liner33 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I've been using DA polishers for a few years first a porter cable and then a DAS-6, I also have a couple of rotary polishers as well which i will use if its really bad but they have a lot of downsides You can get really good results with a DA , most of the pics I post my own cars are done with one. It seems the Bigfoot kinda sits midway between a normal DA and a rotary in terms of the correction its able to achieve I bought it do do the Superb really , thats really really bad and has very hard paint so lots of work and I'm planning to hit that next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 In the threads I was reading similar to the one above they seemed to be claiming that the bigfoot actually got better results than a rotary - it worked much better over curves and creases and also dramatically reduced the amount of time required. I'm assuming that is a combination of the polisher plus the pad/compound but it's still an impressive result (well to me who knows nothing about this stuff ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I was looking up this bigfoot thing and it has so many rave reviews as the best thing ever - even the miracle detail guy uses it and swears by it. I haven't caught the detailing bug so wouldn't invest so much money on a product I might not use very much but if I were to this seems like the one to get! As an example this is an amazing transformation! http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=293458 I would say it's more to do with the person using it rather than the machine itself. Plenty of people could still make a mess of their paint using a bigfoot. I wouldn't spend that much on one cos I won't use it much, it's the reason why I sold the G220 and got a cheap rotary instead. End of the day they all achieve the same result, just the method is different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I would say it's more to do with the person using it rather than the machine itself. Plenty of people could still make a mess of their paint using a bigfoot. I wouldn't spend that much on one cos I won't use it much, it's the reason why I sold the G220 and got a cheap rotary instead. End of the day they all achieve the same result, just the method is different. Absolutely, it was just that he is someone that has probably used several of these polishers on a regular basis so if he says one is much better than anything else there's a fair bit of validity in it (unless he's being paid by the company of course!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 I would say it's more to do with the person using it rather than the machine itself. Plenty of people could still make a mess of their paint using a bigfoot. I wouldn't spend that much on one cos I won't use it much, it's the reason why I sold the G220 and got a cheap rotary instead. End of the day they all achieve the same result, just the method is different. Absolutely, it was just that he is someone that has probably used several of these polishers on a regular basis so if he says one is much better than anything else there's a fair bit of validity in it (unless he's being paid by the company of course!) I don't go on DW much nowadays but I'm sure Paul used to be associated with 3M products so used their machine, maybe they have parted company. It would be good to try a bigfoot out but my experience with DAs killed my back afterwards with the vibrations so I'll be sticking with the rotary, but everyone has their own preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 In the threads I was reading similar to the one above they seemed to be claiming that the bigfoot actually got better results than a rotary - it worked much better over curves and creases and also dramatically reduced the amount of time required. I'm assuming that is a combination of the polisher plus the pad/compound but it's still an impressive result (well to me who knows nothing about this stuff ) As I mentioned rotary polishers have a lot of downsides , they tend to be heavier , more prone to marking the finish, can be too aggressive even at low speed, unwieldy for doing detail work. As I said I have two and rarely use either. The porter cable was a nicer machine than the DAS-6 , it suffers from vibration and has a crappy switch than keeps popping off The Big foot is a bit heavier than the DAS-6 but more variation on the speeds , slow start and easy to hold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Using a rotary kills my back , mine weigh a tonne! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Do you have the DAS6 or the Pro version? On paper the bigfoot is the same weight as the Flex and heavier than the 3M rotary. The Makita is slightly heavier but not by much - what rotary's do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Just the basic DAS-6 I have a Freund rotary and a cheap silver line one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Not heard of that one before, German? I have the silverline and yes it's heavier but I personally prefer it, although at some point in the future I may get the EP801 as it's lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 The metal flake in the paint really pops in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Its not all show though , had a play on the drag strip yesterday , traction was hopeless though , too cold for my Bridgestones so really struggled to get off the line , first run didnt help had quite a moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_r Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 big rims, low profile tyres... its a recipe for poor traction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I guess the wet track didn't help? Car looks stunning though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 big rims, low profile tyres... its a recipe for poor traction Really? Is that because you want the tyre to flex when putting power down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I guess the wet track didn't help? Car looks stunning though Its not wet , drag strips always look like that There is no drag racing in the wet , none at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 Why did you have the wipers going then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 I caught them by mistake trying to correct the car from hitting the barrier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Why did you have the wipers going then? Well spotted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 That'll be why then - what do they use to give the appearance of the track being wet, I guess it's different from normal road tarmac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well passed the mot today , its first , no advisories and really low emissions, the later kind of stings even more when i have to fork out £485 to tax it this month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Just seen the video above! I actually thought it was wet too and wondered why they continued in the wet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Always nice when it passes like that, shame about the tax! How often are you using the car, has it been out over winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Fair bit , wife like me to take her to the airport in it , did around 4000 miles last year Not washed it since 2014 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 It's very clean and looked after so im not surprised she passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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