Unboxing the NEW Makita 9237CX2 Variable Speed Polisher

RaysWay

RaysWay

Autopia Specialist
Makita 9237CX2 Variable Speed Polisher

We got a few calls today on the new Makita 9237CX2, so I decided to open one up and share an unboxing to compare it to the old model.

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Everything comes well packed from Makita.

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(1) 7" Foam Polishing Pad included.

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Makita Nylon Tool Bag included.

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Makita 9237CX2 Polisher

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Inside.

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Hook & Loop Backing Plate 6.5".

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New Rubberized Hoop Handle.

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Side Grip Handle.

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Instruction Manual and registration info.

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New Rubberized Gear Housing.

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New Wire Mesh Intake Covers.

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High quality rubber cord with NEW Improved Cord Guard.

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The new Makita 9237CX2 is on the left.

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The new rubberized gear housing feels really nice. I can see it being very useful and a big improvement compared to the old metal housing.

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I plugged the Makita 9237CX2 in and gave it a quick test and it felt great. Smooth power with the soft start trigger and each "click" of the speed dial changed the speed of the polisher. Another quality tool from Makita :bigups

Thanks for reading.

Makita 9237CX2 Variable Speed Polisher
 
Thanks for the information, Ray !

I still have my trusty 9337C from at least a Decade and it has never missed a day to party!!! :)

What are the differences then between the old and new ?? Weight ? I think mine is 10lbs dry, sitting on a very expensive cooking scale..

If it is indeed, weight, I can see where they lost some using rubber for the motor cover, but that cant be all of it, right ?

What about the motor ? Same one? smaller? less windings? less power ?

Its a great price for someone who has the need or wants to learn how... :)

I may have to buy it for back up... :)
Dan F
 
tropicsteve said:
nice. I have the older model work horse. is the weight about the same as the older model?
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The weight feels identical to the 9227C. (Net weight: 7 lbs.)

Stokdgs said:
Thanks for the information, Ray !

I still have my trusty 9337C from at least a Decade and it has never missed a day to party!!! :)

What are the differences then between the old and new ?? Weight ? I think mine is 10lbs dry, sitting on a very expensive cooking scale..

If it is indeed, weight, I can see where they lost some using rubber for the motor cover, but that cant be all of it, right ?

What about the motor ? Same one? smaller? less windings? less power ?

Its a great price for someone who has the need or wants to learn how... :)

I may have to buy it for back up... :)
Dan F
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New Rubberized Gear Housing - very "grippy" rubber on the head.
New Rubberized Loop Handle - same "grippy" rubber that's found on the head.
New Wire Mesh Intake Covers - to prevent wool fibers from entering and damaging the motor.
New improved cord guard - for increased flexibility and longer life

Motor is the same 10 AMP "soft start" variable speed trigger and dial (0-3,000 RPM with electronic speed control to maintain constant speed under load).
 
I like the old unit with the metal housing. The new one looks big

Having said that. You wouldn't happen to have one laying around that might have "fell out of a box" and that I might could get a deep discount on would you?

You can keep the loop handle!!
 
My one and only complaint on my 849x is that it doesn't have a rubber grip side handle. Its very comfortable and fits the hand well, but its just solid plastic. It does however have a very nice rubber grip on the head of it. This Makita has the side handle I've always wanted. Looks like a very solid machine, as Makita is expected to be.
 
The Makita side handle is also plastic and its pretty good..
But the best handle I have ever used is the one off of the Flex 3401VRG which is the body color of the Flex, its longer, bigger, and has vertical texturing all the way up and is really easy to hold onto..
I think because of the size it probably gives you more leverage as well.
I think you can buy it separately...
Perhaps Auto Detailing Solutions out of Arizona sells it ?? ADS dot com..
Someone sells it because I bought one once..
I know they sell the metal spacers that you can put on the back of your backing plates or the Rotary so you can space the pad a little away from the machine so you can get into tighter spaces.. I dont ever leave that off my Makita... I use it all the time too..

Dan F
 
Stokdgs said:
The Makita side handle is also plastic and its pretty good..
But the best handle I have ever used is the one off of the Flex 3401VRG which is the body color of the Flex, its longer, bigger, and has vertical texturing all the way up and is really easy to hold onto..
I think because of the size it probably gives you more leverage as well.
I think you can buy it separately...
Perhaps Auto Detailing Solutions out of Arizona sells it ?? ADS dot com..
Someone sells it because I bought one once..
I know they sell the metal spacers that you can put on the back of your backing plates or the Rotary so you can space the pad a little away from the machine so you can get into tighter spaces.. I dont ever leave that off my Makita... I use it all the time too..

Dan F
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Sounds like the Flex Grip Side Handle

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We have it in our store: FLEX Grip Side Handle
 
When it comes to polishers, a lot has to do with what you've gotten used to. The first machine I got used to was a Sioux with a wood side handle - it wasn't a new machine even then but it was still available. It was heavy and reliable and its probably still around in the back of a garage or shop where, if someone decides to plug it in, they could still use it. Then I went to the Sioux 2000, called that because the 2000 was the operating speed and if you wanted lower speeds you did it by triggering the machine off and on. Then the Sioux 1200, because 1200 rpms cut the new urethane paint faster. That machine didn't stay around long because even though it worked better people couldn't wrap their heads around slower speed cutting faster. Then the Porter Cable came along that was lighter and had a really interesting trigger. The trigger was oriented so it looked like it was pointing backward, but what that did was give you more leverage over the trigger closer to the motor and made it easier to pull. It also had a detente so when you pulled the trigger on, the spring back got weaker, making it easier to keep on. None of these were variable speed and all had to be triggered in tight places.

I thought variable speed was unnecessary. Then Dewalt came out with variable speed and I was hooked, until I got the Makita 9227 and everything changed. It was lighter, the soft start was nice and the D handle took about half a car to get used to. That was my go to machine for years and years, until the Hitachi came along. The Hitachi is lighter yet, starts quicker and is at least as tough as anything I've ever had. Still, the new Makita does look really good and even though I'd take that rubber cover off the head in the interest of better cooling before I even put the handle on, I think that might be my next machine. They've addressed all the weakness' and the new handle looks like a real improvement to me because anything that makes a machine easier to hold makes it easier to use.

Looks to me like Makita has a winner in this one, but I do have one question: How does the machine sound under load?

Robert
 
WhyteWizard said:
Looks to me like Makita has a winner in this one, but I do have one question: How does the machine sound under load?

Robert
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I'm 99% sure I have a video on my computer at the office of this new model running. I'll check on Monday, if I don't have it I'll make one for you.
 
Vega@Autopia said:
I'm 99% sure I have a video on my computer at the office of this new model running. I'll check on Monday, if I don't have it I'll make one for you.
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I really appreciate that. I hope the video is the machine running under load because the sound changes a lot with some machines. I'd also like to see the spin up time, how soft is the soft start. As I mentioned I like the quicker start of the Hitachi.

Thank you.

Robert
 
I have two of these work horses, one in for the cord now. Over the years they really take a beaten. The Maskita as I call them. That machine looks mean and lean, but I just bought two new Flex rotaries, to replace the Makitas. The Flex tools are really superior tools. How much 259.95???
 
I agree the soft start of the Makita can be a pain. Your like OK polish already! The Hitachi is a great polisher as well, I did manage to kill it prior to the Makita though. The cord gave in which is the case most times. That or the switch. I killed my Hitachi doing boats. It really wasnt the polishers fault.
 
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