shelgraham said:
My husband will be getting a Milwaukee 5460 polisher as a gift and I'd like to get the right 1) accessories for the polisher and 2) products. He'll be busy detailing a 98 silver 230SL, 2000 gold Lexus, 98 green Suburban and - some day - a 55 Packard Caribbean. I'd love suggestions! Thanks...
I have the same polisher, very good choice IMO.
Not knowing how much experience your husband has with a direct drive rotary I would certainly recommend a bit of practicing on scrap panels before taking it to paint that is actually worth something.
IMO, when just starting out it is best to start with smaller sized foam pads which allow the user more control. I would recommend the w64 backing plate from Meguiars and the 6.5" pads as well. I would recommend a few polishing pads and one cutting pad. On the rotary I use more polishing pads than anything else.
Another thing that I think helps when you are just starting out is staying within a system. IMo when using the rotary it doesn't get much better than the Meguiars professional line. I would get him #83 dual action cleaner polish which will handle
most of the defects that he will encounter, the #80 speed glaze which is a great polish that has less "cut" than the #83, and finally the #82 swirl free polish which he can use as a final polish after either of the two. There are other products available, but these should be available to you locally, not cost a lot, and work very well with the rotary.
Good luck and I hope this helps!
