Griot's new polisher

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9935annivgt

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Since it is claiming to be the most powerful out there (and according to published numbers it is) does this mean that with the Griots you can achieve decent correction with a larger pad? The six inch that they recomend? What is the autopian's thoughts on the new Griot's and larger pads, do we still need the 4 inchers to do the job?
 
I had no trouble keeping the Meguiar's 7" Softbuff pad rotating under very firm pressure with the Griot's Garage Polisher on the 5.0 setting and the 6.0 didn't seem to care much about size either. It is powerful.



So rotating a 6.5 or smaller pad should be no problem for the GG Polisher.





See this thread for a few comments I made after testing 3 polishers side-by-side,



Griots Random vs 7424xp - Page 6 - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum



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Here's one where I used the Griot's pads with their polisher,



Griot's Random Orbital Polisher - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum



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Mike Phillips- Thanks for the info, I'd been wondering about how the two compare.



Keeping a 7" pad rotating under pressure certainly *is* a big improvement over the older/original PCs!
 
just got the new griots catalog (no.300 collector's edition LOL) and looks like they improved the outer design on the 3" random orbital...

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BigAl3 said:
just got the new griots catalog (no.300 collector's edition LOL) and looks like they improved the outer design on the 3" random orbital...
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Maybe they improved the innards too; my first one died pretty fast....
 
Accumulator said:
Maybe they improved the innards too; my first one died pretty fast....
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same motor (you would think they would of improved that too, just like they did their D/A with more power)... :nixweiss



though a little more expensive, i would get the metabo instead if i were to buy one...

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Actually the motor has been improved along with the speed selector dial. The changes were made to improve reliability and ergonomics but to maintain the same performance.
 
Provamo35 said:
Actually the motor has been improved along with the speed selector dial. The changes were made to improve reliability and ergonomics but to maintain the same performance.
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:nixweiss ....
 
Heh heh, it just figures that I got the *older* model as a gift right before the redesigned it. Oh well, I'm not gonna look a gift horse in the mouth..



BigAl3- Yeah, I remember the Metabo coming up the last time we discussed the 3" ROs. Probably woulda been a better choice, but Accumulatorette finds it easy to order me stuff out of the Griot's catalog.
 
Accumulator said:
Probably woulda been a better choice, but Accumulatorette finds it easy to order me stuff out of the Griot's catalog.
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well at least you have one, and not to mention they have a lifetime warranty which is comforting to know... :xyxthumbs
 
BigAl3 said:
well .. they have a lifetime warranty which is comforting to know...
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Ah, but noting my past experiences related to the return of Griot's products, I'm not all that confident about what'll happen if this second/replacement one goes bad :o
 
Accumulator said:
Ah, but noting my past experiences related to the return of Griot's products, I'm not all that confident about what'll happen if this second/replacement one goes bad :o
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break it on purpose, send it in, and see what happens LOL... :D
 
BigAl3 said:
break it on purpose, send it in, and see what happens LOL... :D
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Heh heh, leaving karma and morality-in-general aside, with my luck something would come up the next day where I could really use it. And my first one broke quickly enough without any intentional help from me!



If I'm not careful I'll be back on the Griot's [stuff]-list again :chuckle:
 
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