Mike Phillips
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What is the best professional polisher on the market and what products do you recommend?
Anytime I get questions via e-mail, a PM or a FB message I prefer to invest my typing time where
A: It's easier for me to share links, pictures and videos.
B: More people can read and thus benefit from the information. (no just one set of eyeballs)
The reality is, most people that contact me found me via an article I've written or a reply I've written on this forum. The thing is, instead of figuring out that the whole reason they are contacting me is because they found me via an article or answer I wrote on the forum that they to should bring their question to the forum because not only will that help them.... but it will help a future "them". If I answer everything in a private e-mail or other touch point, no one would find and contact me. It's a cycle or pattern that repeats as long as everything is shared in the public domain.
The above is kind of wordy but re-read it slowly and it will make sense.
So I get an e-mail asking,
Good evening, my name is George, I'm from São Paulo Brazil,
what is the best professional politriz on the market? and which products do you recommend?
Great questions George
I'm not sure what your electric situation is in Sao Paulo, Brazil but I "think" you have 240 volts unlike here in the U.S.A. where we have tools that run on 110 volts. That said, I'm not sure what tools are available to you?
If you're just starting out, I'd recommend getting a tool like the Griot's Garage Random Orbital Polisher. This is a simple, entry level tool that if YOU put the time into learning how to use it you can easily tackle most any detailing job using the right pad and products. Later, if you want to get a more powerful tool to work faster, (and that is the benefit of a more powerful tool), then I would suggest any of the gear-driven orbital polishers,
Here's an article I wrote last year, it's probably one of the most shared articles I've ever written. It has TONS of information in it that will help you get started in the right direction. Look for a tool that looks and works like the one in the article.
Here's what you need to get into machine polishing - Recommendations for a beginner by Mike Phillips
As for chemicals, again, I don't know what's available in Brazil, my guess is if you're just starting out you'll be purchasing your tools, pads, products and supplies in Brazil, not from Autogeek.com here in Stuart, Florida and that's okay, it's completely understandable and this forum is to help people that buy from us and "yes" even people that don't buy from us. It's all good.
I know of one company that's been very nice to me over the years called Vonixx. I've never used their compounds, polishes or cleaner/waxes but I've been told they are very good so maybe check them out. If you contact them, tell the founder and CEO, Paulo Henrique Sampaio Nobre that Mike Phillips sent you.
As far as what product do I recommend? When it comes to polishing paint, I will use any brand that uses great abrasive technology. I test everything on black paint. Products either work or they don't there's no in-between. So read my car detailing write-ups to see what I use and look at the products I share in all the classes I teach. If I use it or show it I trust it. I won't use product that don't work and I won't show products that don't work.
Hope that helps and feel encouraged to join our forum, this is where I answer questions. Email is okay, but the forum is powerful.
Click here to join the AutogeekOnline.net car detailing discussion forum - THE best forum on the Internet
Anytime I get questions via e-mail, a PM or a FB message I prefer to invest my typing time where
A: It's easier for me to share links, pictures and videos.
B: More people can read and thus benefit from the information. (no just one set of eyeballs)
The reality is, most people that contact me found me via an article I've written or a reply I've written on this forum. The thing is, instead of figuring out that the whole reason they are contacting me is because they found me via an article or answer I wrote on the forum that they to should bring their question to the forum because not only will that help them.... but it will help a future "them". If I answer everything in a private e-mail or other touch point, no one would find and contact me. It's a cycle or pattern that repeats as long as everything is shared in the public domain.
The above is kind of wordy but re-read it slowly and it will make sense.
So I get an e-mail asking,
Good evening, my name is George, I'm from São Paulo Brazil,
what is the best professional politriz on the market? and which products do you recommend?
Great questions George
I'm not sure what your electric situation is in Sao Paulo, Brazil but I "think" you have 240 volts unlike here in the U.S.A. where we have tools that run on 110 volts. That said, I'm not sure what tools are available to you?
If you're just starting out, I'd recommend getting a tool like the Griot's Garage Random Orbital Polisher. This is a simple, entry level tool that if YOU put the time into learning how to use it you can easily tackle most any detailing job using the right pad and products. Later, if you want to get a more powerful tool to work faster, (and that is the benefit of a more powerful tool), then I would suggest any of the gear-driven orbital polishers,
Here's an article I wrote last year, it's probably one of the most shared articles I've ever written. It has TONS of information in it that will help you get started in the right direction. Look for a tool that looks and works like the one in the article.
Here's what you need to get into machine polishing - Recommendations for a beginner by Mike Phillips
As for chemicals, again, I don't know what's available in Brazil, my guess is if you're just starting out you'll be purchasing your tools, pads, products and supplies in Brazil, not from Autogeek.com here in Stuart, Florida and that's okay, it's completely understandable and this forum is to help people that buy from us and "yes" even people that don't buy from us. It's all good.
I know of one company that's been very nice to me over the years called Vonixx. I've never used their compounds, polishes or cleaner/waxes but I've been told they are very good so maybe check them out. If you contact them, tell the founder and CEO, Paulo Henrique Sampaio Nobre that Mike Phillips sent you.
As far as what product do I recommend? When it comes to polishing paint, I will use any brand that uses great abrasive technology. I test everything on black paint. Products either work or they don't there's no in-between. So read my car detailing write-ups to see what I use and look at the products I share in all the classes I teach. If I use it or show it I trust it. I won't use product that don't work and I won't show products that don't work.
Hope that helps and feel encouraged to join our forum, this is where I answer questions. Email is okay, but the forum is powerful.
Click here to join the AutogeekOnline.net car detailing discussion forum - THE best forum on the Internet
