J.J.
DEEP & WET
I've got a PC but who makes the best rotary buffer and can you use the same pads with it?
Thanks
JJ
Thanks
JJ
Best Rotary
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imported_Burlyq
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Best is too broad of word. There are best price, best quality, best options, best weight, etc. For quality I like Dewalt, but it's heavier than many others. For Price, there are a lot of no-name brands out there that you can get for 50 bucks and under. The machine I use and is my all around favorite is the Makita 9227, it's light, comes with two handles, and has good speed options and is also very high quality. You can use anything that will stick to the backing plate.
tom p.
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Makita - - a high quality tool that's a real pleasure to work with.
Spilchy
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I would like to check out the Fein or Metabo given their weight. I have heard the construction, quality and performance on these little guys are top notch and worth the money.
I have the Metabo and use the same pads as I do on my PC. Just make sure you get a backing plate with a "centering hole" and a pad centering tool (all bought at www.topoftheline.com). With a proderly centered pad, the Metabo is virtually without vibration.
It does not have the heft or power of a Makita 9227C, and from the power standpoint is a good thing for the novice. In my mind, however the best feature of the Metabo is its weight - apporximately 1/2 that of the Makita. After polishing all day with the Metabo, my shoulders are still in their sockets, the skin on my knuckles issafe from being dragged on the ground and I am save to drive home. NOT so with the Makita, which is now relegated to any badly damaged horizontals I run across.
It does not have the heft or power of a Makita 9227C, and from the power standpoint is a good thing for the novice. In my mind, however the best feature of the Metabo is its weight - apporximately 1/2 that of the Makita. After polishing all day with the Metabo, my shoulders are still in their sockets, the skin on my knuckles issafe from being dragged on the ground and I am save to drive home. NOT so with the Makita, which is now relegated to any badly damaged horizontals I run across.
J.J.
DEEP & WET
Thanks for the info. I will keep these product in mind
JJ
JJ
Ive had a dewalt for years, but when it died I upgrade to am Italian brand called Rupes. 90% of all pannel beaters, good detailers in Australia use these tools.
I was very happy with the dewalt until I tried the Rupes buffer. The Rupes has a slow start up mode that takes a few seconds to get up to your preselected speed setting. This means no more sling from Polishes and compounds. It also has a torque sensering system that slows the buffer down with pressure so that its harder to burn through paint.
It is also extreamly well balanced. I can use the buffer at full speed on 1800rpm and have more control of the machine than using the Dewalt at 1300rpm.
The model I have is Variable Speed 900-1800 rpm, L22NE. There is also a smaller model available that is about half the size L16NE (I think). You can find them for around the $500-550AUD mark but they are worth every cent. I am not sure how there distributors work in America but its worth hunting them down.
Good Luck
Tony
I was very happy with the dewalt until I tried the Rupes buffer. The Rupes has a slow start up mode that takes a few seconds to get up to your preselected speed setting. This means no more sling from Polishes and compounds. It also has a torque sensering system that slows the buffer down with pressure so that its harder to burn through paint.
It is also extreamly well balanced. I can use the buffer at full speed on 1800rpm and have more control of the machine than using the Dewalt at 1300rpm.
The model I have is Variable Speed 900-1800 rpm, L22NE. There is also a smaller model available that is about half the size L16NE (I think). You can find them for around the $500-550AUD mark but they are worth every cent. I am not sure how there distributors work in America but its worth hunting them down.
Good Luck
Tony