Polisher other than a PC?

I have an Ebay $29. rotary. I use it 2 or 3 times a year on two different cars. The only feature I would like added is the "constant RPM control". I dont know what it is called in tool terms but it keeps the RPMs of the buffer the same, even under load.

As stated before, unless you get a powerfull orbital you might as well do it by hand.

The rotary is not hard to learn. A lot of reading & a little common sense and patience will pay big rewards. Doing the work slowly at low RPMs will not cause problems useing the proper pads & products.

I've got four times or more of the cost of the rotary in the pads & products so no matter what you do it isnt gonna be "low cost".
 
hutchingsp said:
I'm tempted to try a rotary...Common sense suggests right pads/products and low rpm and keep it moving and you should be OK?
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IMO you shouldn't get a rotary until you have a PC or something similar. Besides the general advisability of starting out with the milder/safer machine, there will be times when the rotary is the wrong tool for the job and you'll *need* the PC. I'm no newcomer to the rotary and I'm not bad with it, but there are *far* more times that I use the Cyclo/PC and I *always* use them after my rotary work.
 
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