Anyone here have any polishing experience with a polisher?
I am looking to borrow a polisher OR have someone that has a polisher to bring it by to help me polish the scratches off my CF hood from Wet sanding it. I will buy whatever pads needed and materials for the polisher if you have one and can bring it by. Let me know!

 

LOL you got me scared for a second! I thought you wanted to like get a polish finish on your stock hood!

 

Pohanka Acura is having a special "ULTRA DETAIL" for any car for $109. That's 50% off regular price! Full detail/wash/wax inside and outside for this week only. Want me to e-mail you the special coupon? Spend $30 bucks and a few hours to polish your hood yourself.. or spend $70 more and get your hood + entire car polished

 

use a claybar and get the scratches out for the most part and just wax it after..

 

That sounds like a great deal. DO IT!!!!

 

Not in this economy am I going to spend that money. If I was going to spend that money, I would go out and buy a Polisher and do it myself! I just don't want to spend $140 on a polisher right now. I would rather wait till I am a little more financially stable.

Besides, there is a feeling of accomplishment when you do something to your car to make it look better.

I have tried using a claybar, polishing compound, waxes, different polishes, and buffing. Nothing works! I need a "Polishing Machine" with a polishing compound to do the job. I know somebody around here must have a polisher and be able to help me out!

 

I got everything you would need but you would have to come and meet me......and id do it for free.

 

Ahn that is not a real detail as all that is ....is a good cleaning job with no polishing.

 

Just a bit of information. A "polisher" is not going to take out wet sanding marks. What you are talking about is a rotary buffer aka:





If it were an experienced detailer I'd suggest Meguiars M105 and a wool pad but from the sounds of it you'd burn the clear coat.

 

^100% Troof! I took my car to a guy who owns a local carwash that buffed out some small scratches on my hood. So he tells me that for $100 he'd buff out the entire car and that a black car needs this at least once a year to protect the paint. Not knowing any better [and since he did hook up my hood] I let him do it and this a$$hole put burn marks in several places on my car . Be careful if you decide to get this done....

 

Sounds good. When it gets a little warmer I will do that! Its a 80 + mile drive for me to you. Thanks!

 

Of course, but they are also called polishers.

 

Damn that sucks, In for Pics of burn marks

 

Not sure if they'd show up on camera. Catch me at a meet this Spring and you can witness them in person...

 

Shouldn't the detail shop insurance pay for the repair since they burned through the paint?

 

Trust me.....i have done this for a number of years and i can guarantee i would not burn the paint.The only people who do that are noobs who do not no how to handle a rotary polisher.

 

Sorry, clay bar does not take out scratches.

 

I still need to get all the swirls and scratches out of mine thanks to Eternal Trendz. What a worthless shop. Are there any reputable places in the MD/DC/VA area?

 

You can find a number of places by searching google but my suggestion is to post on one of these two forums for assistance.

http://meguiarsonline.com/

http://www.autopia.org/forum/index.php

You can easily find a person in your area to get those swirls out and for a lot cheaper then a shop would do.

 

Me too.