Last August I bought a few quarts of Red Tremclad to repaint my utility trailer. It's pn my To Do List, after I get my Fairmont Squire back together. But then, like a few others here, I saw Rick's link to the Moparts site, and went ooh-ahh!
I was convinced after the first page! Then I hit this page on the second section after page 43, and I knew there was no there was no alternative. What would you pay for a finish like that? (about 1/3rd down, by Aussie Driver.
http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/sho ... ost3071064
Near the end of that page, you'll find out his car was in an accident 4 days after that picture.
He has another Post on page 39 comparing the differences with Polishers. I build fine furniture, but like Furniture, tools are all about Function, not Form, first. Those big, cheap 10" Polishers weigh 6 pounds or more, all going straight down on the work piece. They don't overheat the paint as they rotate, and they don't leave gouge marks if you have to leave it for a few minutes (going to the john, dealing with a bee or hornet, etc.) The fact that they're cheap doesn't devalue them. I posted my research on the many types of polishers on Page 59 of that Moparts site.
Maybe its because I have to do my Trailer AND my Wagon, that I like the machine to do the biggest payload, and not my 58 year old arms, extended over a long roof or hood, but the smaller ones with all the bells and whistles just don't cut the mustard until I get down to the delicate vertical panels (Window frames, Doors, Tailgate, jambs, rocker panels, etc.)
I saw the BrightSide results and was tempted, but since I've got the Canadian Tremclad outlets within 10 blocks of my home, and I can get it mixed, guess what? I'll get the stock Tremclad Brown. My car has a Ford Mexico Tan interior, and that dark brown is just the cat's meow, with the Wood Grain and trim that RickWrench so graciously shared.
I posted my Polisher links and research on page 59 of that Moparts site. But the Aussie Driver did a great technical explanation on page 39 about 5 posts down. Since he got that fabulous Mirror Finish like nobody else, I figure he's onto something.