Griot's Garage 10739STDCRD 3" Dual Action Random Orbital Polisher with 10' Cord

I was not sure if this would work reading some of the negative reviews here on Amazon. I am polishing a 38 foot motor home with chalking on the gel coat. I did most of it with a Porter Cable 6 inch RO sander with a Chemical guys backing plate and hex logic pads. There were some areas that I could not get to with the PC.and tore up a pad trying to sneak it in where it should not go. The Griots Garage 3" is quite powerful and appears to be very well made. The controls are almost the same as the PC, slide on off switch and rotary speed on the end by the cord. I used it with Maguiars Ultimate Compound for the oxidised gel coat and it did a great job.I was able to get around the awning braces and behind the ladder. and there are some small panels about the entry door that the PC would not fit into. The front facia has many contours and the 3" will be better suited than my 6". I experienced no overheating. I could not stop the roatation at higher speeds but could at lower. If you are stopping the rotation you are pressing to hard. I was doing the inside of a top hinged storage door that was paint on aluminum and appreciated the compactness of the 3" as I was holding it overhead. It was a challenge to apply the right pressure but I had made a magic marker stripe on the backing plate and could tell when I was pressing to hard or not enough. Later I polished the headlight lenses with Maguires Plastic Polish and a Griots finishing pad. I think you could use the Griot cutting pad for normal discoloring but these had been polished recently. and one came out perfect just as new but the other needs a little more work. So the plastic polish is kind of thin and I had some water on the lenses which should have been dry but I spread the polish using light pressure at speed 1-2 and then went to speed 4 which seems to be a nice balance where your doing some work but not tearing things up. My tool sounded kind of rough and the vibration was kind of harsh and then it broke in and runs pretty smooth about like my Porter Cable.This tool even sounds like my Porter Cable! Those that had over heating problems might be covering the motor vents with their hands, I found that the black rubber thing on top vibrated less than the body so I hold that and then just lightly touch the body more like cradling it in my loose fingers made a big difference in the vibration transmitted to my hands. At first I had a death-grip on the tool but that was not effective. I am doing all vertical surfaces so I have to push the tool on to what I am polishing. It is heavy compared to my 6" Bosch or Dewalt RO sanders it does have the feel of an industrial quality tool. Amazon said the tool was sold by Amazon but it was dropshipped by Griot's that took more time than if it was in Amazon's warehouses.So I am happy with this little polisher and it has lots of work to do on my other vehicles.

If you think this is underpowered you are using it wrong!!! That or the Current Gen is more powerful than older Reviews???My Main DA Polisher is s Rupes LHR 12E Duetto Random Orbital Polisher, so I know what a high end Polisher is and works like, I was looking at the Flex PE8 and the Rupes iBrid for Detailing those Small areas, but I didn't see needing to use this smaller DA Polisher a whole lot as all my Cars are looking pretty shiny and Swirl Free thanks to my Rupes, just a few areas to touch up here and there that I thought a nice 3" polisher would help with. Granted, this thing on a 1 Setting is kind of a why bother... But get it above 3 and your getting some action.I used this on my 64 Corvette which has Single Stage Paint and it worked perfect in those tight areas and matched the Shine I had going on all the Flat Big Panels. The Smaller Size works great on this car as my Rupes couldn't hit the Tighter areas being 6" and I actually removed some paint on some of the Edge Lines which I had to touch up, so the Smaller size works for all these Curves and Indents on the Car.Next I used it with a Polishing Pad to remove the 2500 Wet Sand Marks on my 2014 Corvette that I made touching up a Road Rash Chip on the Nose, had plenty of Power to gloss my Sanding Marks away quite quickly using a Sample Bottle of Wolfgang Finishing Glaze I bought.So far I like the Griots pads that I also purchased with this, but we'll see on they're longevity, but at the Price of the Pads compared to what I have to pay for Rupes Pads, I can use them a few times and then throw them out if they start looking shot.

I love the machine, but the hook and loop backing plate head fell apart on the first use (see pic). Unfortunately, I was working a custom order and had to stop for the day. I had to create my own shank and backing plate, which is working out great. I use the 3 inch orbital for light sanding and buffing on custom motorcycle paint jobs and it is pretty effective. It heats up a little and I let the weight of the machine to provide downward pressure. It is not too heavy to manipulate or lift to decrease the pressure on the pads. I would buy it again and plan on the supplied hook and loop backing plate coming apart and have my own ready.

First off some background: I have been detailing cars since the 1970's when we used Blue Coral and Simoniz wax and black shoe polish and silicone spray on tires.My first rotary polisher was from Sears and could burn the paint in seconds.I now own a Cyclo dual head and a Porter Cable 7424 DA.That being said I think I know a well built polisher when I see one and boy have I seen one with this Griot's 3" Orbital.Out of the box it has a solid quality feel,made well .Now the real test.I used a 4" Cyclo pad on the Griot's and started polishing on speed 5,I don't know why anyone would give this orbital negative reviews.Maybe I received a different/updated unit? Not sure but the polisher I received was another quality Griot's product ! Someone mentioned in one review it was hard to hold and heavy .Maybe if your a six year ! Some also said the pad would not spin.I used some Griot's polsh and I pressed down on this thing ,on speed 5 ,an could not stop it ! I'm 6'3" and 285lbs !! You might be using too much product or you have a defective unit.PROS:Quality built,solid feelStrong motorGreat for tight spacesUse it on furniture alsoCONS:None that I can see !

Too slow, under powered, Gives you a brush set with the polisher (that a clue-low quality) Don't buy this. It saves no effort, I polished the inner liner of my boat's cockpit, Took me longer with the machine, more effort than by hand and didn't have a good outcome than if by hand.One good thing, it's so slow, you don't have to worry about slinging material.

Muy buena pulidora, ideal para pulir esos pequeños detalles.

I love the machine, in person it's lovely, on video it's a bit mechanically loud but I don't notice it live.Works amazingly well. Lots of power for the size and is very practical on headlights and glossy door trim and mirrors

Back plate quality is pretty bad it got damaged in polishing 1sqft of a car which is the first work with this machine and too noisee

The product appears to be well built. Works good. I used it to buff chrome on my car. It’s a little bulky but a good trade off for wuality

Amazing little polisher. Great for small areas and inside door jambs and along you're a piller