Anyone on the fence? Go Griots

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If you are on the fence about which polisher to go with, I am on t Griot's bandwagon all the way!! I used mine for the first time this weekend and WOW I was blown away. So much more power than my PC, corrected so much faster on a totally wrecked black F 150 that I could not believe it. I did a demonstratioin to my car club and they could not believe it either, so far this is great!! Go Griots all the way baby!
 
It is the best bang for your buck, it is a great polisher, but after a while you will still want a FLex DA lol
 
I bought the Griot's over the Winter and began using it recently and was also blown away by its power. I did have the previous Griot's Random Orbital which did everything I needed, but after reading the reviews of the new model decided to upgrade to it...the difference is amazing. It's worth every penny. I sold the old one and cannot say enough positive things about the new model.

There may be better orbitals out there, but not for the money.
 
Definitely a game changer as it relates to the Meguiar's unit and the Porter Cable unit, it will be interesting to see if Meguiar's or Porter Cable introduce a more powerful DA Polisher in the future.

A number of times on this forum and I think on Autopia I've posted that when used correctly, that is with the pad held flat to the surface, the Griot's Garage DA Polisher functionally works like a rotary buffer but of course not as much power as it does have a Free Floating Spindle Assembly.

That is to say, that on the 5.0 and 6.0 Speed Setting you can't stop the pad from rotating so in essence it's acting just like a rotary buffer except that it also oscillates the pad while it rotates the pad and you don't get the buffer swirls like are common to rotary buffers during the correction steps.

You can of course push hard enough to stop the pad from rotating but the pressure required is more than common sense would allow as you would start bending the panel you're working on.

Have you had a chance to work on the Corvette you asked about in this thread?

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/ask-expert-featuring-mike-phillips/24782-griot-s-corvette.html


If not, how's your confidence that the GG ROP will be able to tackle the traditionally hard Corvette clear coat?


:)
 
After seeing what it did on the F 150 I feel like I can certainly make a huge dent in it. I went out and got Megs UC and am looking for 105 now. I have the danase polishes (swirl abolisher 1 and 2) but am looking for a small bottle of megs finishing to use on the vette. I think that orange pad with megs UC should do well (I hope) then I will follow with something on a green pad and see how we finish up. I do not use LC pads but another brand.
 
The new version Griot's polisher is AWESOME! I love how you can use 5.5" pads. Not sure about the durability, though. Thank God for the lifetime warranty(I've had to use it). :xyxthumbs:
 
We started with a flex and love that, we just got a Groit's as a second polisher and it is good but sure not a flex. I sure would not want a unit with less power so if the Flex is out of your budget then Groits is the answer.
Mike
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
A number of times on this forum and I think on Autopia I've posted that when used correctly, that is with the pad held flat to the surface, the Griot's Garage DA Polisher functionally works like a rotary buffer but of course not as much power as it does have a Free Floating Spindle Assembly.
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With a black marker on the backing plate, if you put enough pressure to where the marker is still spinning, but slowly, is that too much pressure?
 
Full Throttle Speed said:
We started with a flex and love that, we just got a Groit's as a second polisher and it is good but sure not a flex. I sure would not want a unit with less power so if the Flex is out of your budget then Groits is the answer.
Mike
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I would put my Griots up against your flex anyday of the week and show you it's ability to correct better and that it has more power. I know you have both, and I've used both as well and know for a fact my Griots corrects more defects quicker than the Flex.

Anyway, grats on your new Griots OP!! Welcome to the family!!
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
With a black marker on the backing plate, if you put enough pressure to where the marker is still spinning, but slowly, is that too much pressure?
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In my opinion that sound to slowly... you want firm pressure but you also want the pad rotating at a pretty good clip...

Catch a flight to Florida for the class this weekend and see first hand...


:)
 
O.C.Detailing said:
I would put my Griots up against your flex anyday of the week and show you it's ability to correct better and that it has more power. I know you have both, and I've used both as well and know for a fact my Griots corrects more defects quicker than the Flex.

