Just got myself a Meguiars Dual Action Polisher!

[Speedandstealth]

After years of hand detailing I have given into the temptation of a DA polisher and I have to say WOW!!.....much easier to use than I thought after reading some horror stories!

Gives me something to do in the long cold evenings ahead!

[St.Char]

Are you using it with a cordless drill? Been looking at the Meguiars DA myself, I have an 8" DA now that's not cordless.

[Speedandstealth]

Hi....no it like an angle grinder with a polishing head and has a power cord for hours of fun!

We have 240 volts here but the 110v version is the same http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...olisher-G110v2

Cheap and simple whilst giving excellent results......Christmas just came early for my Vipers!

[viperr]

I have a similar version from Griot's Garage and it is the greatest invention since sliced bread. It allows you to do so much precision polishing without wearing out your back or shoulders. What a great tool to use during the cold weather. Your car will dazzle when it comes out of the garage.

[eric@thompsonracing.us]

Congrats on the purchase! Polishers have come a long way in the past few years. Technique will play a large part in your results, so take your time.

Remember to check for impurities before polishing, or you will be simply pushing them around and embedding them into the paint. Stick your hand in a thin bag and feel the paint. If you feel anything, use clay bar to remove.

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Make sure you have a high-amp power cord.

[St.Char]

Anyone try the Meguiars DA that is used by attaching your drill? Been looking at this one. Just purchased a 20 volt cordless drill and wondering how well it would work. I like the idea of the cord not dragging and getting in the way.

[pony23]

Love my DA. Greatest car polishing product ever. I have had it for years and it is still running strong. Tons of use every year with all three cars In the driveway.

[eucharistos]

Congrats on the purchase! Polishers have come a long way in the past few years. Technique will play a large part in your results, so take your time.

Remember to check for impurities before polishing, or you will be simply pushing them around and embedding them into the paint. Stick your hand in a thin bag and feel the paint. If you feel anything, use clay bar to remove.

thanks for the tip

[Junkman2008]

Anyone try the Meguiars DA that is used by attaching your drill? Been looking at this one. Just purchased a 20 volt cordless drill and wondering how well it would work. I like the idea of the cord not dragging and getting in the way.

You do not want that contraption, especially if you are planning on doing your entire car. Buy a standard orbital polisher like the PC-7424XP or the Meguiar's polisher the OP purchased. Griot's makes one similar. That thing that you're looking at is like putting a fart can on your Toyota and calling it a sports car.

[Leslie]

I have the Griot's orbital and I love it!

Post pics after you get done, nothing like a beautifully detailed Viper, that's for sure.

[St.Char]

You do not want that contraption, especially if you are planning on doing your entire car. Buy a standard orbital polisher like the PC-7424XP or the Meguiar's polisher the OP purchased. Griot's makes one similar. Th thing that you're looking at is like putting a fart can on your Toyota and calling it a sports car.

Lol! Will do Junkman....

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I picked up a DA polisher at Harbor Freight and I like it. It has a variable-speed dial and they have three sets of hook and loop foam pads. Be careful when buying a corded DA polisher, read the manual and make sure you get a high-amp extension cord or you'll burn up the polisher.

[Junkman2008]

I picked up a DA polisher at Harbor Freight and I like it. It has a variable-speed dial and they have three sets of hook and loop foam pads. Be careful when buying a corded DA polisher, read the manual and make sure you get a high-amp extension cord or you'll burn up the polisher.

That polisher from Harbor Freight has gotten a lot of bad reviews on the various detailing forums. I can't speak for it personally as I have not used one but the pads I can speak for. They are not what you want to use on your Viper. Get some quality pads from a company that specializes in making pads. I always suggest Hex-Logic pads from Buff N Shine. Chemical Guys sells them. They work best on orbital polishers.

[RevHeat]

I just got finished detailing my 96 GTS. To remove minor surface scratches, I used Menzerna SF4000 with a white CCS pad.

