Griot's Garage 10765STDCRD 6" Random Orbital - $80.07 FS @ Amazon.com

Looks identical to the one I purchased from Harbor Freight years ago...cept it was $25 cheaper.

Ended up buying the 25foot cord for $96 shipped. Still a great deal. Cheaper than the Porter, more power and a longer cord.

Now I just need to get some clay, detail spray, pads, polish and wax. I already have the sealant (Rejex).

Great buffer. Got it for $99 in Amazon Black Friday deal in a kit form with clay, wax, polish, pads and other stuff:

http://slickdeals.net/f/3626876-G...Wax-Kit-99

Maybe they'll offer for Black Friday again?

i dont see the cheaper one now

yea price went up

Quote from hapollo8 : Great buffer. Got it for $99 in Amazon Black Friday deal in a kit form with clay, wax, polish, pads and other stuff: http://slickdeals.net/f/3626876-G...Wax-Kit-99 Maybe they'll offer for Black Friday again?

is that the same orbital? or different one":?

Quote from k1ngkev1n1 : is that the same orbital? or different one":?

Griot only makes ONE 6" Random Orbital buffer but you have a choice of 10ft or 25ft cord.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/produ...rom=Search

The kit for $99 came with the 10ft cord which was plenty long. Sometimes I just use an extension cord. It's the same as this kit:

http://www.griotsgarage.com/produ...y=ourPicks

Just got the shipped message. Ordered first thing this morning and expect to receive tomorrow. Now to buy pads.

Does this thing come with a backing plate? Or will that come with pads? Absolute newbie to machine polishing and waxing...

Off to autogeek...

Edit: I have lots of experience using meguiars three step paint cleaner, polish, and wax by hand.

What pads should i be getting? Do I clay now cuz I have a machine rather than use liquid and hand rub?

Quote from jonsmith74 : Just got the shipped message. Ordered first thing this morning and expect to receive tomorrow. Now to buy pads. Does this thing come with a backing plate? Or will that come with pads? Absolute newbie to machine polishing and waxing... Off to autogeek... Edit: I have lots of experience using meguiars three step paint cleaner, polish, and wax by hand. What pads should i be getting? Do I clay now cuz I have a machine rather than use liquid and hand rub?

This does come with a 6 inch backing plate. A lot of people will usually replace this with a 5 inch backing plate so they can use 5.5 inch pads which are considered to be ideal. I personally have never had any issues with the 6 inch plate and 6.5 inch pads as this has more power than the porter cable and meguairs machine.

There is a wealth of information out there on pads. Lake Country are considered to be some of the best quality for price, but there are about 10 different variations. You want to make sure that you match the correct product with the correct pad. Always start out with the least aggressive product/pad for the job and work your way from up from there. I recommend you do some reading up on autogeek.net or even the meguairs forums.

As far as the process for properly cleaning your car. First you wash, clay, compound (if needed), polish, and finally wax. What steps you need to take and how often will really depend on the condition of your car's paint.

Screw AutoGeek. Try Autodetailingsolutions first, Rick is a solid guy and doesn't peddle crap like AutoGeek. I'd get some 6" pads, backing plate, clay, polish, light compound and sealant. That should get you going.

sorry guys, am I just not seeing it or is the deal finished?

i clicked on the "more buying choices" and didn't see anything being sold by amazon. only saw other sellers for a higher price.

thank you.

Received this afternoon. Ordered yesterday morning at 7am PST, shipped at 11am PST from Nevada and arrived here Portland this afternoon. What a steal!

Can a 3" backing plate be used with this? Where can I get one? Thanks.

For what it's worth, BJ's is still selling these on sale.

http://slickdeals.net/f/5133008-G...-BJ-s-com?

It's about $89 bucks there but it still beats the actual price these sell for.