Speeds for HF Polisher

[chachi94]

What speed should i work with using a HF Polisher? Going to be using Ultimate polish and Ultimate liquid wax on a 2012 Black Nissan Altima.

Side note. What can i use to clean the stock alloy wheels? Feed back please

 

[HateSwirls]

If it's a DA which it seems to be I'd use speed 4-5 but no higher.
Speed six tends to work the polish too fast, make slow , overlapping passes, up and down and side to side pattern.

There's so many products to polish your wheels.
I love Blue Magic Metal Polish, east to find over the counter.

 

[chachi94]

If it's a DA which it seems to be I'd use speed 4-5 but no higher.
Speed six tends to work the polish too fast, make slow , overlapping passes, up and down and side to side pattern.

There's so many products to polish your wheels.
I love Blue Magic Metal Polish, east to find over the counter.

thank you for that! :dblthumb2:

 

[The Guz]

Stock wheels are typically clear coated. So you would treat them like paint.

Do you have a photo of the wheels?

 

[ski2]

As HateSwirls mentioned speed 4-5 for polishing but speed 2-3 for applying wax. Hope you replaced the stock backing plate with a quality 5" backing plate and have some quality 5.5" pads. The HF DA 6" backing plate is not very good and their pads don't even fit the backing plate properly.

 

[SirTanon]

I have one of these HF polishers too, and still have the 6" plate. Can you point me in the direction of a good 5" backing plate to get to replace it? I bought this for a big full-car paint correction, and I'd like to make sure I start with the right equipment.

Thanks!

 

[Desertnate]

I have one of these HF polishers too, and still have the 6" plate. Can you point me in the direction of a good 5" backing plate to get to replace it? I bought this for a big full-car paint correction, and I'd like to make sure I start with the right equipment.

Thanks!

I too have the HF DA polisher. I went with the Lake Country 5" backing plate and now use the 5.5" Lake Country Flat Pads. I've been very happy with both choices. The pads are light years ahead of the pads sold in the HF stores.

 

[CDot]

I have one of these HF polishers too, and still have the 6" plate. Can you point me in the direction of a good 5" backing plate to get to replace it? I bought this for a big full-car paint correction, and I'd like to make sure I start with the right equipment.

Thanks!

I got the 5.5" Lake Country backplate; works very well.

I use speed (5) for polishing and (2) for wax application.