Has anyone tried this Meguar buffer

That unit is equivalent to the Porter Cable 7424. Totally different animal from the Makita, which is a rotary buffer. All the detail guys use the meguars unit at the auto shows (of course they are all heavily sponsored by meguars). I'd recommend the PC unit, as it is extremely popular, and accessories for it are plentiful.

If you do a search you'll find many threads related to buffing & polishing, as well as using both the Porter Cable and the Makita machines.
 
Not having used that particular model my thoughts would be
1: It's probably a descent buffer
2: It appears to have a forced rotation which might give a little extra cutting ability
3: I don't think it is going to do much more than say a 7424.....it's still an orbital buffer. I don't think there is a measurable amount of difference between the "quality" orbitals out there. To get more you'll need to move to a rotary imo.
 
avguy said:
Not having used that particular model my thoughts would be
1: It's probably a descent buffer
2: It appears to have a forced rotation which might give a little extra cutting ability
3: I don't think it is going to do much more than say a 7424.....it's still an orbital buffer. I don't think there is a measurable amount of difference between the "quality" orbitals out there. To get more you'll need to move to a rotary imo.
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Agree.....Rotary is the way to go, although one must be careful not to burn finish, that's where Dual Action Orbital Polisher comes in, 7424 is safer in the hands of a non pro....
I have both....
 
Does anyone use the dual pad Cyclo polisher? If so, what are the pro's and con's of this unit?
 
I have a PC and I was just thinking about using this Meguar buffer for compounding. I think it is a larger 7" surface. I agree with caution about burning. I'm a rookie and the last thing I want to to burn the gel, but I need to do some light compounding as the boat is a model year 2000. Maybe I 'll stay with the PC and just have to work a little harder.
 
mquiet said:
I have a PC and I was just thinking about using this Meguar buffer for compounding. I think it is a larger 7" surface. I agree with caution about burning. I'm a rookie and the last thing I want to to burn the gel, but I need to do some light compounding as the boat is a model year 2000. Maybe I 'll stay with the PC and just have to work a little harder.
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With the right product the PC does a great job. You can also buy different size backing plates so you can change the size of the pad.


At Ease said:
Does anyone use the dual pad Cyclo polisher? If so, what are the pro's and con's of this unit?
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I've had one for several years & it is a very nice unit. The smaller pads allow you to get into some pretty tight areas that would be hard to do with say a 6" or 7" pad. As for the finish it's very comparable to the 7424.
 
The buffer that I really prefer is the one made by Snap On. It has a 7 inch pad area with a variable speed trigger. The Snap On one was used so much in the shop that I bought another one so there would be two to use.
After closing the shop I kept both and still use them today, although one thing to note these are not low priced buffers.
In the shop we did custom car, boat, truck paint and fiberglass work. So the buffers were in constant use.
Especially when it came to rubbing out a freshly sprayed and sanded gel coat on a boat. They never broke down and till this day I have had no problem with them.
The buffers are over 15 years old.
 
mquiet said:
Hi folks, I was looking this morning at the meguar's website for marine application and saw this under accessories. Has anyone used this is light compounding or waxing? Just wondering before I buy a Makita.

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+G110V2


THanks for your thoughts.
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I have this exact buffer. I used it on my Tundra one time with the three step cleaner, wax, polish process. It worked extremely well, but, using it on my boat has yet to be seen.

Here is my problem, my slip is 12.5' wide and my boat is 12' wide AND I only have a single finger pier:smt013. So I haven't been able to really wax my boat like I really want to. I'm trying to figure out how to do it without falling in the drink.
Other than doing a total haul out to polish / wax her, I don't think it can be done.

BTW, I do have access to a wider slip, temporarily, for cleaning, but don't see how it can be done while on a dinghy.

Any suggestions for this process:huh::huh::huh:.
 
do the sides by hand in a dink,do the top with the machine .just tie it off short of hitting the water.you can also do parts of the sides in the shallows on hot enough days just put the wax side in the shade.
 
I bought the Meguar polisher last year the polisher has done all that I expected it would. Good unit for the price as far as I can see.
 
JUst about any buffer that is variable (speed) is ok for Gelcoat, I have a Makita that I have owned for 15 years and works great... Went thru a bunch of products though, and the 3m Marine Restorer and Wax works the best...
 
If you have the PC7424 already then this Meguiar's unit is the same type of tool. Get the Makita and use that for compounding and the PC for polish and wax. That's what I have and use.
Great results.
 
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