Griots 3" Orbital Review.

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Am thinking about purchasing a Griots 3" Orbital to restore faded and chalked gelcoat in tight quarters. Does this DA have enough ass to preform the task? Feed back please
 
I was going to buy one till I read the reviews on that machine and they most of them weren't good, think I'm going to hold out for the rupes75
 
I love mine never had a problem with it in the last year. Great for tight areas and works great for motorcycles to. I use the 4" MF pads with it and they works great.
Todd
 
Love mine had it over a year. It has plenty of power and gets in the tight spots .i use 3"pads on mine
 
I love mine. Let the polisher do it's job, and don't stand on it. All's good.....:xyxthumbs:
 
Re: Griots 3" Orbital opinion

Works well for cleaning seats, polishing small tight areas, good for scrubbing tires and works well for tight areas to wax.

IMO not a power house like the GG 6'. Not powerful enough to remove bad oxidation or paint correction.
 
I can't imagine mine tackling chalky gelcoat unless it was with a sanding disc. It's nice for tight spots but a powerhouse it isn't. I find it to work best with MF pads.
 
I wouldn't be without mine. I detail as a hobby and not as a business though. I have used mine restoring headlights and just finished compounding, polishing and waxing my motorcycle using the GG 3" using optimum microfiber 3.25" pads and GG 3" for waxing. Besides I believe GG has a lifetime warranty.
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I get quite a bit of use out of mine. I only use the very small 3" pads otherwise it won't rotate at all. But it's a real timesaver in tight areas.
 
Ive wanted one forever, just haven't found a great deal
 
I got the 3" Griot's for Christmas. While I haven't tried it out yet I did give it a very through examination and I have to report this appears to be a well made machine. The polisher is quite a bit heavier than I thought it would be, a good thing, and well balanced.

I'm certain this will meet my performance expectations...:props:

I'll have to take a new photo of my polishers as I've added 2 to my arsenal....
 
i dont like it for compounding or polishing IMO, it doesnt have that tq.
i just use it for waxing
 
When you use it for waxing do you use a 3 or 4 inch pad and what kind would you recommend?
 
I have used it for waxing with both 3" and 4" pads. I use a 3.5" backing plate for the 4" pads. It is fine with either size pad, or backing plate.
 
RandyD said:
When you use it for waxing do you use a 3 or 4 inch pad and what kind would you recommend?
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I personally use megs finishing foam 3 inch. And gg 3 inch red waxing pad
 
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