Good car polisher, under 100 quid.

cojomo2

New to machine polishing and looking for peoples views. Argos have a few, which would be best? Im think the challenge dual action, lightweight and has good reviews.https://m.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?searchTerms=Car%2520polisher

Thanks

colm_mcm

First one is junk, I have the second one, haven’t used it much but the disc on it is massive, I cut the base on mine down and fitted a smaller pad. Last two are rotary so not the same as dual action.

cojomo2

colm_mcm wrote: »

First one is junk, I have the second one, haven’t used it much but the disc on it is massive, I cut the base on mine down and fitted a smaller pad. Last two are rotary so not the same as dual action.

It's the second one in interested in, seems to be similar to the popular das6 , same disc size too I think. Did it do a good job?

colm_mcm

Argos one has a 6 inch plate as far as I remember.

cojomo2

colm_mcm wrote: »

Argos one has a 6 inch plate as far as I remember.

Thanks. So would you recommend?

colm_mcm

I’m not in a position to recommend as I only bought that one cos it was cheap and it’s the only one I’ve used. I can confirm it works anyway but budget for proper pads.
It’s the best of what you’ve listed.

yogmeister

I ve been using sealey polishers for the last ten or fifteen years . I m in the motor trade so ours would be used a lot and we always find we get good value for our money with these . We gave up buying big name brand polishers when we found these . They are available on eBay from €75 ish . We usually get ours from a motor factors in cork for around the 100 mark .

cojomo2

yogmeister wrote: »

I ve been using sealey polishers for the last ten or fifteen years . I m in the motor trade so ours would be used a lot and we always find we get good value for our money with these . We gave up buying big name brand polishers when we found these . They are available on eBay from €75 ish . We usually get ours from a motor factors in cork for around the 100 mark .

Thanks!. Is there a particular model you recommend? Im looking for a dual action one, this looks good https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-DAS149-Random-Orbital-Polisher/dp/B00VG7OZZC/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1528006268&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sealey+car+polisher&dpPl=1&dpID=41lF-bti2NL&ref=plSrch

yogmeister

cojomo2 wrote: »

Thanks!. Is there a particular model you recommend? Im looking for a dual action one, this looks good

To be honest I would nt use a dual action polisher . And I have nt came across anyone in the trade using one either . Sorry I don't know how to send a link but I ll send a picture of the one I have .

colm_mcm

cojomo2 wrote: »

Thanks!. Is there a particular model you recommend? Im looking for a dual action one, this looks good https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-DAS149-Random-Orbital-Polisher/dp/B00VG7OZZC/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1528006268&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=sealey+car+polisher&dpPl=1&dpID=41lF-bti2NL&ref=plSrch

The one you’ve linked is the same machine as the one in Argos, just different branding.

yogmeister

colm_mcm wrote: »

The one you’ve linked is the same machine as the one in Argos, just different branding.

Yes it looks pretty similar it may even be the same thing but I still wouldn't buy it because the ones I've been using are tried and tested . There's also rupes ones on the market that look similar but are in no way the same machine . They are three times the price and unreliable . If your worried about buying from eBay there is plenty of sealey agents throughout Ireland so if there is any issues you can return to them .

cojomo2

colm_mcm wrote: »

The one you’ve linked is the same machine as the one in Argos, just different branding.

Can you adjust the handle in the argos one like you can on this one? Thanks

yogmeister

cojomo2 wrote: »

Can you adjust the handle in the argos one like you can on this one? Thanks

You can t adjust the handle on either of them I'd say only swap the side from left hand to right hand

cojomo2

yogmeister wrote: »

You can t adjust the handle on either of them I'd say only swap the side from left hand to right hand

Thanks..looks.like you can adjust the handle on the sealey one I linked to..but not on the one you linked to.which appears to be a rotary polisher..as im new to machine polishing ill have to stick to a dual action.

The argos one does appear to look the sMe as the dual action sealey however not sure you can adjust the handle on the argos one which is a bit crap if true.

colm_mcm

You def can’t adjust the handle on the Argos one.

Badger2009

I don't see any power rating on the Argos one (I assume it's around 500/600W). For me that's a bit under powered and will tend to bog down. It's not necessarily a problem just correction will take longer.

I have a das6 pro plus (900W) that I got on black Friday for £130 a couple of years ago and it works pretty well. I think there is a das6 pro 900W on Amazon for about £115. These are good as you can use 5" or 3" plates on them.

Personally, I would spend the little bit extra to get a machine that will take care of most jobs easily.

colm_mcm

It’s 600w IIRC.