advice on rotary purchase

[OctaneGuy]

Thank you!!! And I'm going to make sure I will never touch that little black button on the head of the buffer while it's running. LOL.

Richard

Originally posted by 2hotford
Congrats Richard on the new Makita! You will love the buffer!

Tim

[atticdog]

has anyone used the hitachi SP18VA
rotary?
hitachi rotary

[SpoiledMan]

I'm taking a serious look at that as the one I use currently is on the heavy side. It looks to be a quality tool.

[OctaneGuy]

Today I buffed out my wife's Murano with the Makita. Went surprisingly quick. I had already worked on another car, so I kinda knew what not to do. Still have a huge learning curve ahead of me, but using the Makita is a night and day difference over the fixed speed HF models.

Not sure what benefit the Hitachi has---it's selling for $30 more than I bought my Makita for!

[SpoiledMan]

You found a Makita for $100 shipped??


Edit: I did find that it has a 5 year warranty, weighs a little less and has an 11 AMP motor.

[OctaneGuy]

Using the link for that Hitachi---it says this:
Sale price: $195.00 - You Save $190.95 (49%)

I got my Makita for $167.

Richard

Originally posted by SpoiledMan
You found a Makita for $100 shipped??

[SpoiledMan]

I can get the Hitachi for $134 shipped and insured. It's really catching my eye right now. I guess cause I just buffed a boat with my 8 pound B&D rotary and it got REALLY heavy about 1/3 the way through. Something lighter would be really nice not only for boats but the sides of cars. Don't mind me though, I'm just justifying spending the money before I do.

On a side note, I hate to get rid of my classic Black and Decker Industrial polisher as it has been a great tool and what I learned on. It's still in pretty much new condition.

[atticdog]

spoiledman thats the same price i found looks like an excellent deal