I have baywindow and a T5 , the paintwork on both could do with a spring clean to make it last at least another year. There appears to be numerous machines on the market claiming to be the best , be it air powered or electrical , be it £25 or £250. So without breaking the bank , what do people use to restore the paintwork and put a shine back onto it, elbow grease is no use with 2 vans to do, and as i only have a small compressor recommendations in the 240v equipment would suit me best. thanks
Most Dual action polishers will do what you need it to do but if your using them day in day out then buying a £250 one is probably a wise investment. For 2 vans i'd say 40 -50 quid will get you a good un!
I’ve just done a couple of our cars with autoglym wash, then super resin polish and he wax. Certainly brings the finish up.
I'd clay the van first before machining. You can pick up a kit from halfords. Something like this will give you good results. https://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/das-...MIpfOD28Lb4QIV7b_tCh24LwGlEAQYBiABEgLi2fD_BwE
Thanks rich83 . As in your example I do note that almost all of this kind of machine are of an unknown make. Now I am not saying that is a negative as they probably have passed quality assurance tests .I am more concerned about the availability of spare parts for them . For example a few years back I bought a b and q chop saw . It's broken as the brushes have worn out and their holder has split open . They are im*******oble to buy anywhere so thats a £200 saw for the bin . But i go off topic . The tool is the kind of thing I am after but does anyone have hands on experience with a particular machine that they could recommend. 're the clay bars I've seen videos about them and it's all good stuff , I think I will try some of it . Huddersfield auto jumble on Sunday so I will keep my eyes open for something .
If you watch AvE on youtube you soon get the idea that even expensive power tools often come with the kinds of cost-down design mistakes that killed your chop saw.. if you use them and let them cool down the brush holders dont melt out of the motor housing. If you use them harder then they melt. Buy the second cheapest from somewhere who sells a choice. Or buy two. I bought a simple Silverline generic disc sander/polisher from a yacht chandlery where bizarrely it was cheaper than from the likes of Machine Mart by about £20. Basically a big angle grinder but with variable speed and no guard and a different handle. I sanded the floor in my boat and some day I may use it to polish the bus.
I've got the previous version of this and it's great. Used it on both of our cars and the bus. If you get one make sure its a DA rather than an orbital, the DA is much more forgiving if you've never used one before.
