Griot`s Garage 3" polisher owners?

**tuscarora dave** · 09-02-2009, 04:50 PM

Anyone out there own one? if so what do you think of it?

**OCDinPDX** · 09-02-2009, 08:09 PM

My friend has one...I`ll see what he has to say.

**Ronkh** · 09-02-2009, 08:36 PM

orbital or rotary?

orbital might be very interesting.

**OCDinPDX** · 09-02-2009, 09:38 PM

It`s an orbital. I`ve seen it, just never used it. Might see if he can bring it over tomorrow and I can give it a whirl (pun intended) on my rear license plate garnish. It`s fairly swirled because it`s impossible to get a 6" pad in there.

**Bobcat** · 09-03-2009, 06:23 AM

I have one, I thought it would be good for tight places and spot compounding - but , I might as well gave that money to Willie the wino. It is an overpriced, underpowered piece of crap. The late Billy Mays should be selling them for $19.95 and throw in the magic micro fiber towel, but wait, if you order now - you`ll get the pad kit, another micro fiber towel etc etc.

PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY! This product sucks, I`m going to try to sell it at my Oct yard sale to some desperate housewife as a marital aid.

**JaredPointer** · 09-03-2009, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Bobcat

I`m going to try to sell it at my Oct yard sale to some desperate housewife as a marital aid.

How much are you wanting for it? For yard sale price, I`ll buy it from you.

**Bobcat** · 09-03-2009, 09:53 AM

PM sent!

**tuscarora dave** · 09-18-2009, 10:43 PM

Bobcat was`nt kidding, This tool really is a piece of crap!! I had three of these shipped to me and after the third one I chock it up as a total loss as I am done screwing around shipping back and waiting for shippment etc.

The first on took a crap after polishing one(yes 1) headlight lens.

the second arived in a perfectly straight box but had a bent shaft.

so the third one arrives and I use it about twenty minutes and it shut off, the only way to run it is to push and hold the on / off switch really hard.

I had tried to be objective and give this tool a fair shake but I have to say steer clear of it.

**OCDinPDX** · 09-23-2009, 01:25 AM

Wow...I am a bit astonished to hear the 3" buffer is such a piece o` crap. My 6.5" is still going strong a year and a half later.

I`ll just get a Makita and a 4" backing plate.

**Slik560** · 09-29-2009, 08:43 AM

My 3" Griots has not given me any problems and has been a real help for those spots that a larger orbital can`t reach. As to power, it`s a small unit - I don`t expect the same torque as a larger buffer. Right tool for the right job and all that. So far it`s done everything that I need it to do. They are not all defective - plus they do offer a replacement guarantee. Since I have not had to replace this one, I have a better opinion of them overall. If I had to replace three of them, I might not.