Looking for good polisher!

[spiralout462]

If I was opening my own shop with a pretty healthy start up budget I would get a Rupes 21 and a Flex pe14 as my primary polishers. An entry level Griot's Garage or Porter Cable DA will also come in handy in my opinion. I also agree with Bobby G and Mike! These guys are an invaluble resource for us all! Good luck with the hunt! I must admit I'm a little jealous.

[jwilson534]

Thanks for all the info! I will be doing production to start out but hope to get into some show car in the future. Now to choose the products I want... Lol

[waxman1]

ok,after having my older snapon polishers go bad ,i got a dewalt.now after the speed controls goes out,190 ea, i m thinking about the milwaukee 5540 or5460-6. anybody used these? thanks

[rmagnus]

Yes I will be using it on cars/trucks. I just read a lot about DA polishers not working well on deeper scratches so I figured I'd buy both a rotary and then get a DA for cars that don't have deep scratches. I've never used any buffer before but my buddy has an old truck I'm going to learn on and I am going to get some old hoods from junk yard. Being off work ill have plenty of time.

Sorry for late response. You have received some very good suggestions so far. I'd recommend a Flex 3401 because it's a direct drive DA and it has the power for production work but can do finish work on show cars. IMO it's the best of both worlds a DA and a rotary.

For a rotary get the PE14-2 because it goes down to about 400rpms and it's light weight. If budget is a concern go with the Dewalt or Mikita or about $200 hard to go wrong.

Get yourself some smaller backing plates and a variety of pads.

[Love's Auto]

Stay away from a rotary if you haven't ever used one. You will need years to master it. It is very dangerous and can burn I'm seconds. Get a rupes 21 and order the 5inch backing plate. Also buy a porter cable and you will be good.