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I’m not much of a gadget nerd, but on the other hand I’d rather not get too sweaty if I don’t have to. I bought a random orbital buffer from one of the big box stores years ago, and it has worked okay. The other day I got to use Griot’s new professional-grade random orbital. Ah, how the right tool makes any task just a bit easier. (And, yes, that is an Electron Blue Civic Si.)

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Posted at 2:00 pm in Civic, Grassroots Motorsports, Griot's, Honda

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griotsgarage
Aug 11, 2009 at 12:54 pm

Thanks for the good word David! Great to hear you are enjoying it.

To address the burning paint concern from PureBusiness, that shouldn’t be a worry with our machine since this is a random orbital; not a direct drive machine. The orbital rotates in a random oscillating motion keeping the surface cool throughout the entire process, so burning through the paint is not a concern.

Our video on YouTube explains this well. It features the previous model of our orbital, but the idea and information is all pretty much the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwqhBv-spy4

-Derek

sarahsmile90
Aug 11, 2009 at 8:43 am

Makes all the difference in the world….you get what you pay for.

nissanchick860
Aug 11, 2009 at 8:11 am

I got a polisher like that a few months ago, and it makes the job a billion times faster and better! I had some nasty paint to work with, and there’s no way I could’ve gotten as good of results polishing by hand. Have fun with it!

PureBusiness
Aug 10, 2009 at 6:11 pm

I learned to do that type of professional buffer work while i worked at Bushwacker doing the finish work on the painted Toyota truck account.Good to know kinda stuff,Good luck with it.And don’t burn that paint!!!