Sooner or later, every vehicle owner is faced with the problem of loss of gloss and fading of a car. The reason for this is that during operation, the body of the iron horse is under constant influence of external factors. These include chemicals on the road, air flows from oncoming vehicles containing fine particulate matter, and much more. As a result, the car body is covered with small and not very scratches that spoil the appearance of the car. There is only one way out - polishing.

The pros and cons of polishing with a drill

This operation will help get rid of small scratches, provide better drainage of water and dirt, protect the metal body from the effects of negative environmental factors.

But polishing services are quite expensive. Therefore, many motorists prefer to independently perform this procedure. The most affordable option is to use a conventional drill. The advantages of this method include:

  1. Drill is an affordable and universal tool that almost everyone has on the farm. That is, no additional costs will be required to purchase a special grinding or polishing machine.
  2. The tool will greatly simplify the manual polishing method.
  3. Most drills have a rotation speed of about 2800 - 3100 rpm, which is enough for high-quality work.

This method also has disadvantages. These include:

  1. A drill without a speed control function is not suitable for polishing.
  2. A drill / driver also cannot be recommended for use due to the fact that the maximum speed often does not exceed 1,900 per minute.
  3. When working with a drill, it is harder to adjust the degree of pressure on the tool.

How to polish with a drill

For polishing with a drill, you need the following accessories and materials:

  • a circle of felt;
  • sponge;
  • Sheepskin discs for polishing;
  • special Velcro for a drill;
  • abrasive paste;
  • finish polish;
  • body cleaning fluid;
  • scratch remover.
Before polishing, the car body must be washed, dried, remove complex dirt and degrease.

Polishing itself is carried out in several stages. At the first stage, using a hard circle, deep scratches are removed from the felt and abrasive paste. The number of revolutions of the drill is set at about 500 per minute and gradually increases to 1,500 revolutions per minute.

Then the machine must be washed again, dried and a layer of finish polish is applied using a foam sponge. At this stage, the speed of the drill should be increased to 2500-2800 revolutions per minute. The remaining polish must be removed from the body with a rag and the machine washed again. The polishing process can be considered complete.

Which is better: buy a professional machine or use a drill

Of course, the presence of a special polishing grinder will make the process of removing scratches from the body more convenient and faster. But, unlike a drill, the scope of the alternative use of a specialized tool is very limited. At the same time, the cost of a more or less high-quality device starts at $ 100.

In this regard, in order to polish your car from time to time, a good drill that meets the above requirements will be enough. If in the family, taking into account relatives, there are several cars that regularly require polishing, then the purchase of a grinder will be justified. Saving from 1 do-it-yourself polishing of the car will approximately correspond to the cost of the tool.

Thus, to keep the car body in decent condition is available to every car owner. At the same time, it must be remembered that polishing reduces the thickness of the car paintwork. Therefore, after 4 polishes, it is recommended to repaint the car, which is already worth quite different money.