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[Glen97]

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I picked up a double head cyclo a few years ago. It works like a champ! When done pop the buffing pads off and machine wash. www.cyclotoolmakers.com
Glen

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I picked up a double head cyclo a few years ago. It works like a champ! When done pop the buffing pads off and machine wash. www.cyclotoolmakers.com
Glen

Looks good Glen, the Cyclo also has a "clay bar" attachment.

[PittsburghRT]

Bought a Flex 3401 last year and love it! I also have a PC 7424 and it takes forever in comparison.

[Junkman2008]

Bought a Flex 3401 last year and love it! I also have a PC 7424 and it takes forever in comparison.

Yes, but they are two different machines and operate in different ways. I already have a thread about the differences between the various machines mentioned within this forum so I won't go into that here but for anyone reading this, know that one would take an act of congress to damage your paint and the other will take only a slight bit of inattention to do so. For a novice, the PC-7424 is the SAFEST route to go.

[FLATOUT]

Bought a Flex 3401 last year and love it! I also have a PC 7424 and it takes forever in comparison.

Been detailing with both machines above for years and I have never had an issue with the 3401 damaging paint. Might be because I learned how to detail using rotary's so I carried the same fundamentals over to DA machines.

The 3401 does create more heat which assists in breaking down product, but nothing like a wool pad on a rotary.

[Junkman2008]

Been detailing with both machines above for years and I have never had an issue with the 3401 damaging paint. Might be because I learned how to detail using rotary's so I carried the same fundamentals over to DA machines.

Which is experience that a complete novice won't have. With all the detailing forums that I frequent, I have seen novices do just about every crazy thing that can be done wrong with a polisher. Because of that, I follow one rule. I never tell a novice to do to their paint what I wouldn't allow them to do to mine. I wouldn't let a novice work on my paint with a Flex 3401 but I will allow a child to work on my paint with a PC-7424XP. It's not only the polisher that can be dangerous, it's the compounds and polishes that you choose also, which contribute to the possibility of paint damage. The only way they are going to damage anything with a PC-7424XP is to beat the car with it. That's exactly what I show at all my clinics.







I even let the big and the old kids try it.








The PC-7424XP. Safe enough for all ages.

[phnx428]

I agree with Junkman2008... a friend of mine purchased one and I have heard nothing but complaints, after hearing his complaints, I decided to go get a Porter Cable DA polisher.

[Luisv]

Just chiming in... I'm another DA user. I have the Porter Cable 7346 unit. I swear by it! I run foam pads on mine, a couple of densities for different stages of the process. As for products... I agree, I have tried a few but, for me, I go with Meguiar's pro line. I go with M105, M205 for compound and polish and then go with their polymer sealant before I hit it with the yellow wax. I love it.

Technique is important, covering up plastics, prep, etc. A lot of great videos on Junkman's YouTube page... well worth the view! Lots of great info there and he was the one that turned me onto the Meguiars pro line.

BTW... that brings me to something I recall.... Mr Junkman.... I recall your videos and you working on that C5 Vette that you love... You have a Viper now? Hmmmmm.... nobody givin' you grief on that here??? LOL... just messin' with ya... I have a C3 I am resto-modding so I cant throw stones.... lol... I can just say the Vette is the wife's car...

[Junkman2008]

... BTW... that brings me to something I recall.... Mr Junkman.... I recall your videos and you working on that C5 Vette that you love... You have a Viper now? Hmmmmm.... nobody givin' you grief on that here??? LOL... just messin' with ya... I have a C3 I am resto-modding so I cant throw stones.... lol... I can just say the Vette is the wife's car...

LOL!!!

Well as I was told at the Chrysler Nationals one year by a buddy and fellow Viper owner, "I like Corvettes. They taste like chicken."

[Luisv]

LOL!!!

Well as I was told at the Chrysler Nationals one year by a buddy and fellow Viper owner, "I like Corvettes. They taste like chicken."

...... Awesome!