how do I choose a polisher?

Just get a Flex and be done with it. You know you will probably end up doing at least a few details for friends and family once they see your paint all clear and glossy. Or you can get a lesser machine and spend much more time compounding and polishing.
 
sito said:
what do you think of the porter? is it good tool for newbie like me?
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I have the PC and it was my first polisher. It's been in for warranty work once, but just doesn't feels as powerful as it was when I bought it.

If I was to buy one today, it would be between the GG and the Flex. The flex is bigger and more powerful, but depending on your vehicle, could be the equivalent of an elephant in your living room. It's big and powerful, just might be more than needed.

I'd take the advice of the majority and go for the GG.
 
I have the PC 7424, Flex 3401 and Flex 14-2; I got them in that order.

I normally use the Flex 3401. The time/aggravation it saves and reliability more than make up for its higher cost.
 
Make a 2" polisher! Also I'd like to add that given the options one has. This tool is not very new user friendly, but seems 2' bp's and pads to go with it might be coming pretty soon (fingers crossed)

Also, this tool can correct 1500 grit sanding marks (with the right technique, products, pressure,speed etc...) so it is plenty powerful.


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^ the headlight on the right side of this picture got

1500,3000

M100 with Meguiars MF extra cut

Polished with Meguiars polishing pad and M205.

The one being worked on was in the process of the 3000 grit being removed and same steps listed above.
 
Eric said:
That's what I would get. It's cheaper, more powerful and just as well made as the 7424XP.
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$48 with the coupon

Garry Dean says he likes it better than the Rupes

He has a video on it
 
I am actually considering picking a HF DA too, especially for the price of one with the coupon.
 
hernandez.art13 said:
I am actually considering picking a HF DA too, especially for the price of one with the coupon.
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can't go wrong with it and being able to buy it locally is a plus. i would buy this instead of the PCXP and it's half the price. look for some HF coupons in the car magazines as well...
 
VISITOR said:
can't go wrong with it and being able to buy it locally is a plus. i would buy this instead of the PCXP and it's half the price. look for some HF coupons in the car magazines as well...
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Thanks for the tips and will do. :xyxthumbs:
 
I will be purchasing a GG 6" in short order. I've been following this forum for almost a year. My vehicle is brand new so I've been claying, sealing, waxing but the wife's is a black '10 VW that needs significant correction. I've been told that the GG has more power than either 7424 or meguiars.

I've also been told that you should ditch the 6" backing plate that comes with the machines in favor of a 5" backing plate which in turn take 5.5" pads.

Just keep in mind that you'll have a little instant add on expense in buying all the different pads that you will need. Can't wait to get the Griot's!
 
Correction: Garry Dean video is actually HF DA vs Rupes Duetto
 
Chase.Barnett said:
I have the PC and it was my first polisher. It's been in for warranty work once, but just doesn't feels as powerful as it was when I bought it.

If I was to buy one today, it would be between the GG and the Flex. The flex is bigger and more powerful, but depending on your vehicle, could be the equivalent of an elephant in your living room. It's big and powerful, just might be more than needed.

I'd take the advice of the majority and go for the GG.
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what do you mean by powerful? should it have higher RPM rate ?
 
When someone talks about "DA power", it seems to me they are talking about the ability of the pad to keep spinning well on complex/concave panel surfaces with a free spinning machine.

While "DA power" may not determine actual results, there is the fact that the pad corrects BEST when it is actually spinning (not jiggling).

Some seem to think there is no correlation between the power a motor draws on a DA and the phenomena I would classify as "DA power"... As if a machine could draw 4 amps and have more "power" than a machine that draws 8 amps by some engineering marvel.

Regardless if that is true or not, somehow the stars have seemed to line up that the machines that draw more amps are more powerful (assuming "power" is understood here to mean the ability of a free spinning DA to spin a pad) - and the machines that draw less power seem to bog down on complex panels generally.

So if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck....it's probably a duck.
 
sito said:
autogeek website doesn't indicate torque specs for any polisher. I saw RPM rate.
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You are correct

But, when you put you hands on the various machines, you will understand what I mean.

As the prev commented indicated, it is the ability of the polisher to maintain pad rotation with increased downward pressure; which increases cutting ability and to do the same on concave and convex panels, like fenders and body line transitions like C-pillar to rear quarter panel.
 
swanicyouth said:
When someone talks about "DA power", it seems to me they are talking about the ability of the pad to keep spinning well on complex/concave panel surfaces with a free spinning machine.

While "DA power" may not determine actual results, there is the fact that the pad corrects BEST when it is actually spinning (not jiggling).

Some seem to think there is no correlation between the power a motor draws on a DA and the phenomena I would classify as "DA power"... As if a machine could draw 4 amps and have more "power" than a machine that draws 8 amps by some engineering marvel.

Regardless if that is true or not, somehow the stars have seemed to line up that the machines that draw more amps are more powerful (assuming "power" is understood here to mean the ability of a free spinning DA to spin a pad) - and the machines that draw less power seem to bog down on complex panels generally.

So if it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck....it's probably a duck.
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oh ok. thank you for your explanation.
 
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