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Re: Buying my first machine. Need help!
For my $0.02 worth....
Cordless machines simply lack the power capacity to be useful for buffing. If you look at good cordless tools, their batteries by themselves cost more than that whole buffer. And those are used in drills or saws that don’t see extended continuous operation like a buffer.
So that narrows it to the corded models.
Personally, find 10” buffers useless. They’re too big and unwieldy for the contours of real cars, even large ones. They’re always underpowered, which is that much worse because they have to push the bigger pad around. It’s hard to find decent bonnets for them too.
The 6” corded unit is at least a useable size. You can probably use the same bonnets that you would on a G110, G100, 7424 or UDM. You may even be able to slice off the factory pad and glue on some Velcro so you can use professional pads.
It still won’t perform like a G110, G100, 7424 or UDM but it’ll be somewhat more useful than it was.
If I were going that route, I’d consider Sears’ 6” buffer. At least it has twice the power of the Ryobi. It has a better grip too.
PC.
For my $0.02 worth....
Cordless machines simply lack the power capacity to be useful for buffing. If you look at good cordless tools, their batteries by themselves cost more than that whole buffer. And those are used in drills or saws that don’t see extended continuous operation like a buffer.
So that narrows it to the corded models.
Personally, find 10” buffers useless. They’re too big and unwieldy for the contours of real cars, even large ones. They’re always underpowered, which is that much worse because they have to push the bigger pad around. It’s hard to find decent bonnets for them too.
The 6” corded unit is at least a useable size. You can probably use the same bonnets that you would on a G110, G100, 7424 or UDM. You may even be able to slice off the factory pad and glue on some Velcro so you can use professional pads.
It still won’t perform like a G110, G100, 7424 or UDM but it’ll be somewhat more useful than it was.
If I were going that route, I’d consider Sears’ 6” buffer. At least it has twice the power of the Ryobi. It has a better grip too.
PC.
and truth be told a PC is a worthwhile invesment, but if you're determined to get a buffer to see if you would get swirls first, I would them apply the wax by hand and save my pennies and get a PC.
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