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Has every one that has read my other thread which you can find here You will notice that I have been asking about what I should get. Well one of my friends decided to pick me up a MVP 6" polisher/Buffer from walmart for about 20USD.
I mostly tested this on the hood and the truck, which, was actually pretty dull.
So I decided to give it a spin earlier today and here is my review:
Well when I received the buffer I was kind apprehensive about it and kind of gave him this look in the process. Well of course not being rude I took it and said "Thank You" and decided to give it a run this week end to see what it can do.
Well when the rain and everything stopped. I pulled it out of the box and it to my surprise it came with the following Items.
1x Wool bonnet
1x Microfiber Bonnet
1x Foam Pad Bonnet
The foam pad it glued to the backplate.. so this was actually a down fall.
(It didn't come with the polisher)
and of course the buffer/polisher. Well if you can see it you will notice that the cord is very short meaning that you have to buy an extension cord which will run you about 12-13 USD.
Well after I gave the car a complete thorough bath using Gold Class shampoo and conditioner and a Lamb's wool glove. I then dried it off with 2x water magnetites following 1x microfiber towel to prep it for the Deep Crystal paint cleaner and polisher.
After the car was completely dried I went and got the MVP polisher/Buffer for a good round and to my surprise the wool bonnet gave me a good fight trying to get it on the buffer due to the backplate turning and actually being a little bigger and thicker then what I expected. After I got it on I got the Deep Crystal Polish ready to go. Well after I got it going I decided to do a section before I have the whole car a good beating.
From what I encountered and what you can see it went on pretty good and didn't give me a fight or anything. It also dispersed the polish very thin covering a good section and also gave you a good picture on what is cover (Which is pretty hard to do by hand). The buffer also worked the polish in with little effort giving you time to go over the areas that you missed. Has you can see by the picture from above.
This is the result after the first pass and thought it actually was pretty good but was not really up to my standard so I decided to go over it a couple more times and this is what I got after each pass:
I know you can't really see the results but I know I could and after the third pass I was pretty satisfied with what I got, so I moved on to the truck and one of the finders.
I should have gotten shots of the car after I washed it but I forgot too, but, it was pretty dirty (and trust me with the Texas weather it was pretty bad).
I gave the finder a good go and this is the result. It was a little duller then it was and I shot it with about 2x coats of polish (It was actually an improvement from what it was)
It was hard to get the buffer in the corners due to no handle and no actual way to get it completely under the passenger side mirror, giving it a little dull area where I could not reach and had to do it by hand:
After I was done with the finder I moved onto the trunk... Which I have to say was in pretty bad shape do the dullness (I tried to do it by hand and didn't get any good results)
Here is a shot of the trunk before I hit it with 3 coats of polish:
Before
Second Coat
After
It came out a lot better then it did before I started and I was very pleased with the results.
Here is a picture of the complete front of the car... It's the same one has posted but with out the writing.
After everything is said in done the results where not that bad. I was expecting worse from something like this, but, I was actually surprised.
Here is a picture after fighting to get it on and after the constant vibrations (With no contact with the surface) and Cleaning your pad on the fly. When I did the cleaning on the fly.. it became difficult at times.
The over all experience of this buffer is.... "Drum Roll, Please" a surprising 5/10.
Pros and cons of the buffer.
Pros:
Does what it says
Even flow of wax and any cleaners and or waxes
Pretty powerful for something this small (Surprising 2600RPM)
Can and will hide "Some Scratches" if used correctly.
The wool, micro and sponge bonnets are about 6-7USD (Not as bad as I thought)
Can't really beat the price (9-16USD)
Cons
Hard to get into some spots
Hard to get the bonnets on and can cause them to tear if not correctly applied.
Not to be used for swirls or for large deep scratches "Well not remove them"
If you apply the bonnets and turn it on with out contact it will cause the buffer to spin out of control and cause a lot of vibration.
Can't remove the backplate or the foam applicator.
Hard to find foam and wool bonnets {Not in walmart, just the microfiber bonnets}
Has a lock for the power button instead of a trigger (Can cause the vibrations and shift of the bonnets)
I know this is not the best review but this is my first and I did what I could to make it understandable to every one.
Thank you for your time.
If you have any question feel free to ask.
I mostly tested this on the hood and the truck, which, was actually pretty dull.
