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    Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    Since I`ll be doing any paint or detailing work part of the year outside during good weather, does it make sense to try using a corded drill with good quality pads? Lots cheaper than a good d.a. buffer.

    Has anyone gone the drill route and gotten good results? Any product recommendations?

    Thank you.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    Mass. Wine Guy- Noting that I`ve never actually tried it...

    Back in the day I did try a sanding disk attachment on a drill (both corded/less) and found it quite awkward. Can`t imagine doing more than a panel or so with it. I put it in the "if we get this into production, enough people will buy `em for us to make a profit" category, rather than"you oughta just buy this instead of bothering with a separate polisher".

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    Good points. Maybe I`ll go with a TCP Global buffer.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    Just make sure it`s the right thing *FOR YOU* so it`s not money down the drain.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    If I knew what the right thing FOR ME was, I wouldn`t have to ask. But I can always start low and spend more later.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    several years ago I purchased the Meguiar`s DA drill attachment tool and used it on a few vehicles because it was all I could afford (harbor freight didn`t have their DA in stock)
    I used it on my frontier before I coated it with PBL (v1), my challenger, and I used it on a corvette as well. then I saved up more money and bought a regular polisher because you could get decent results with it, but it takes a lot more time and effort


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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    The first time that "attachment" skips out and chips the paint when the drill hits the paint you`ll regret not buying the right tool for the job.
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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    But that just happens in movies.

    How about the TC Global da?

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    GG6 would be my suggestion, next if you cant afford that would be the HF DA. 6 orange and 6 white pads.
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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    I thought you settled on the Harbor Freight DA.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    Quote Originally Posted by SGM2008 View Post
    I thought you settled on the Harbor Freight DA.
    I did. But Amazon has a few pretty savage reviews. Still, at its current price of $70, it`s half the price of the Griot`s. I can modify it a little. I decided that I`d start with a 5 inch backing plate and 5 1/2 inch pads.

    How many pads of each type and what`s the rasist way to clean them?

    Oops! Sorry. Someone was kind enough to furnish that information.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    You can find the HF DA for $50 or less if your store lets you ge creative with coupons:

    https://slickdeals.net/f/10072924-du...-amp-49-99?v=1 (deals like this come up regularly).

    The drill attachment, while better than by hand, is going to be way more trouble than it is worth. I`d go mow a few lawns to get the money for the DA before I wasted a couple of days trying to polish a car with one of those. Even with the HF DA, a good polish job can take upwards of 6-8 hours on a car with less than perfect paint.

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    Re: Drill Attachments Instead of DA Buffer?

    Astore coupon gets it down to $55.

 

 

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