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I think I saw somewhere a poster talking about a really high gloss wet look wax. At the time I thought thats a waste of time ... Collinite 476S looks Fabulous, why would anyone need more?? However, Having jewelled most of the car with 3M Ultrafina SE and an Ultrafina pad, I was really really...

Sadly the German dealer jacked the price of the 5” Makita backing pad from £41 to £79 after recieving my money :( and having heard nothing from Makita UK for 3 weeks since requesting they start selling the 5” Variety I am trying to make the use of the 6” 3M Pads on the Makita 6” backing pad...

I am looking for a pad to machine apply Collinite 476S every other month ... so I dont want any cut. is yours very very soft to the touch or just soft? Or does it feel slightly scratchy? Apparently its Rupes softest, least cut pad. It works very well speading this wax, but I was surprised it...

I only ask, as living in a hard water area ... I noticed around the sink area of our black granite, there was a sort of limescale haze. Despite the wife fastidiously wiping it down. a call to the guys who installed it, resulted in an estimate of £300 to come and give it a quick polish. in the...

As a newbie, I was hoping for some advice using 2 of the 3M Products. my difficulty is translating their recomended speeds on a Rotary to the speed on My Makita PO6000C 6” pads. 1. The 3M Perfect it III Ultra Fine Plus Polish - Yellow and 3M Yellow Pad 3M Data Sheet says 1,500 to 2,000 rpm but...

Just wondered if anyone knows which is the least aggressive on clear coat? I previously used Meguaires Clay kit. Very happy with it except the high price. I was told Bilt Hamber was just as good But does it cause more marring or is it more agressive , naturally I dont want that. If its just...

Hoping to use my Makita PO 6000C DA to spread on the wax on a regular basis. So to preserve the clear coat, I definitely want the softest most gentle Pad with no cut. I could use the 3M Ultrafina Blue pad #50388 Ideally would like something as soft (least aggressive) or softer, and not blue...

I am still trying to find a 3” backing Pad that I can fit on, or adapt to attach to my PO6000C. not having much joy! I saw a video with Kevin Brown using a 6” DA, and he did have at one stage only part of the pad, on some small sections. Obviously KB is probably imo a genius level polisher...

OK I have 2 of these LED inspection lamps RIL3600HP | MAGflex Twist LED Inspection Lamp | Inspection Lighting My car has very few light swirl marks. IMO its almost impossible to see them in the daylight, but we have a halogen securuty light high up on the wall beside my driveway ... that picks...

OK in fairness my ERAY PTG (£169 discounted to £98) only said it did Ferrous and Aluminium substrata. I realised most of the car is Aluminium, wings doors, bonnet etc. So I knew the skirts and bumpers were an issue, but when it wouldnt work on the Boot, a magnet said it all! Are there any...

Could I use this Makita right angle drill. 400 watts , variable speed 1 to 2450 rpm to polish the small difficult areas on a complex front bumper ( around fog lights etc. ) ? I would need to attach a 3” M14 backing plate via this M14 to 6mm drill bit attachment (see below) The alternative is...

I just wondered if such a thing existed, i.e. to reduce the pad size?

Just looking for one 3M do a nice one but not sold in the UK. :( One of those nice “Ebay Lovelies” is selling it delivered to the UK for £140! Thats nice of him ... blimey these just look like the quality of a nail brush found in a £ Store! having never done this polishing lark before its...

Having seen a Kevin Brown video where he says one has to work some polishes until they break down the abrasive particles until they are at their smallest. I am a bit confused, by this technology. I understand that, the 3M Polishes that I bought (Perfect it III Extra Fine and the Ultrafina SE...

My chip repair process is simply buy a Mercedes touch up box ( 2 tubes of one basecoat with an integral brush and one clear coat with an integral brush. Wash and Clay around the chip, wipe with IPA. let dry. Then transfer basecoat from the integral brush to an uber fine natural hiar artists...

Just wondered if anyone has found any 75mm backing pads with an 8mm bolt that would fit my machine. I am hoping the Flex XFE 7-12 80s might fit? any other suggestions? I was told that maybe the Rupes LHR75 Mini plate might fit, but I think that takes a 6mm bolt? Alternatively could one cut...

I had a few questions and then saw an awesome huge thread comparing the PO5000C ( same mc just 5” pads) and 2 other similar machines. Bluntly the issues arrising completely threw me as a newbie to polishing. 1. I thought one of the main advantages of the DA Random Orbit machines were they ran...

I assumed it would be easy to get the genuine Makita 5” Backing Velcro Pad # 197923-2 in the UK. Sadly its not available, nor can one order it from Makita UK. Both Makita UK and USA say its an identical m/c voltage and plugs aside, so safe to run. The suppliers the US recommended want between...

I would like to use the Flex XFE 7-12 80’s Standard part # 454.141 75mm Velcro Backing pad, on my Makita PO6000C. It appears they both use same type of drive stub, and are secured by a single hex head bolt. The bolt on the Makita is an M8 or 8mm thread diameter. Of course it means The Flex...