Dewalt VS Makita

[Rollingrock]

This thread sucks

 :drunk:

[Kitzy]

Come on buddy.  It's all in good fun.  How's that Dewalt working out?

[Rollingrock]

Of course, I love be the target of good fun. 

End the end, I am going to keep the Dewalt, most of my tools are Dewalt already so having more yellow in my garage isn't a bad thing.  I do like the the fact that the Makita can do as slow as 600 RPM but if I need that slow I would use my 7424 or my Flex. 

Now I get to pick up that tail gate from the body shop to play with.

I think I am going to tape off 1/3 of it and use Megs 105 until I get through the clear to see how much it really takes. 

[Kitzy]

Sounds like a plan.  I don't think you can go wrong either way but what do I know?  I've never used either yet.  That just seems to be the concensus.  Looking forward to what you can do with a rotary.

[Too Stroked]

RR,

Any chance you can shoot some video of your experiment and share it here too? I'm oh so close to dropping for a rotary. I'm just a bit scared of what damage I might do with one if I get a little silly.

[Kitzy]

Makita was sitting on my doorstep when I got home a little while ago.  Haven't even opened the box yet.

[hwm3]

RR,

Any chance you can shoot some video of your experiment and share it here too? I'm oh so close to dropping for a rotary. I'm just a bit scared of what damage I might do with one if I get a little silly.

Don't be afraid. Just get one and start out slow. You'll get the hang of it.

[Poorboy]

RR,

Any chance you can shoot some video of your experiment and share it here too? I'm oh so close to dropping for a rotary. I'm just a bit scared of what damage I might do with one if I get a little silly.

if you keep the rpm's below 1200 you will be fine .... just don't crank it up

[Too Stroked]

RR,

Any chance you can shoot some video of your experiment and share it here too? I'm oh so close to dropping for a rotary. I'm just a bit scared of what damage I might do with one if I get a little silly.

if you keep the rpm's below 1200 you will be fine .... just don't crank it up

Thanks for the support guys. Boss429 has been egging me on for about a year now to make the leap. I've seen (and even had to try to fix) several buffer disasters. From what I could determine, none of them took very long to create either. Keeping the speed down, keeping the pad flat and keeping it moving seem to be just some of the keys. Seeing that as of April 25th I might either be unemployed or at least between jobs, I may just have an opportunity to try a rotary out.

[Obsessive Detail]

Yes, keeping the pad flat is probably the biggest problem I see with beginners.  If the buffer hops, you aren't using enough polish or you aren't keeping it completely flat.

Once you get the hang of using a rotary, it is a lot of fun to use.  At first, you will be very tense and probable sweat a lot!  Just try to keep your arms loose and relax.  Also, a lot of people want to hold the handle real tight, you don't want to do this. You basically just barely hold onto it, use this to guide the machine.

[Tdub]

What do you guys recommend as a "first" buffer??  I need to get one here soon but just not sure which way to go.

[Rollingrock]

What do you guys recommend as a "first" buffer??  I need to get one here soon but just not sure which way to go.

My personal opinion on this is that every detailer needs a PC or a Flex and a High Speed.

EDIT: Ah for your FIRST machine I would get a Flex....if you have the $$ for it, if not, see if you can find a kit from one the friends of the cafe, if not, use Ebay, you can get a PC 7424 for under 120 shipped.