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I have been blessed by the Lord to be in a profession that I love. To date I have been fortunate enough to polish out rare classic cars, exotics, vintage aircraft.......the list goes on. I am thankful for every second of it!
I have spent countless hours behind the "wheel" of a polisher (buffer). I have fallen in love with them. The polisher in my hand is an extension of me.
My first polisher was a Milwaukee with a red plastic housing. Model number 5540 or there about. She was 11 amps of loud, heavy machinery but it felt great to use it.
I had an intimate sort of relationship with her over the 15 or so years that I "grind-ed" on paint with it. Yes the long nights in cold dark dirty body shops were at times unpleasant. My back would hurt, forearms would go numb and if I didn't wear hearing protection my ears would suffer but I was in my zone. I knew if I kept up the dance with Miss Milwaukee we would be rewarded with a flawless finish and a brilliant shine that will draw accolades from all that had the privilege to see it. She was no thrills. She was set at 1750 RPM. When you pulled the trigger she was on like a top fuel dragsters hot shot. I was more comfortable with her in my hands "rubbing" out a perfect finish than I was using a fork and knife to eat with.
Sadly a number of years ago she was stolen. I can only hope that she is loved by whoever possesses her as much as I did.
Miss Milwaukee...
I "replaced" (she can never truly be replaced) Miss Milwaukee with a DeWalt DW849 about 10 -12 years or so ago. It is a fine machine (I own six of them now as DeWalts and under various private labels) but it doesn't have the classic look and feel of the old school polisher.
I had to have another in my arsenal so...............
I have spent countless hours behind the "wheel" of a polisher (buffer). I have fallen in love with them. The polisher in my hand is an extension of me.
My first polisher was a Milwaukee with a red plastic housing. Model number 5540 or there about. She was 11 amps of loud, heavy machinery but it felt great to use it.
I had an intimate sort of relationship with her over the 15 or so years that I "grind-ed" on paint with it. Yes the long nights in cold dark dirty body shops were at times unpleasant. My back would hurt, forearms would go numb and if I didn't wear hearing protection my ears would suffer but I was in my zone. I knew if I kept up the dance with Miss Milwaukee we would be rewarded with a flawless finish and a brilliant shine that will draw accolades from all that had the privilege to see it. She was no thrills. She was set at 1750 RPM. When you pulled the trigger she was on like a top fuel dragsters hot shot. I was more comfortable with her in my hands "rubbing" out a perfect finish than I was using a fork and knife to eat with.
Sadly a number of years ago she was stolen. I can only hope that she is loved by whoever possesses her as much as I did.
Miss Milwaukee...
I "replaced" (she can never truly be replaced) Miss Milwaukee with a DeWalt DW849 about 10 -12 years or so ago. It is a fine machine (I own six of them now as DeWalts and under various private labels) but it doesn't have the classic look and feel of the old school polisher.
I had to have another in my arsenal so...............
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