Coleman 6" Orbital polisher

I bought mine for $20 Can. It would be for a LSP or light cleaner. It will not remove defects. I used the terry bonnet, worked ok. It did shake the sh** out of my arm, so much so that i could barely write up the guys bill after.
 
Like salty said, that type of unit is good for LSP use only. If you decide to use it for LSP removal I would recommend trying to get some microfiber bonnets for it, to replace the terry ones. You will get less marring this way.
 
Why is it useful for LSP only? Not enough power? It's got a single speed of 4000RPM.



It was a gift, I'm just trying to find out what I should try to use it for...
 
For a couple reasons. One, the motion of the machine is more of a vibration than an oscillation which simulates hand motion for a smooth finish. Two, it can't accept foam pads for polishing which leaves you only with a bonnet of some kind, or the wool pad but both will probably produce a fairly marred finish and will leave you will a few swirls. It's fine for products like NXT that contains cleaners and will make the surface look OK, but won't really do anything for real polishing or paint correction.



If you decide to polish your car, I would recommend you do that by hand and just use this machine for removal.
 
As for the motion, it appears to have a typical random orbital motion. The pad spins freely while the center of the pad moves in a circle, powered by the motor.



What is the radius of the orbit on a PC?



I may try to get a regular PC backing plate to mount to it so I can use proper foam pads and such...
 
I can't really give you a technical answer to that one, but I can tell you that from using both the smaller *random orbitals* like the one you have and others like it (Craftsman, etc.) don't have the same length *stroke*. In other words, you get more of the back and forth motion with the PC and Dewalt DA's vs. the vibrating action, thus leaving you with a better finish, and on top of that the PC has a variable speed and a 3.7amp motor. I might be wrong, but I don't think you can change the backingplate on your machine. Maybe someone esle can chime in with a more technical answer for you.
 
According to the label, this polisher has a 0.5 amp draw. I also took the pad off, it looks like the orbit has a radius of about 0.5".
 
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