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I have a G110v2 but have not bought the 3" discs yet. While the G110v2 does work on headlights, it's still just a little too bog on some headlights. What I'm wondering is how the Griots 3" DA would work doing headlight correction. Has anyone used Griots 3" DA with lights and what was your experience? Does it have enough power to sand and buff?
 
Why not just purchase the 3" backing plate, and 4" pads for your G110? It'd be much cheaper than buying another DA.
 
I second that, get a smaller bp with 4 inch pads will save your more money and will not lose power.
 
Well, I guess the question was does the Griot 3" buffer have the power to do headlight sanding.
I have the 3" backing plate and 4" pads but I'm finding that on some headlights, specifically on a 97 Acura, 4 small round lights, the G110v2 was almost too big.
I've tried a drill and for me, I find that there is just no control.
 
Between sanding and polishing you should not need that much power to finish. With a rotary, I stay at 1100 RPM as my max.
 
skipper1 said:
Has anyone used Griots 3" DA with lights and what was your experience? Does it have enough power to sand and buff?
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I have and yes it does. I use the 3" BP with the Maguiars interface and papers. While it may take a minute or two longer the control and ease of use is great. I polish with 4' pads. If i'm in a hurry I'll polish with rotary. I hope this answers the original question.
 
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I have and yes it does. I use the 3" BP with the Maguiars interface and papers. While it may take a minute or two longer the control and ease of use is great. I polish with 4' pads. If i'm in a hurry I'll polish with rotary. I hope this answers the original question.
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Feslope, thank you for stepping forward with a real answer. So far everyone has agreed to agree with one another.
OK, so you HAVE used Griots 3" buffer on headlights. When using sanding discs, did the buffer bog down? What was your experience? Feel free to get into details.
I have the G110v2 with the 3" BP and 4" pads, I just haven't gotten the interface and sanding discs yet. What I am finding is that the G110v2 is just a little large for some headlights and Griot's 3" buffer looks like it would be perfect. Having said that, you can't test drive one like a car or play a guitar at the guitar shop before buying. Your feedback is appreciated.
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skipper1 said:
Feslope, thank you for stepping forward with a real answer. So far everyone has agreed to agree with one another.
OK, so you HAVE used Griots 3" buffer on headlights. When using sanding discs, did the buffer bog down? What was your experience? Feel free to get into details.
I have the G110v2 with the 3" BP and 4" pads, I just haven't gotten the interface and sanding discs yet. What I am finding is that the G110v2 is just a little large for some headlights and Griot's 3" buffer looks like it would be perfect. Having said that, you can't test drive one like a car or play a guitar at the guitar shop before buying. Your feedback is appreciated.
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LOL Its funny how these threads can go right off track. More to come, tomorrow.
 
Tomorrow, promise. Can't show up at AG this weekend without this done.
 
I have used the Griots' 3' buffer on about 6 sets of headlamps with great results. For sanding I use a 2 3/4" backing plate 2-3/4 inch Hook & Loop Rotary Backing Plate . This is a rotary plate equipted with a DA adapter D.A Adapter 5/8" X 11 This combination adds an extra inch or so to the distance from the buffer to the hook and loop. The extra room allows a better grip and better control of the buffer. Once the bp is fitted to the buffer attach a Maguiars 3" foam interface to the bp apply paper and start sanding. Apply light pressure, a speed of 3-4 works for me. Too much pressure and the buffer will bog down. The sandpaper clogs really quick, an air gun or a pad cleaning brush clears the paper on the fly and greatly extends it use. When I get up to to the 3000 grit I apply a little water with a spray bottle.

Water and electricity are a really bad mix. If you dampsand be very careful to keep the buffer away from the water. The longer reach rotary backing plate helps here.

For polishing I change over to a 3 1/2" bp and use 105/205 with orange/white or a green pad. Polishing takes longer with the Griot 3" polisher. If I am in a hurry I will use rotary. A 3" plate on a rotary can do damage to plastic in a hurry, slow and easy here.

For masking I use 18" "Road Wrap" applied as needed and trim out the headlamp shape with a box cutter. I seal with spar varnish in a rattle can.

The basics here are the same, just with a twist or two of my own. Hope you like some of this, hope it helps.
 
Sounds like a reasonable approach to me

BTW...Who is that in your avatar? The pic looks familiar, just can't place it
 
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