Anyway, Groit's on your new Griot's OP!! Welcome to the family!!
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Well Adam to be fair to the Groit's we have done very little correction with it so far. It is an excellent machine for sure. I am having a hard time believing it can correct like the flex but we are going to give it a try son and I will post my result.
Mike
 
I have the new Griot's unit and I'm duly impressed like the other members have said. I was still considering a Flex to "round out the tool box" so to speak, but it sounds like I should spend more time with the Griot's to learn the proper methods for correction before I add another buffer to the arsenal. I'd love to take in a class, but a trip down to FL is just not in the cards. Maybe you should sell videos of the classes - I'd buy one. ;)
 
I would certainly buy some instructional videos. I spend a lot of time watching the how to section
 
Also a proud new GG owner. I love it but have nothing to compare it to :confused:

I got the bundle with the clay, quick detail, stage #3 polish and show wax. Also has a very good how to book and DVD. Which I blew off until I actually started reading it. Its quite good.

Side note- The polish really smells good. It practically deodorized my garage.
 
Rhudeboye said:
Also a proud new GG owner. I love it but have nothing to compare it to :confused:

I got the bundle with the clay, quick detail, stage #3 polish and show wax. Also has a very good how to book and DVD. Which I blew off until I actually started reading it. Its quite good.

Side note- The polish really smells good. It practically deodorized my garage.
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I bought the same Griot's bundle. I've only used it once but I really liked it. It was my first experience with a DA. I have Milwaukee rotary buffer but I haven't used it in years. I have 4 vehicles and they all have good paint on them. The DA is just fine for what I need.

Now the test will be this weekend. My asked my niece if I can detail her Ford Contour. It's never been detailed. It's a good candidate for a makeover.
 
TheCougarGuy said:
Now the test will be this weekend. My asked my niece if I can detail her Ford Contour. It's never been detailed. It's a good candidate for a makeover.
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If it's never been detailed AND it's parked outside all or most of the time, do a SUPER job of washing the car and then clay it really, really, really well.

Contaminants build up over time, the more time the more contaminants.

Foam pads and polishes on DA Polishers don't really do a good job of removing above surface bonded contaminants, instead the pad will tend to glide over them, maybe make them shiny.

So do a super job of getting the car clean and then claying the paint really really well and this will enable your combination of foam pad and polish to go right to work on the paint itself.

Do your test spot first, and once you dial in a system that's working great to one small area duplicate it or cookie-cutter it over the rest of the car and each time you move onto a new section be sure to overlap a little into the previous section for good UMR

UMR = Uniform Material Removal


The most important part of any detail job and the part that makes the most impact on the end results is the first machine correction step. It is during this step that the majority of the defects are removed and the paint is smoothed over. If you don't remove the defects during the correction step they will still be in the paint when you make the final wipe-off of the wax or paint sealant residue.


:)
 
Full Throttle Speed said:
Well Adam to be fair to the Groit's we have done very little correction with it so far. It is an excellent machine for sure. I am having a hard time believing it can correct like the flex but we are going to give it a try son and I will post my result.
Mike
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The Griot's does, in fact, correct better and faster than the Flex. Hands down, no question. Not saying the Flex is a bad machine, but it's not as capable as the Griot's of removing defects unless it's on angled panels. Other than that, the Griot's spins faster and oscillates quicker and also has more power.

I know I'm pretty hardcore about this, but I'm not a fan of people making incorrect statements like your previous one about the Griot's not being a Flex, as if you mean it's not as good. Anyway, gonna step back now and let the post stay on topic. Gratz again man. Now get yourself a 4" backing plate and 5.5" Surbuf pads and find the worst car you can and go nuts! ;)
 
O.C.Detailing said:
The Griot's does, in fact, correct better and faster than the Flex. Hands down, no question. Not saying the Flex is a bad machine, but it's not as capable as the Griot's of removing defects unless it's on angled panels. Other than that, the Griot's spins faster and oscillates quicker and also has more power.

I know I'm pretty hardcore about this, but I'm not a fan of people making incorrect statements like your previous one about the Griot's not being a Flex, as if you mean it's not as good. Anyway, gonna step back now and let the post stay on topic. Gratz again man. Now get yourself a 4" backing plate and 5.5" Surbuf pads and find the worst car you can and go nuts! ;)
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Adam, in a previous thread I thought you said it depends on the paint and that the Flex works better on some and the Griots on others. Have you changed your mind? No offense meant by my post. :) Just curious
 
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