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And how, without some draconian “Trump” like trade penalties does one stop the Chinese copying it! BTW very pleased to hear you wont make it in China! .... to me taking innovative stuff out their is nothing short of Treason. Hmmm over here, if a CEO closes production sacking 4,000 workers and...

I hope not. As I Actually I learnt why my machine doesnt free spin so well ... and that was useful. Shame about the unpleasantness

Appreciate the scientific analysis of the issue. The question is, will the 6” PO6000C be worse at stalling than the 5” PO5000C. Two possibilities A) the 6” will create more rotation due to its size. Or B) the centripetal force is limited by the gearing, and the larger pad size will only act...

just interested, do you put Makita’s lack of spin down to the short 5.5mm throw ... not delivering enough centrifugal force or whatever to generate sufficient “free spin”? What puzzles me is Makita’s own 2 videos show both modes and even in their own videos the pure DA Mode does not spin at...

I wouldnt say the PO5000C is underpowered, 780 rpm in forced mode, and feels seriuosly powerful. The problem is folks say it stalls in free spin DA mode. Not sure why it does, may be its the 5.5 mm throw . All I can say is due to a mistake Amazon sent me two. One spun on level 1 and 2 and was...

Ha brings back memories. Lived in a flat in Hampstead (London) ... unusually I had a double garage but no water for 3 months! There was a double wall from the flat to the garage ... eventuslly got through with a 40” drill bit! Until then went to a coin op with a Jet wash. Did the car there to...

I am looking for that LC flat pad you recommended in the UK. I also don't like the fact that the 3M blue 150mm pad has an overlap of only about 2mm, seems a bit of a risk one could catch that backing plate edge. And the backing loop stuff is a fair bit short of 150mm :-/ the LC makes them in...

Thanks again Jim, and I will. peter

Thanks easily done. Interestingly I phoned 3M UK Technical today and queried, if this had diminishing abraisives and he confirmed they were NOT diminishing ... despite me asking why the instructions said start with medium pressure and after 2 or 3 passes lighten the pressure to achieve a...

Thanks so much Jim Apologies for all my questions, partially because I am recovering from a nasty back Operation, so using this convalescent time to order in all the kit I need. Very frustrationg not being able to get out there and just try a few concepts. Thanks to your help I wont be sending...

Jim Many Thanks, are their any visual signs that the product has broken down properly after these initial passes, such as looking more greasy or going clear? or does one have to wipe off and check the actual result visually. I was told by 3M always to keep this polish looking wet and not to...

In the latest range Perfect it III there is a yellow Extra Fine Plus Polish ... generally their finest to finish on most cars, and then there is this Blue topped Ultrafina SE , that is supposed to be the absolute gentlest normally reserved only for black cars to remove holograms . Hence my...

Thanks Jim Most useful, and appreciated Peter

If by Jewelling you mean just making the the top surface super sparkly shiny. Thats exactly what I want it for. I dont really have many swirl marks, and could happily live with those to preserve my clearcoat depth. Would you say I should run my Makita in Forced rotation mode? There are 5 rpm...

Thanks for that encouraging info Jim. I am surprised the Ultrafina SE needs breaking down , as it was pretty much sold to me as one of the gentlest finest , least abraisive final finish polishes one could buy!

Amazon product features just say “Designed for use with machine polishers” Love to see a photo of the bottle instructions front and back in English. Never thought I would be pleased my back Operation took so long to mend ... without that delay I could have a lovely 2’ x 2’ marred up patch on...

Does it specifically say on the bottle not suitable for DA Polishers or does it just specify Rotary polishers. The data sheet just says, use with an air or electric buffer polishing machine at 1,400 to 2,000 rpm. Admittedly there are no DAs running at 1,400 ... but I assumed the Orbit side...

Thanks for the info ... real world experience sure trumps people selling it in my opinion. Did you use the 3M blue pad with it? And was it a forced DA , only asked as I can definitely select that mode. 3M UK told me there would be no Difference DA or Rotary. I also asked him was this Ultrafina...

Thsnks nice tip :)

Oops. Looks like I wasted a lot of money , if you are right? Not what I was told. May I ask who told you they were not for DAs?