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This being said it was HORRIBLE doing that size of RV, but could not have gotten the job done without the power tool.For a big job, be sure to have LOTS of terry cloth bonnets. The only negative comment is the location of the switch.I kept hitting the switch by accident while using it, but perhaps I am too much of a dork :-)I used this to polish a 32' RV and it did a marvolous job of restoring the shine to the fiberglass that had begun to dull. For the whole job I used one applicator bonnet, 1 microfiber bonnet, but went through 5 terry cloth bonnets (that I had to wash several times before completing the job). This polisher worked exceptionally well. The two speeds are great - the low speed is good for application, then the high speed for removal and polish.
I washed the applicator as it tells you to throw it out after each use. The electrical cord gets in the way sometimes. It is a little heavy, after I did 2 cars my back was killing me. Works pretty good on high speed. The low speed is worthless.
The Ryobi that I gave away last year had only one speed and claimed to have the same rpm. Neither Home Depot or Osh sold anything worth getting. It will help, but you will still have to wipe up after it and you will do a better job.
I don't know but this one left wax even though I flipped the terry cloth pad and followed up with a lambs wool (not included) pad. Well, Osh had a Milwaulkee (not sure spelling) for $189 but the salesman said they make one in the $89 range that would be safer in the hands of the inexperienced shine-obsessed person. My dad has a variable speed Ryobi that he says is good.
Use this if your forearms or wrists hurt and you need a break from the hard work of wax removal. Perhaps it has an inferior motor. Ugh.black cars.and the search continues.
I am very disappointed that there are two speeds but that the first speed is useless. It was, in fact, weaker.
I simple used high speed for all applications and it worked fine. As the applicator pads are not supposed to be reused, including more then 1 would have been nice. The low speed setting is so slow that the buffer actually stops rotating with any pressure at all. This was purchased to put a good, even coat of wax on my vehicles, not todetail to a car show finish. Overall, a good product I followed the instructions and used all three of the included pads and got nice, shiny finish for my efforts. It does this pretty well and is certainly a time saver over hand waxing. A few minor complaints.
Also, the cord is not that long, so make sure you have an extension cord. There were some areas were I had to apply the wax by hand, but that will be the same with any buffer. I only used the applicator bonnet and the wax removal bonnet, then went over the car with a microfiber cloth and it's mirror finsih glows. For a first time buffer user, I was pleased. The instructions were easy to follow and I did my SUV in about 20 minutes.
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