Porter Cable 7428 Rotary Buffer?

[tguil]

I`m about a half step away from ordering a rotary buffer. I found a Porter Cable 7428 at the right price $175 minus a $25 rebate from CMA (a company I trust).



More folks seem to be fond of the Makita 9227. Is there really any difference in the performance of the two buffers? I have been very pleased with the performance of my Porter Cable Dual Action Polisher.



I know that Harbor Freight has a great deal on the Makita 9227 -$159.99 - but I am leery of ordering from them.



Tom :cool:

[zzyyzx]

Tom,



I`m going through the same decision now. Deciding between the PC Rotary or the Makita. Which did you end up getting?



Harbor Freight is an alright company. Really good prices. A lot of their stuff is lower end products, but if you stick with a brand name, you`re alright.



Scott

[imported_Greg]

I really don`t think you can go wrong between Makita, PC, DeWalt in that price range.

[imported_BretFraz]

I`ve got a PC7428 and a DeWalt DW849. Both are nice machines but different. Depending on variables like price, I don`t think you can make a mistake buying either.... or the Makita for that matter.

[dreinecke]

I just picked up the PC 7336 for $109 at Lowes...I`m happy with it.

[Paul Harvey]

This past weekend I purchased a Makita 9227 and I was able to play around with it over the weekend.



It`s great, and does it sure reduce polishing times. I will also continue to use my PC but I`ll be using the Makita for the heavy duty work.



Strange really as I don`t even do this for a living...I just love a clean car and helping my friends/family drive clean cars also

[majik1]

amazon.com had a 9227 deal w/ a tool bag, 2 pads, backing plate,free pair o gloves, free shipping for 199.....