Help me convince myself to buy a DA

**lee1dew** · 07-01-2011, 01:46 PM

I feel like it's time to invest in a DA polisher, but I need a bit of a push. I'll never have the time to do a full correction, but I recently had my car professionally detailed with a two-step polish and liked the improvement. I figure a quick polish with a one-step (I have a bottle of Poliseal) should be enough to keep my daily drivers in decent shape. I would also most likely pick up a Meguiar's MF setup with the appropriate polish for special occasions and some red foam pads for the waxes I already have.

That said, I won't really be polishing and waxing my cars very often. What else can a DA be used for, both on cars and around the house?

Since I have no experience with DA polishers and the PC, Groit's, and Meguiar's are close enough in price, which would you recommend?

Any other advice for a DA newbie would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Mike Phillips · 07-01-2011, 01:50 PM

I can't recall ever meeting anyone that moved up from working by hand to working by machine that regretted it...

Does that help convince you?

As to which tool, I'm sure other's will chime in...

**Dr Oldz** · 07-01-2011, 01:56 PM

Just do it! They actually make caring for your cars exterior fun and not a choir. Plus it is way more easier than by hand!

**Garry Dean** · 07-01-2011, 01:58 PM

Originally Posted by lee1dew

I feel like it's time to invest in a DA polisher, but I need a bit of a push. I'll never have the time to do a full correction, but I recently had my car professionally detailed with a two-step polish and liked the improvement. I figure a quick polish with a one-step (I have a bottle of Poliseal) should be enough to keep my daily drivers in decent shape. I would also most likely pick up a Meguiar's MF setup with the appropriate polish for special occasions and some red foam pads for the waxes I already have.

That said, I won't really be polishing and waxing my cars very often. What else can a DA be used for, both on cars and around the house?

Since I have no experience with DA polishers and the PC, Groit's, and Meguiar's are close enough in price, which would you recommend?

Any other advice for a DA newbie would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Well, let me start by saying that when you make the transition to machine polishing you will never go back to hand polishing. Machines save a ton of time and make things very much easier.

All of the d/a polishers autogeek sells are wonderful. I would personally recommend the griots. The most powerful and lifetime warranty. I think those two benefits speak for themselves. I am pretty sure the griots is also the least expensive at only $130.

There's not really much more to be said. I hope that helps.

**embolism** · 07-01-2011, 01:59 PM

I got my GG in April and my entire family wants me to do their cars now that they have seen mine.

**Ted S.** · 07-01-2011, 02:00 PM

Go out and do a 95% correction by hand and then you will buy a DA. I tried to correct the swirls on my hood by hand. I gave up after 10 minutes with very minimal improvement. I'm ready to buy a DA.

**flyinion** · 07-01-2011, 02:01 PM

Definitely step up to a DA. It will most definitely save you time. You might even be able to do that full correction with the time savings

**Meghan** · 07-01-2011, 02:02 PM

Mike is right no one regrets that move up!

**maxniman** · 07-01-2011, 02:20 PM

I bought a PCXP from AG last month and the on/off switch broke the second time I used it so I would recommend anything other than Porter Cable

**flyinion** · 07-01-2011, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by maxniman

I bought a PCXP from AG last month and the on/off switch broke the second time I used it so I would recommend anything other than Porter Cable

Wow, I wonder if that's a freak accident or PC's quality is going downhill? I'm still using the original PC 7424, non-xp, that's about 9 years old or so and it's never had a problem like that.