishers/waxers... any good?

 

[4DSC]

Machines like that are good for applying light products that don't need to be worked in heavily. Things like liquid wax and glazes (ie, Step 2 in those 3 step systems). They should allow you to get an even, very thin coat.

The only problem with them is that they don't have a lot of power or flexibility. They tend to bog down if you try to do any heavy work with them, and you're limited to one speed and the pads they give you (hope the terry bonnet is safe...).

So if you want to rub out defects with polishes and compounds I don't think this would be a good choice. You're better off doing it by hand, or getting something better (but much more expensive of course). If you want it to help you apply wax a little bit better, then okay.

My personal tilt though, is that liquid waxes and glaze aren't all that hard to apply by hand anyway, and I prefer pastes if I have a choice.

 

[newlook]

Did some research tonight and found a product review of the 6" Wen polisher. Here is the link: http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/wenpolish.htm

Also check out the FAQ on Meguiar's website:
http://www.meguiars.com/faq/_index.cfm

You can actually apply paste wax by the machine, or apply by hand then buff off by machine. See usage tips for following example: http://www.properautocare.com/megno26hitpa.html

 

[mazda3gt]

Thank you for the links. They are helpful. :goodjob:

 

[newlook]

Thank you for the links. They are helpful. :goodjob:

I hope you got yours. I went to crappy tire on Saturday and it was a shelf load of Wen polishers. I went today (Sunday) at another store and they were all sold out! My mom picked up the last one for me at the store I went to on Saturday....

 

[mazda3gt]

Luckily, I got mine too. :exnbprofl:

 

[newlook]

Luckily, I got mine too. :exnbprofl:

Have you tried yours?
I used mine to buff and it left lots of residues on the car. I needed to wipe them off with a dry cloth when I finished (as well as to detail the smaller areas).

 

[4DSC]

I used mine to buff and it left lots of residues on the car. I needed to wipe them off with a dry cloth when I finished (as well as to detail the smaller areas).

How exactly did you use it? In most practical terms, using one of these shouldn't be much different from doing something by hand - it's just faster.