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silkman · 05-26-05, 04:41

Hi all,

I'm into detailing some time now and been reading Autopia alot.

After purchasing a PC kit (PC+Sonus pads) from autopia, I can't say that am too happy with it.

I've given it about 3 weekends' work and it appears that too much time is needed for it to work (for scratches and swirls removal) so I'm going for a rotary - the Makita 9227.

It's too much hassle to order again an 110v version (since I need a bigger 220v transformer), so i'm going to get it locally for about 290€ (=$365

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Here are my questions re the Makita:
I have about 10 pads for the PC (sonus DAS and LC) - I think they're 6" and i don't want to buy more for the Makita. Do I need an extra flex plate and will it work with 6" pads?

What is the recommended pad size for the Makita? I think it's 7.5". I'm using my existing 6" pads, should I be extra careful, will it cut less, more or the same?

Thanks!

05-26-05, 04:41	#1 (permalink)
silkman Registered User silkman is offline Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7	Makita 9227 + Pads Hi all, I'm into detailing some time now and been reading Autopia alot. After purchasing a PC kit (PC+Sonus pads) from autopia, I can't say that am too happy with it. I've given it about 3 weekends' work and it appears that too much time is needed for it to work (for scratches and swirls removal) so I'm going for a rotary - the Makita 9227. It's too much hassle to order again an 110v version (since I need a bigger 220v transformer), so i'm going to get it locally for about 290€ (=$365 ) Here are my questions re the Makita: I have about 10 pads for the PC (sonus DAS and LC) - I think they're 6" and i don't want to buy more for the Makita. Do I need an extra flex plate and will it work with 6" pads? What is the recommended pad size for the Makita? I think it's 7.5". I'm using my existing 6" pads, should I be extra careful, will it cut less, more or the same? Thanks!