I've been looking out for one of these for ages to complete the buffing of my car's headlamp acrylic covers.
Found one branded Shield, mains operated, bright yellow and so clean there's not even a finger print on it - marked at R190 and got it for R175.-, including the polishing muff.
Anyway, at home I looked at the spec sticker on it and it gives the rpms as 3600rpm which I think is a bit much for polishing acrylic, don't you think? IMO this rpm may overheat acrylic or Lexan and leave swirl marks.
The sticker doesn't mention current draw and I then tried running it with an ancient gadget I have - a '3 in 1 Dimmer/Speed/Temperature Control' Max 600W branded Status. The thing plugs into a 3-pin wall ac outlet and has a corresponding 3-pin socket for a 3-pin plug.
Do you think this gadget will be OK to use without damage to the polisher?
mafioso
Found one branded Shield, mains operated, bright yellow and so clean there's not even a finger print on it - marked at R190 and got it for R175.-, including the polishing muff.
Anyway, at home I looked at the spec sticker on it and it gives the rpms as 3600rpm which I think is a bit much for polishing acrylic, don't you think? IMO this rpm may overheat acrylic or Lexan and leave swirl marks.
The sticker doesn't mention current draw and I then tried running it with an ancient gadget I have - a '3 in 1 Dimmer/Speed/Temperature Control' Max 600W branded Status. The thing plugs into a 3-pin wall ac outlet and has a corresponding 3-pin socket for a 3-pin plug.
Do you think this gadget will be OK to use without damage to the polisher?
mafioso
