Which one?

How freaking lame! It should say "Warranty" like all other normal companies. Customers for Life - 100% Guarantee - Griot's Garage

"At Griot's Garage, we want you as a customer for life. Everything you purchase from us comes with a lifetime guarantee against defect. We want you to enjoy our quality products for 180 days and have fun with them! If you don't like it for any reason during this time, return it for a full refund or credit. After that, you're covered with our lifetime guarantee against defect, in which we will either repair it, replace it, or credit your purchase price if we are able to do neither. Some items have a life span during normal use and they wear out. Our warranty does not include replacement of such items after normal use. Of course our guarantee doesn't cover abuse... But you already knew that.
Customers for life. That's our guarantee."

This ain't Sears with Craftsman tools! That ain't a lifetime warrant folks, this is just for defects!
 
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They key word there folks is "defects". This "lifetime warranty" is not as cut and dry as some of the posts I have read and just as I thought, there is fine print,which is exactly why I wanted to read it in detail. Alot of play in that warranty, alot of marketing in that warranty. So if the polisher goes south in 2 years and you think it will be fixed automatically for free, I have bad news for you.
 
turbos17 said:
How freaking lame! It should say "Warranty" like all other normal companies. Customers for Life - 100% Guarantee - Griot's Garage

"At Griot's Garage, we want you as a customer for life. Everything you purchase from us comes with a lifetime guarantee against defect. We want you to enjoy our quality products for 180 days and have fun with them! If you don't like it for any reason during this time, return it for a full refund or credit. After that, you're covered with our lifetime guarantee against defect, in which we will either repair it, replace it, or credit your purchase price if we are able to do neither. Some items have a life span during normal use and they wear out. Our warranty does not include replacement of such items after normal use. Of course our guarantee doesn't cover abuse... But you already knew that.
Customers for life. That's our guarantee."

This ain't Sears with Craftsman tools! That ain't a lifetime warrant folks, this is just for defects!
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Good point, you hit the nail on the head
 
I'm thinking Meguiars is out. It's between PC and Griots
 
Regardless of Griot's "Lifetime Guarantee" or not, there are still very good reviews on it as well as it being a good machine.
 
Clutch34 said:
Regardless of Griot's "Lifetime Guarantee" or not, there are still very good reviews on it as well as it being a good machine.
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Happy with mine...beats the old pc to hell. It's like a Vett vrs. a Kia off the line.
 
Here's the link to a recent article I wrote on polishers in general and I copied and pasted the top portion of the article that addressees DA Polishers. To read the entire article click on the clink below.

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How to choose the right polisher for your detailing project

This is just a general guide to help you choose the right polisher for your detailing needs. Power Tools are to guys like shoes are to women, you can never have too many. So perhaps don't limit yourself to just one category of tool, instead put yourself on a path that will eventually include at least one tool from each category. Every 6 months or once a year reward yourself with a shopping spree and add another polisher to your arsenal of detailing tools.

Ease of Use Ranking
Each of the tools below are also graded as to their ease of use using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the easiest and 5 being the most difficult.


In order of ease of use to learn how to get great results...




Single Head - Random Orbital Polishers - Free Rotating Spindle Assemblies
Ease of Use Ranking: 1

These are without a doubt the easiest electric polisher to learn how to use and master in the shortest amount of time. The biggest benefit is they are absolutely user friendly in that because of their free rotating spindle assemblies you can't burn through the paint and as long as you're using DA approved pads and products you can't instill swirls and in fact you can use them to remove swirls safely and effectively.

They are lightweight, easy to control easy to use on both horizontal panels as well as vertical panels.

They are versatile in that you can use them to remove swirls, polish paint to a high gloss, apply a wax or paint sealant and even use them to remove the wax or paint sealant after it's dried.

If you've always used your hand to take care of your car's paint or a Traditional Orbital Buffer, then a Single Head, Random Orbital Polisher is a great next step in your detailing evolution.

Commonly referred to as Dual Action Polishers or DA style polishers, these polishers are great for,

  • People new to machine polishing
  • People looking for a safe, but more powerful polisher as compared to a Traditional Orbital Buffer
  • People who only take care of their own car or their family's cars.
  • Anyone wanting to start a part-time or full-time detailing business
  • Anyone with a detailing business that wants to add a DA Style polisher to their arsenal.
  • People that work in body shops looking for a tool to insure swirl free finish.
  • Teenage boys and girls interested in the detailing hobby
  • Boat owners looking for a better way to maintain their boat
  • RV owners looking for a better and faster way to maintain their RVs
  • Airplane owners looking for a safer, faster way to maintain their airplane's finish
Dual Action Polishers are both great entry level polishers and tools seasoned professionals use to create a true, swirl-free, show car finish.

There's lots of options when it comes to designs, sizes add types of buffing pads for these tools with more new pads being introduced all the time.

All the DA Polishers offered by Autogeek.net are quality tools that will help you maintain your cars better and faster.

Drive Mechanism - Free Rotating Spindle Assemble

From left to right...
Porter Cable 7424XP - Meguiar's G110v2 - Griot's Garage ROP - Griot's Garage 3" Mini Polisher
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Close-ups...
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360_detail said:
If money wasnt an issue Id go:

Flex DA
Porter Cable XP
Cyclo (not because it isnt as good as Flex or PC its just different)

and then the others....

If money IS an issue i would go with a PCXP. They are on sale right now and you cant go wrong with it.

I have used a Ultimate Detailing Machine ( a modified PC) for 2.5 years and I have a makita rotary coming my way. Im looking to sell my UMD and get a new PCXP. Id be willing to sell my UDM for 50 plus shipping....
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PMed 360
 
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