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howareb · 01-15-08, 05:18

I was given a cheaper pneumatic drill ($20) from Pep Boys in which I was going to use for polishing glass, restoring headlights and also wheels with the Flitz polishing system. I got the connection set-up on the compressor with a non-marring hose, an in-line oiler, a swivel and lastly the drill. Well the drill works just fine, the problem is the amount of residual oil that is blown out of the exhaust of the drill with the exiting air. This is my first pneumatic tool, so I have very little experience with them. Is this the difference between a cheaper pneumatic tool and a more expensive one? Do the more expensive ones keep the oil in better? Having residual oil would obviously be a "no-no" for detailing. I may just be better off in going back to my cordless drill or use a cheap electric drill.

What are you guys experiences with pneumatic tools, if you use them? Do you like them any better than their electric or cordless counterparts? Are pneumatic tools dead?

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howareb Proper prep is a virtue howareb is offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stafford, VA. Posts: 1,149	Using Pneumatic Tools..... I was given a cheaper pneumatic drill ($20) from Pep Boys in which I was going to use for polishing glass, restoring headlights and also wheels with the Flitz polishing system. I got the connection set-up on the compressor with a non-marring hose, an in-line oiler, a swivel and lastly the drill. Well the drill works just fine, the problem is the amount of residual oil that is blown out of the exhaust of the drill with the exiting air. This is my first pneumatic tool, so I have very little experience with them. Is this the difference between a cheaper pneumatic tool and a more expensive one? Do the more expensive ones keep the oil in better? Having residual oil would obviously be a "no-no" for detailing. I may just be better off in going back to my cordless drill or use a cheap electric drill. What are you guys experiences with pneumatic tools, if you use them? Do you like them any better than their electric or cordless counterparts? Are pneumatic tools dead? Last edited by howareb : 01-16-08 at 08:06.