$ for $ best buffer

[cardaddy]

Dollar for dollar, I'd say the GG6 has to be a great candidate for that prize.

I mean to say, for the price it succeeds at doing whatever job you have at hand, and has a lifetime warranty. That is pretty hard to beat!

Is it as smooth as the Rupes? Does it have forced rotation like the Flex? Can it correct as fast as either of them? Likely not.

Can you buy THREE of them and dedicate one to 4" (and 3"), another to 5½" and yet another to 6½" duty for LESS than a Flex or Rupes kit with backing plates to do all three? You BETCHA! (Actually the Rupes and Flex can not do all three.)

Will the Flex and Rupes correct faster?
Oh yeah.

All the same logic applies to the choice of a random orbit buffer that applies to watches and cars. You can tell time with a $15 Timex, or a $15,000 Rolex... they both end in "ex". Just as you can drive to work in a Prius or a Tesla, both have batteries as their primary drive. Neither one will save you any 'time' getting to work, but the second choice makes sure you spend more TIME AT WORK. (To pay for it.) Whereas the secondary choice(s) of a buffer can indeed save you time.

It's all a choice of more than functionality, it's a choice of "style".

[Harry Da Hamster]

Actually dollar for dollar, you absolutely cannot beat the Harbor Freight. Much more powerful than a Porter Cable 7424XP, slightly less powerful than a Griot Garage 6", and a third the price.

[HateSwirls]

For the money ?
Can't beat the GG6.
Works as good as a Flex for a much better price.
Plus they give you a lifetime warranty on the GG6.
Try getting that with other companies.

Rupes can and will bog down at times but not the GG6, go figure.

[AeroCleanse]

How heavy is that set up?

Don't know but it sure works great.

[CCC4me]

Makita rotary with a dynabrade head. Get the best of rotary and long throw DA

It's like a Flex, a Rupes, and a rotary all in one!

[CCC4me]

How heavy is that set up?

The head adds 2# 5oz (with the Dynabrade backing plate--not a smaller one) to your favorite rotary. My old Hitachi weighs in at 9# 10oz making a 12# combo for me.

[The Critic]

If you're starting out and want to see if detailing is a hobby you'd like to pursue, get the HF DA.

Otherwise, Flex 3401 with the Lake Country changeable backing plate kit. The 5" Hybrid pads are the only pads worth using on a Flex. With the 5" pad, the Flex is just as smooth as the Rupes.

[swanicyouth]

$ 4 $ the GG6 has to win -

Power: top in class for a free spinning DA

Warranty: til death do us part...

Versatility: can accept pads from 3-6.5". It takes almost $700 in Rupes equipment to do that.

Price: pretty good. Also comes with a useable BP and bale handle.

User friendliness: pretty good. Chances are high the newest nooblet can take it out of the box and polish something without ruining it, burning through it, or leaving holograms all over it.

[Rsurfer]

With the 5" pad, the Flex is just as smooth as the Rupes.

[Deep18]

Thanks for all the input guys!