Where to buy a good DA

tcawley29

Hi guys,
Want to buy a da for home paint work and detailing.
anyone able to advise on what specs I should look at, good brands or models and where they can be bought?
Thanks
T

shietpilot

Brands wise these are meant to be good:

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

If I was buying one I'd be going for a named brand one to be honest, Orbital, Dodo Juice and Kestrel would be very good ones.

I got mine used from a guy on Boards with a set of pads, detailing tape and 3 polishes. Might be worth looking at Adverts maybe?

You might be able to pick this up cheaply: http://www.adverts.ie/other/professional-dual-action-car-polisher/10668518

Gavman84

D and d detailing in cork sell them too and have online shop.

Ron Burgundy II

I got mine through D&D Detailing. Top lads and top service. They do offers, such as complete kit. 3 pads of varying grades, 3 varying grades of polish etc.

dzwx

I'm in the market for a da also, I know that we should support local market, economy etc, but can someone explain to me why there is such a huge difference in price Irl vs Uk?

Das 6 pro (machine only no pads, polishes etc)

D&D detailing €210

Well known UK supplier €150 delivered

That's 60 quid to spend on polishes, pads or whatever

Curran

Exchange rate plays a huge factor. Irish supplier buys from UK supplier and Brexit occurs and instant 10% difference and they could have a large amount invested at the worse rate. Shipping is another cost.

Should you run into an issue with one, likely be easier and cheaper to return to the Irish supplier.

vectra

tcawley29 wrote: »

Hi guys,
Want to buy a da for home paint work and detailing.
anyone able to advise on what specs I should look at, good brands or models and where they can be bought?
Thanks
T

As said,
Local economy needs the support
But so do our pockets at times.

this >>http://www.perfectlycleaned.co.uk/perfectly-cleaned-das6-pro-plus-12mm-dual-action-polisher---meguiars-and-hex-pads-kit-10220-p.asp

Ron Burgundy II

Not sure which one you're looking at in D&D but if its the orange oracle DA then you need to compare it with other DA6 pro +, which have a big 15mm throw and a powerfull 800-900 watt motor. Unlike other DA6 Pro with less powerfull motors the DA6 Pro + won't bog down and stop spinning even with a lot of pressure being applied.

The fall in the currency at the moment is making purchasing products from the UK much more tempting. But as Curran mentioned if anything went wrong with the DA it would be much easier to deal with someone in Ireland.

tcawley29

Went with this in the end
http://polishnparts.ie/kestrel-das-6-power-plus-complete-kit/
Very impressed

Ron Burgundy II

Good purchase, the more powerful motor is the correct DAS6 to purchase. Nice kit with it too. Put some photos up of your work when you get around using it.

dzwx

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Not sure which one you're looking at in D&D but if its the orange oracle DA then you need to compare it with other DA6 pro +, which have a big 15mm throw and a powerfull 800-900 watt motor. Unlike other DA6 Pro with less powerfull motors the DA6 Pro + won't bog down and stop spinning even with a lot of pressure being applied.

The fall in the currency at the moment is making purchasing products from the UK much more tempting. But as Curran mentioned if anything went wrong with the DA it would be much easier to deal with someone in Ireland.

Hi Ron, was comparing exactly same machines das6 pro 850w and 8mm just to show the price difference.

gibbon75

vectra wrote: »

As said,
Local economy needs the support
But so do our pockets at times.

this >>http://www.perfectlycleaned.co.uk/perfectly-cleaned-das6-pro-plus-12mm-dual-action-polisher---meguiars-and-hex-pads-kit-10220-p.asp

I was going to get one of those, but I couldn't place an order on that website, since they only ship to UK. Parcel Motel address isn't enough either as the site tracks your location via the IP. I guess one needs a UK VPN...
So at the end I went for this one:

http://www.detailyourcar.be/polishing-power-dap900-plus-12mm-d-a-dual-action-p.html

Just need a free weekend to test it now

dzwx

Thinking about shinemate ero 600 from cyc in UK, it has a less powerful motor but the owner said on detailing word that machine is very hard to bug down as it has some torque feature or something
That one or das 6 pro as price on them is very close

vectra

dzwx wrote: »

Thinking about shinemate ero 600 from cyc in UK, it has a less powerful motor but the owner said on detailing word that machine is very hard to bug down as it has some torque feature or something
That one or das 6 pro as price on them is very close

I had a shinemate EP801 rotary and found it great.
Maybe the ep600 would have enough torque. I cannot say.
I would prefer to go with the 900w motor personally.

I must shoot David en email regarding the issue of buying from Ireland.

Ron Burgundy II

I agree with Vectra, if at all possible try and go for the 880-900 watt motor.

vectra

gibbon75 wrote: »

I was going to get one of those, but I couldn't place an order on that website, since they only ship to UK. Parcel Motel address isn't enough either as the site tracks your location via the IP. I guess one needs a UK VPN...
So at the end I went for this one:

http://www.detailyourcar.be/polishing-power-dap900-plus-12mm-d-a-dual-action-p.html

Just need a free weekend to test it now

I got on to David and he gave me the following answer.

Hi, we ship to Northern Ireland but not Southern Ireland. Where is your friend based?

I cant see how you were unable to order from him as I bought items from him before.

gibbon75

vectra wrote: »

I got on to David and he gave me the following answer.



I cant see how you were unable to order from him as I bought items from him before.

I've tried 3 different web browsers through 3 different days.
Tried via the "Checkout securely" and "Check out with PayPal" option, but after filling in all the details etc. it kept throwing me back to the order page.

vectra

gibbon75 wrote: »

I've tried 3 different web browsers through 3 different days.
Tried via the "Checkout securely" and "Check out with PayPal" option, but after filling in all the details etc. it kept throwing me back to the order page.

OK
I have been on to David again about this and this was his reply this morning.

( By the way, I have no association with him or his company, )
I just bought some items from him before and he is a genuine bloke.
This polisher kit seems a decent one as well.

It's likely noting his IP address (or registered payment address) as being in Ireland.

If he wants to confirm the kit he requires, provides a UK delivery address and makes payment via paypal (our paypal account is sales@perfectlycleaned.co.uk) we can then process the order.

gibbon75

The IP address was my guess as well.
Anyway I went with the one from Belgium at the end (this was about a month ago).