For those with bare aluminum to polish, or want the easiest & fastest way to to clean & wax painted surfaces, the Cyclo Polisher is the only way to go....it even does carpet & upholstery.
In Karate Kid fashion, its two orbiting and rotating heads accomplish the Wax-On, Wax-Off action several thousand times a minute. We have them in our aircraft restoration shop and couldn't do the job without them.

Normally about $400 with full attachments, there's one on eBay now with No Reserve at about $50.00....it's at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CYCLO-POLISHER-BUFFER-300-new-NO-RE...d=p3286.c0.m14.l1318

Might be a super-deal for someone!

Factory info at:

http://cyclotoolmakers.com/

Is this what you use? It looks pretty nifty.

For cleaning, polishing & maintaining painted surfaces, the Cyclo, by itself, is the best machine you could ever purchase....fast action with little chance of doing damage.

For bare aluminum, ya need two power tools: a 7", 90 degree head rotary sander/polisher w/ wool bonnet capable of 1000-1500 rpm (NOT a high speed grinder). This tool compounds the surface, removes the smut & oxidation, heals scratches and performs all the heavy-duty (& dirty) work. It leaves a clean, uniform, reasonably polished surface, albeit full of swirl marks and other optical defects. (hint: cheap Harbor Freight-type polishers work just as well as good ones - $35.00+/- should do it......)

Final polishing with the Cyclo (& correct polish)will remove swirl marks and impart a high luster finish....final once over with microfiber pads will give a mirror finish that can start the woods on fire......

Good info at: www.perfectpolish.com

PS: By any chance, you're not a smelt dipper are ya?

If no other Barthmobile members are interested, I may bid on this. If you want it, post here, and I'll back off. For me it would be useful, but for Barthers wanting to polish bare metal, VERY useful.

$225.00 w/ shipping....Not a steal, but still an honest price and a tad below jobber cost. Heck,with only 1.5 hours on it, the brushes aren't broken-in yet.