booski

alright so i just bought a polisher and i'm thinking its a little to heavy duty.

but anyways i bought a brand new milwaukee heavy duty polisher 5455 for 25 dollars
and i'm wondering if i can even use it on my car..

if so what all do i need to remove some swirls and get a nice shine?

any tips would also be appreciated.

thanks guys

akimel

You have yourself a rotary polisher and sounds like you got a great buy. Go down to the local junk yard and get yourself some panels to practice on. I know I wouldn't chance polishing my S2000 with a rotary until I was confident I could do so without damaging it.

You need to get yourself some pads and polishes. I'm sure the brethren will be happy to offer their recommendations. I do not use a rotary, so I'm afraid I can't be of much help. Good luck!

wanabe

agree and do some reading too
you have a heavy duty machine that can burn paint if you are not careful. learning with a random orbital is easiest. second easiest is to learn on something that doesnt matter, like a junker.

imo, pads are not the first concern. they are important and will become even more important when you are ready to move away from a test vehicle.

as usual, my three cents when two would do !!

aznives3

agreed with both replies...the best thing to do would be to do lots and lots of reading here or another reputable detailing forum. I did this and i learnt alot very quickly

slanguage

What is the rpm range on it? does it have a dial to adjust the speed?

on the makita, 1 on the speed dial = 600 rpm's.

If it has adjustable speeds, good. Another thing, the spindle for the backing plate. if you can measure it, do so. if it's 5/8, then you can get smaller bp's for the buffer. the biggest pad you will probably need is 5.5" on a car like the s2k. the other cool thing about switching BP's is that you can get a smaller one to use with 4" pads for smaller areas.

good pads to get would be the uber pads, which our sponsor, detailers domain sells. he also carries backing plates for rotaries, and polishes as well.

I recomend menzerna polishes.

any more questions, feel free to ask.

post up some pics of the car, and the swirls, and it will help us recomend products, like pad/polish combos to use.

booski

I dont think the speed is adjustable at all.

and i'll take some pics as soon as i clean it. its covered in dust right now :/

and my buddys got some doors i can practice on.

and thanks for ALL the input guys.

alSpeed2k

Lol, where do you find a brand new for $25? That's crazy cheap!

Here's some specs though:

http://www.toolbarn.com/product/milwaukee/5455/

booski

my buddys got the hook up

and thanks man

krshultz

Jeepers. Slowest (and fastest) that thing will run is 1750? I understand it was a bargain, but...can you take it back?

If you keep it, I'm with the others. Learn on junk panels. Particularly if you've never used any other sort of buffer. Better safe than sorry.