jimgallaher Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I recently spent £XXX on detailing products to shiny up my newly purchased Zed (the numbers have been omitted on the chance the wife ever found out how much I'd spent !) I got some Dodo juice supernatural, Lime prime, Meguiars clay kit, Supernatural shampoo, lambswool wash mitt, MF cloths and some other bits and bobs, but on impulse I also bought a Kestrel DAS-6 with the megs polishing kit. I was talking to a friend who owns a Subaru STi and he kinda put me off using Kestrel, all sorts of scary stories of paint burn etc basically he sez Japanese paint is too soft for a newbie power polisher to be let loose on Anyone got any advice, experiences or general hints or tips to get the best from this piece of kit, or should I as my friend suggested, stick it on Ebay and pay an expert to do it properly ? Not being one to ever shy away from a challenge, I'm reluctant to go this route, but I dont wanna make a mess of my pride and joy. The car has some slight swirls, a lot of stone chips on the front grill/diffuser ? area, I'd like to get it looking even better so I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I will take it off your hands.. PM me if you wanna sell it! Or you can get some soft pads suitable for soft paint... Or ask Tim @ Envy what he would suggest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkie34 Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 It's dual action so you will be fine,it's the rotary's you have to be careful with.Just start of with a finishing pad and polish,then step up until you get the correction you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 it should be fine as its an orbital. if you got a rotary then i might agree, but the orbitals dont spin as fast and generate as much heat. try getting a panel from the scrappy and have a practice first if you dont feel confident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I have the Kestrel and was a bit worried after the same scare stories. After experimenting I found that thats all they are, stories! Very easy to use and very hard to ;burn' through the paintwork, There's a vid on youtube showing how much pressure you need to use and how long you need top keep it in exactly the same place to damage the paint - and its ages. don't worry, take it slow, and enjoy the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The following is a realy good read. Recon it's a good place to start. http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog ... dvice.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 go to a scrappy, get a spare panel, and practice, best way to learn! I learnt on my girlfriends KA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Kestral will be fine. Just take it easy and read a bit about it before hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 As the others have said, it's a RO polisher so doesn't have as much bite as a rotary. Start with lime prime and a finishing pad to get the hang of it and it won't do much correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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