Setting your polisher down

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Silly question. When you are using your polisher and you set it down, how do do it? I of course lay it pad up, but it tips over. If you also do this, how do you keep it from tipping over? Did you build a stand? Or do you not care?
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I usually set my on a detailing cart, or my washing machine, trying to avoid the ground at all times. If I am working outside, either my cart or front porch.
 
I set it upside down, if there's no handle or tool rest on the back then lay a clean microfiber towel or waffel weave drying towel or even cotton towel out flat someonwhere and lay it on this...

When working around a car I'll rest it in my lap is sitting on the ground.


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I have a cart/work area that I keep clean and usually have a clean white towel on it.
 
Usually put it on a rolling cart. and it stays upright. I put towels down if I have to lay it somewhere else. One feature of the Rupes MKII that I absolutely love is that it has a flat area on the body that allows it to be firmly set down without risk of tipping.

I didn't have a first generation Rupes so I'm not sure if that was a feature then or not.
 
Clean towel works best for me. I'll drape it over my leg, or put one end into a pocket when i move to another section of the car (the towel, not the machine) Just make sure you keep the same side facing up as you move:)
 
I put my polishers back into their respective bags during details as I am OCD and won't live with scratches on my polisher. All my polishers look brand new after many full paint corrections and I intend for them to look that way for years to come. I will NEVER rest my polishers on the floor or if on table atleast on a microfiber cloth. Heck even when resting in their detailing bags they get placed on a microfiber cloth as the inevitability of dirt in the bag might marr or scratch the polisher. Am I normal?
 
I just set it down pad-first. What's the big deal?

KIDDING! I typically have my extension cord reel nearby. I set it down on its side and let the pad hang off the edge of the reel, if it's a small pad. If it's larger, I can fit it in the center of the reel opening at an angle and it will be pad face up.
 
I put mine inside my Detail Helper belt. This thing is to die for.
 
Zubair said:
I put my polishers back into their respective bags during details as I am OCD and won't live with scratches on my polisher. All my polishers look brand new after many full paint corrections and I intend for them to look that way for years to come. I will NEVER rest my polishers on the floor or if on table atleast on a microfiber cloth. Heck even when resting in their detailing bags they get placed on a microfiber cloth as the inevitability of dirt in the bag might marr or scratch the polisher. Am I normal?
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No you are not.....
 
I didn't realize this was a conundrum. The only DA polisher I've owned, a Meguiars G110v2, has a little flat area that easily lets you set it upside down on the ground in a stable way.
 
BryanH said:
I didn't realize this was a conundrum. The only DA polisher I've owned, a Meguiars G110v2, has a little flat area that easily lets you set it upside down on the ground in a stable way.
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My GG6 does not. It will tip over and the edge of the pad will touch the surface it's on.
 
I have a table or cart that keeps it elevated and facing up,however I am also careful not to allow anything to blow onto my pad like from a fan or windy breeze.
 
ShineDoc said:
I put mine inside my Detail Helper belt. This thing is to die for.
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Me too.

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They should make some sort of platform on these polishers so they stay flat and level on the ground,always wonder why someone hasn't done that already.
 
I just scabed together a 3 sided box, the side are about 3" high. If it wants to tip, it just leans against on one of the 'long sides'.

Bill
 
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