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"Dave Plowman (News)" writes:
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Another John wrote:
SECONDLY: are those polishing machines (either drill attachments, or
complete tools), such as Aldi sell every now and again, any good? I
have a bad dose of tennis elbow, which gets steadily worse as the years
go by, and wonder if a polishing machine would be a good investment ...
or just another gimmick, soon to be consigned to the back shelf of the
cupboard at the back of the garage ...

I have one of those complete polishers. It's more like a random orbit
sander - rather than a direct rotary drive. Works well for that final buff
up - but of course applying the polish still need effort.

It's well worth using a clay bar to remove any surface film before
polishing. If you've not used one you'd be surprised how smooth it leaves
the surface without apparently removing a layer of paint, like T-cut. When
I use it on my black car, the gunge it removes is brown.

I'm not convinced those super expensive polishes are worth the money. I
stick with Turtle wax.

+1.

A polish with turtle wax lasts about a year on my car, but I only
ever wash my car with plain water and a soft brush (probably wouldn't
last that long if washed with detergent).

Must admit, I stopped waxing it after about 5 years old (it's 9 now).

The other option seemed to be to wash it with a wax additive in the
wash, but that lasted no time at all, and seemed pretty pointless.

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Andrew Gabriel
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