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New buffer

Post by Hoppy_70 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:17 am

So, got a machine polisher for my birthday and had a bit of a go yesterday. To be honest it was freezing cold so I only spent a couple of hours. A quick scratch repair with G4 paste before using some auto glym paint restorer. Then a hand polish with auto glym deep shine.

Then it snowed. Standard.

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Re: New buffer

Post by Haywoon » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:05 am

Good work - it looks brilliant!

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Re: New buffer

Post by X Box » Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:14 am

Good job  8)
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Re: New buffer

Post by johnx5 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:22 pm

Looks fantastic. Always been scared to use machine polisher myself. Always left it to the experts!!

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Re: New buffer

Post by graemeX5 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:24 pm

Look good what machine ave you got?
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Re: New buffer

Post by Hoppy_70 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:26 pm

i was a bit scared myself but kept it on low speeds and had a practice on next doors van first. it worked great on a couple of scratches and has made the paintwork look new. i think it requires more skill on darker colours that are prone to visible swirling.

It worked a treat on the headlamps and my next step will be to wet and dry sand them, before polishing back (to remove any stone pits)

its a clarke polisher bought from machine mart for £82. need to buy a few polishing bonnets now.

does anyone know my colour? is it 'space grey'?
Previous x5's

2004 3.0d E53 met blue
2004 4.4 E53 goldishy silver? LPG
2002 4.4 E53 silver
2002 4.4 E53 met blue

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Re: New buffer

Post by Reusch » Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:31 pm

Great job if you want some more practice you can certainly do mine :P.
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Re: New buffer

Post by X5Sport » Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:12 pm

Has next door's van now got a new paint style - Ford Swirly Steel Grey?

Nice job on the E 70 though.
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Re: New buffer

Post by Hoppy_70 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:52 pm

Haha, he's not bothered about his van which has never been washed.i did half the bonnet and one headlamp to try it out. I quickly realised that I could take it easy and not do any damage if I chose to. It has a soft start which helps to feed the power to the pad.
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2004 3.0d E53 met blue
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2002 4.4 E53 silver
2002 4.4 E53 met blue

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Re: New buffer

Post by Pope » Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:23 am

Good job. Looks sweet...:thumbsup:
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