What RO are you Aussie guys using?

3fiddyz · 03-12-07, 06:17

Fellow Aussies

what RO are you guys using? Im going to head down to Bunnings and take a look

i was helping my mate with his detail yesterday and he was using the small Ozito upright RO and it was actually quite well balanced, but did feel like it wasnt heating the panel up enough to remove swirls/scratches - we used it with Z-AIO only

i want something that will handle minor swirls as well as paint cleaners

im thinking the bosch pex400ae atm with a green + white edge pad

SVR · 03-12-07, 09:03

The Makita orbital according to my friends is better than the bosch
I've got a PC 7424
Gonna cost me 149 for the adaptor. Doesn't bother me I've got 3.5 to 5.5 in backing plates and 4 to 6.5 inch pads for it anyway.

Festool and rotex are supposedly the best but mega bucks

3fiddyz · 03-13-07, 06:56

ill check out the Makita, any product numbers?

MichaelM · 03-14-07, 05:55

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Originally Posted by 3fiddyz

ill check out the Makita, any product numbers?

BO6040 The second character is a letter "o" the fourth and last are zero's.

J.D. · 03-15-07, 02:39

makita lope handle is the best in feel ! for quality finish.

J.D. · 03-15-07, 02:42

love it ! when it's light !!

J.D. · 03-15-07, 02:54

detailing polishing cars on the Gold Coast Aus. acid rain and overspray is all i see !! i buff 24 cars a week .

3fiddyz · 03-15-07, 07:55

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Originally Posted by MichaelM

BO6040 The second character is a letter "o" the fourth and last are zero's.

thats a bit out of my price range

i was thinking something smaller, under 200

what do u guys think of the dewalt?

Dewalt 245W Random Orbital Sander. #D26453K

wannafbody · 03-15-07, 08:14

that should work. I have a cheap RO that operates at 10,000 opm and it does a fairly nice job.