Silli
07-14-2004, 12:32 PM
I know that most of you PC owners don`t even look at any other equipment but for some of us (europeans) the pc is wery much out of reach. The PC does not have the required CE-approval and therefore it has not been converted to 230V/50Hz. Outruled for me.
I have been looking for a suitable orbital sander that would have an adjustable speed that goes low enough for polishing and has a motor strong enough.
I found it. A cheap 400W Nikkon orbital sander that has a speed ranging between 4000 and 12000orbits/minute (unloaded). When it has some work to do it can be slow enough for me to count the orbits in my head, that`s slow .. I think :)
I allso bought a range of pads from orange and yellow cutting pads to a white polishing pad and a black finishing pad.
I`ll have to see how it works this weekend when I should detail my fathers Grand Cherokee.
If it works, then I see no reason it wouldn`t be an adequate and cheap alternative for the PC for us europeans.
I allso found a 1Z dealer in Finland and bought some Lederpflege, tieferpflege and Raindance Shampoo (which I suppose is the same as perls shampoo?) and the leder- and tieferpflege are the pest products in their class I have tried yet. Top notch stuff.
What polish/compound (1z) would you guys recommend for a moderatelly swirled finish? And for a neglected and heavily swirled finish? Which pads to use?
Sorry for the poor picture.
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/16939nikkon.jpg
regards,
Silli
I have been looking for a suitable orbital sander that would have an adjustable speed that goes low enough for polishing and has a motor strong enough.
I found it. A cheap 400W Nikkon orbital sander that has a speed ranging between 4000 and 12000orbits/minute (unloaded). When it has some work to do it can be slow enough for me to count the orbits in my head, that`s slow .. I think :)
I allso bought a range of pads from orange and yellow cutting pads to a white polishing pad and a black finishing pad.
I`ll have to see how it works this weekend when I should detail my fathers Grand Cherokee.
If it works, then I see no reason it wouldn`t be an adequate and cheap alternative for the PC for us europeans.
I allso found a 1Z dealer in Finland and bought some Lederpflege, tieferpflege and Raindance Shampoo (which I suppose is the same as perls shampoo?) and the leder- and tieferpflege are the pest products in their class I have tried yet. Top notch stuff.
What polish/compound (1z) would you guys recommend for a moderatelly swirled finish? And for a neglected and heavily swirled finish? Which pads to use?
Sorry for the poor picture.
http://www.autopia.org/gallery/data/500/16939nikkon.jpg
regards,
Silli