Considering getting Griot's 3" Random Orbital

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It looks pretty trick and I have always been pleased with Griots customer service(always above and beyond).Yes I know about the Metabo unit too.



Any other owners/users here?
 
I have been wondering about this myself. I haven't seen much discussion about griots products here on the board.
 
I've toyed with the idea of getting that 3" RO from Griot's too. I don't expect it to really do anything my other polishers won't do, but it might be handy is some weird instance where its compact dimensions would be useful.



But 99.999% of the time, I'd expect a PC to do the job just as well. With a DA/RO machine you can just tilt the pad and use the edge...there's no real *need* for a smaller pad (so it'd be the overall size of the *machine* that could be handy).



But note that the Griot's orange pads are mighty gentle (not at all like other orange pads) so I dunno just what kind of correction I'd expect from it.



Eh...I'm a polisher junky...I'll probably drop hints about getting one for Christmas or something.
 
for some reason, i just can't get myself to purchase any Griots machine. they seem like cheap imitation knock-offs. if i were to purchase a 3" random orbital, i would buy the Metabo polisher SXE400 instead...



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Wonder how the two compare :think:



Griot's guarantee would be a plus....



I can see one of those things with a LC PFW pad for spot correction, if there's a good medium-cut ~3" pad for a follow-up.
 
I have the Griot's 3" Pneumatic, and I like it a lot. Sucks a lot of air, but that is any tool like this. Definitely helps in the tight spots!
 
Atlantic Euro said:
I have the Griot's 3" Pneumatic, and I like it a lot. Sucks a lot of air, but that is any tool like this. Definitely helps in the tight spots!
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Heh heh, I kinda knee-jerk about pneumatic polishers as I spent a lot of time running air-powered DAs doing paint/bodywork when I was a kid :D
 
So how would something like the above mentioned Metabo work on headlights? I currently use my cordless drill with some smaller pads. But I would think that the higher RPM's would be beneficial! No? Yes?
 
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