Meguiars Cordless Orbital Buffer

[theamcguy]

I am interested in the Meguiars Cordless Orbital Buffer G104. The web site does not post a picture. Any chance of seeing one before deciding to order? What diameter pads can the unit use? Thank you,

[the other pc]

The G-104 uses the same Meguiar's foam hook&loop pads as the G-100, the W-8006 or W-9006.




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[Mike Phillips]

Re: Meguiars Cordless Orbital Buffer

Originally posted by theamcguy
I am interested in the Meguiars Cordless Orbital Buffer G104. The web site does not post a picture. Any chance of seeing one before deciding to order? What diameter pads can the unit use? Thank you,

Most important...

What do you want to do with it?

Apply a wax?

Remove swirls and scratches?

[Carrera]

My personal suggestion is not to buy this product and instead purchase the Meguiar's G100 DA polisher. It is a much more versatile and efficient tool.

[theamcguy]

Re: Re: Meguiars Cordless Orbital Buffer

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Most important...

What do you want to do with it?

Apply a wax?

Remove swirls and scratches?

I have a Metabo PC and Metabo Buffer and was just looking for something cordless to apply a wax or maybe a one step product like Cleaner Wax. Would this do the job?

[sneek]

i have the simoniz version of this polisher and i can say it lacks power! only good for apying wax where you don't have power. the strange thing is that the simoniz verson comes with sanding pads and a wool pad .. these are pretty much useless to me and the simoniz version the pads fo on and off with velcro. but its good enough to apply wax. ( i dont recomend it for the paste waxes tho stick with liquid

[Mike Phillips]

This thread is being moved from the Meguiar's FAQ forum, (It's not a FAQ question), into the Detailing 101 forum.

[Tuningfreak]

Maybe I can hang on a question regarding the cordless buffer instead of making a new thread:

I bought my buffer in germany. I received not only one papersheet etc like a manual ore quickstart guide - NOTHING! In germany we get a country specific poweradapter. Also there: No manual to explain how much power I should use to load the batteries. This question was answered by the wholesaler, but I still didnt receive any manual. So the most important question is: Is the red loading-LED on the charger turning GREEN when batteries are fully loaded or is this only a sign for loading? On the accupacks its written "read instruction manual" - really nice if you dont have one. Also its written "loading time 5hours" - but still after 5-6 hours the red LED is on. Also, I used the first accupack and was wondering if its turning slower and slower after ~ 10 minutes. reason was: Accupack was EMPTY! The 2nd pack did his job well.

To help here in the thread:
I bought this product only for applying wax and paint cleaner or polish, but my first experience was only great with wax. Reason: Its really uncomfortable to apply a polish or paintcleaner which has to be removed before drying with a buffer and remove the polish with another hand with a terry or microfiber... Regarding the wax its really great because you have time to use it on the whole car until you wipe everything off in one step. Maybe I need some more experience, but maybe I will use it only with wax in the future...

Here are 2 sample pics from the result with the buffer (and also with claying):

[Dragpakmach]

I had the G104 for one day and sent it back.The backing plate was loose and just felt low quality.I liked the doctors bag it came in though..The G100 is much better and can do more.

[theamcguy]

So Mike this one of your products what do you recommend it for?

[sneek]

i dont think i've ever seen my charger change green its always red but it fully charges ... i hope and think

[stewarta13wsb]

I'd say NO, buy the bigger (better) one! This is the only Meguiars product that has ever 'failed to please' - I sent it back and my kind supplier (Clean & Shiny) gave me a full refund.

The batteries seemed to last '10 minutes' and it just wasn't powerful enough to apply and buff off wax. (Mine's a new car with no tough paint restoration jobs required) All I wanted was to make waxing easier but this isn't the tool for the job as far as I'm concerned.

Hope my experience helps.

[Tuningfreak]

I tried today again the buffer and had the same bad result of the low batteries. I charged both of them 5-6 hours last night and yesterday, eone of the was empty until i completely polished the hood.... Thats stupid. The other battery was OK, but I stopped for today. If this experience is the same tomorrow, I will try to send it back also...