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Old 15-12-2023, 09:41 PM   #2815
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Default Re: Car Detailing - What products are your go to?

While Mirka has existed for a long time now, mainly focused on polishing and sanding machines for a variety of industries, the brand has only recently gained attention from the pro and "prosumer" detailing scene.

https://www.mirka.com/en-AU/au_diy/

In particular, the Mirka AROP-B 3-inch dual action polisher, which was mainly focused on commercial applications in factories. It's inclusion in the Obsessed Garage store means the world is now scrambling to get a slice of the action. While available from a couple of Australian retailers, The Detail Store is the first of the detail suppliers to jump -

https://www.detailstore.com.au/collections/mirka

https://www.detailstore.com.au/colle...v-complete-kit

https://www.obsessedgarage.com/colle...p-b-3-polisher









The two highlights of this machine are the supreme smoothness and torque. Both the ramp up and run down are butter smooth, with none of that bearing grumble from the likes of a Rupes HLR75 or ShineMate EB351-3/12.

But the elephant in the room is the price. For context, the Rupes HLR75 kit retails for $893.50. The ShineMate EB351-3/12 kit $696.75, the more compact EB350 sitting at $807.10.

The Mirka AROP-B is as skin costs $1,090.90, the kit commands a mammoth $1699.90! In other words, you can have TWO ShineMate EB350's with change to spare.

Personally, I couldn't justify that price for a machine I would likely use twice a year at best. And I do wonder if a professional detailer would justify it either.
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