 First job for the Makita 9227
Broke in the new Makida today on a Fox chassie 1991 Fox Mustang GT polar white. The car had been painted and need some swirl mark correction. So I put the Makita into action to see how she manuevers VS my old Dewalt.
At first I was using the #M backing plate which decided to separate it self from the machine , Not damage but I am pissed at good money down the drain as 3m is expensive and I intend to let them know my discontent.. I when for the Meguires 6 inch foam pads and backing plate yellow foam for medium cutting and beige for finishing polishing . Much better results except for the fact that I had to get my Matavo out to get around the rear trunk spoiler and finish the rest by hand were the small polisher could not go.
At 6.6 pounds the Makita is very versital takes getting used to but once dialed in there is good ballance and power .I never saw redline 3000 RPM no need I varied it between 1000 and 1500 to get a nice clear finish no need to smoke the clear coate finish.
I ended up taking off the sisssy bar and switching to a side handle option being around machine polisher since 1970 I guess I got used to the handle and my right hand doing some ballencing at higher speed were room premitted.
Over all I cannot comment yet on my feeling with only one run . I suspect with time premitting ,durability and craftmanship the Makita 9227 polisher will show what the designers at Makita tools built into this machine.
Future articles to come.
Bob Geco |