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Re: bought a polisher
Originally posted by ilanpro
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=46507
I know is cheap, but will it do the Job??
Under constant, heavy use like a full-time detailer or someone who works in a body shop, it might give up sooner than more expensive models. (You get what you pay for). For the weekend-warrior it might hold up however.
Here's an idea...
People are always asking, "How do I clean my foam pads", (in reference to the foam pads they are using on their G-100 (PC). One of the best ways to clean a foam pad is to clean it using a rotary buffer. There are two ways, one is to hold a terry cloth towel into the foam while bringing up the RPMs and absorbing excess liquid out, the other is to hold a nylon brush against the face of the foam pad while bringing up the RPMs, this will remove excess product also.
So instead of thinking of an inexpensive rotary buffer as a rotary buffer, think of it as an inexpensive Pad Cleaning Tool.
Just an idea....
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Re: Re: bought a polisher
Originally posted by Mike Phillips
So instead of thinking of an inexpensive rotary buffer as a rotary buffer, think of it as an inexpensive Pad Cleaning Tool.
Why to think outside the box.
EricTalk it over folks. Communication is the key.
--Jerry Springer
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Mike, you're always surprising us!
ilanpro, throw away the backing plate and pad comes with it! Otherwise, it is a surprisingly good tool.
I actually just bought a second one (the first is 18 months old!) I leave one with with a big honkin wool cutting pad, and one with a smaller backing plate for 6" foam pads. Saves time by not changing backing plates...
My Fein rotary is the 'goto' tool, however.Last edited by Jimmy Buffit; Oct 19, 2004, 02:07 AM.
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I want it for pesonal use, What kind of pads should I use to get rid of swirls??
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Originally posted by ilanpro
I want it for personal use, What kind of pads should I use to get rid of swirls??
For light swirls, you can use #9 with our foam polishing pads. For medium swirls you can use our #83 with our foam polishing pads, for heavy swirls, you may have to use our #84 Compound Power Cleaner with a foam cutting pad and the re-buff the area with less aggressive cleaner/polishes.
Mike
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It's on sale in Harbor Freight stores for $30. I don't know if HF.com includes shipping in the $25 price but if they do not, for $30 it should be just as cheap (if not cheaper) with shipping.
I don't know if they will price match to the online price in stores because, well, I asked for it for x-mas from my mom.
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Re: Re: bought a polisher
Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Here's an idea...
People are always asking, "How do I clean my foam pads", (in reference to the foam pads they are using on their G-100 (PC). One of the best ways to clean a foam pad is to clean it using a rotary buffer. There are two ways, one is to hold a terry cloth towel into the foam while bringing up the RPMs and absorbing excess liquid out, the other is to hold a nylon brush against the face of the foam pad while bringing up the RPMs, this will remove excess product also.
So instead of thinking of an inexpensive rotary buffer as a rotary
buffer, think of it as an inexpensive Pad Cleaning Tool.
Just an idea....
I tried that with the PC and it did not work so well. It seems like the PC stops spinning when I hold a nylon brush against it. Scrubbing with the PC turned off seems to work just as well.
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I have that exact same harbor freight buffer/polisher bought it back in june used it 3 or 4 times and now it doesn't work. Don't know what happend but when you are using it it wont stay at one speed, it keeps speeding up and slowing down I checked the brushes and they were fine. But anyway, It lasted me a few months and the way I figure it's only $25 bucks if you have to buy a new one, but I have a porter cable coming for christmas. Just my .02Nothing but the best, That's why I use Meguiar's.
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