Anyone tried this for scratch removal/polishing?

[mfergel]

When I removed the vinyl pinstripes, it left behind some residue. Wondering how well this would work in removing that residue and polishing that area. Yay or Nay??

 

[HitandRunDriver]

I say no to polishing by hand. Not only is it super labor intensive but even if you had perfect form and unlimited stamina your results would look nowhere near as good as joe detailer with a porter cable.

 

[mfergel]

It's actually one of those attachment devices that you use with a drill and has two different grades of pads in it. I plan on having a full detail done, but it probably won't be until late fall since I owe about $1500 in taxes.

 

[HitandRunDriver]

I'm with you on that...I owe as well. It may be a good temporary fix but IMO you're better off down the road investing in an orbital buffer and pads...

 

[cwhit23]

I'm with you on that...I owe as well. It may be a good temporary fix but IMO you're better off down the road investing in an orbital buffer and pads...

Me three I owe money too.. Sucks doesn't it?

I agree that it's probably a good temporary fix, but best results would be from an orbital DA with some good swirl/scratch remover as mentioned.

 

[AOnorato]

Actually I'm going to have to disagree and say that this would work just fine. You're technically turning your drill into a mini-rotary. Now you need to be careful not to burn the paint, and to keep your pads moving to reduce a change of holograms. So with the finishing polish/finishing pad keep very light pressure and a lower speed, along with moving the pad at a decent speed. This will actually cut much faster than a DA polisher.