So I decided to give it a spin earlier today and here is my review:
Well when I received the buffer I was kind apprehensive about it and kind of gave him this look in the process. Well of course not being rude I took it and said "Thank You" and decided to give it a run this week end to see what it can do.
Well when the rain and everything stopped. I pulled it out of the box and it to my surprise it came with the following Items.
1x Wool bonnet
1x Microfiber Bonnet
1x Foam Pad Bonnet
The foam pad it glued to the backplate.. so this was actually a down fall.
(It didn't come with the polisher)
and of course the buffer/polisher. Well if you can see it you will notice that the cord is very short meaning that you have to buy an extension cord which will run you about 12-13 USD.
Well after I gave the car a complete thorough bath using Gold Class shampoo and conditioner and a Lamb's wool glove. I then dried it off with 2x water magnetites following 1x microfiber towel to prep it for the Deep Crystal paint cleaner and polisher.
After the car was completely dried I went and got the MVP polisher/Buffer for a good round and to my surprise the wool bonnet gave me a good fight trying to get it on the buffer due to the backplate turning and actually being a little bigger and thicker then what I expected. After I got it on I got the Deep Crystal Polish ready to go. Well after I got it going I decided to do a section before I have the whole car a good beating.
From what I encountered and what you can see it went on pretty good and didn't give me a fight or anything. It also dispersed the polish very thin covering a good section and also gave you a good picture on what is cover (Which is pretty hard to do by hand). The buffer also worked the polish in with little effort giving you time to go over the areas that you missed. Has you can see by the picture from above.
This is the result after the first pass and thought it actually was pretty good but was not really up to my standard so I decided to go over it a couple more times and this is what I got after each pass:
I know you can't really see the results but I know I could and after the third pass I was pretty satisfied with what I got, so I moved on to the truck and one of the finders.
I should have gotten shots of the car after I washed it but I forgot too, but, it was pretty dirty (and trust me with the Texas weather it was pretty bad).
I gave the finder a good go and this is the result. It was a little duller then it was and I shot it with about 2x coats of polish (It was actually an improvement from what it was)
It was hard to get the buffer in the corners due to no handle and no actual way to get it completely under the passenger side mirror, giving it a little dull area where I could not reach and had to do it by hand:
After I was done with the finder I moved onto the trunk... Which I have to say was in pretty bad shape do the dullness (I tried to do it by hand and didn't get any good results)
Here is a shot of the trunk before I hit it with 3 coats of polish:
Before
Second Coat
After
It came out a lot better then it did before I started and I was very pleased with the results.
Here is a picture of the complete front of the car... It's the same one has posted but with out the writing.
After everything is said in done the results where not that bad. I was expecting worse from something like this, but, I was actually surprised.
Here is a picture after fighting to get it on and after the constant vibrations (With no contact with the surface) and Cleaning your pad on the fly. When I did the cleaning on the fly.. it became difficult at times.
The over all experience of this buffer is.... "Drum Roll, Please" a surprising 5/10.
Pros and cons of the buffer.
Pros:
Does what it says
Even flow of wax and any cleaners and or waxes
Pretty powerful for something this small (Surprising 2600RPM)
Can and will hide "Some Scratches" if used correctly.
The wool, micro and sponge bonnets are about 6-7USD (Not as bad as I thought)
Can't really beat the price (9-16USD)
Cons
Hard to get into some spots
Hard to get the bonnets on and can cause them to tear if not correctly applied.
Not to be used for swirls or for large deep scratches "Well not remove them"
If you apply the bonnets and turn it on with out contact it will cause the buffer to spin out of control and cause a lot of vibration.
Can't remove the backplate or the foam applicator.
Hard to find foam and wool bonnets {Not in walmart, just the microfiber bonnets}
Has a lock for the power button instead of a trigger (Can cause the vibrations and shift of the bonnets)
I know this is not the best review but this is my first and I did what I could to make it understandable to every one.
Thank you for your time.
If you have any question feel free to ask.
. I actually have one from walmart and it was only about 8 or 9 dollars. I don't use it for that type of work but i do use it for applying my waxes due to it being small and lightweight i find it easier than moving around with a different type of buffer plus you cant beat the price 
and mine has been going strong for about 6 months and no problems but just because i said that its going to die on me tomorrow. I know what you mean about the bonnets being hard to put on. I have ripped about 3 foam bonnets already trying to get them on 
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