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rwh

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Ok guys, I may be showing my age here, BUT, I have an old Milwaukee buffer that I have had for, lets say 30yrs. Still works fine. Don't know the RPM, but is there any advantage of useing the new buffers with variable speed? Looking to upgrade my arsenol.
 
I use one about 30yrs ago and die when i melted the paint off the car! It was the first time i use one with a wool pad, ever since i not pick one up, but i will try again when someone teaches me how to use it properly.
 
I started using a Sears buffer about 5 years ago. The thing weighed about 14 pounds. I bought a new rotary that weighs about 7 and it has adjustable speeds too.
 
Don't know if your old Milwaukee is a fixed speed machine but having a new Hitachi circular and variable speeds is a godsend for different conditions. There are so many variables in paint hardness/softness and pad/polish combos that I'm learning the different combos on certain paints and am now trying to perfect the speeds that are best for each. For anywhere between $160 - $500 you can get a decent circular machine.



I should mention that I ventured into circular work only after using a PC ROB for about 4 years and developing enough self confidence coupled with the desire to get better, faster results. I love my Hitachi so much I now want to step up to a Metabo!
 
Yep, the old Milwaukee is a fixed speed and still works fine. The weather here in Chicago has been kinda crappy and the car is allready clean so this will show you how bored I was yesterday. I took the buffer in the house and buffed the granite (sp) counter tops in the kitchen. Just used my 3m compound. Worked great except for the dust and splater from the pad. Glad the wife was not home, she would have flipped out. Got it all cleaned up. Thanks for the responses guys and have a great weekend whats left of it.
 
I'm probably showing my age too but I have an old Sioux buffer that my Dad used in his business back in the 60s. It worked great with wool pads on lacquer paint. I had it rebuilt once in the early 80s and it still works fine. It is heavy compared to the newer buffers and I find myself leaving the Sioux in the cabinet and reaching for the HF variable speed every time now. The HF is much lighter and easier on the back and does a fine job for what I use it for. I imagine the Hitachi would be much nicer yet. We won't tell your wife about the mess from the countertops.
 
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