Well either tonight or tomorrow I'm ordering a rotary for Christmas. I think I've decided on a Makita 9227c. Can anyone verify their experience with this? I have a 300 dollar limit to spend on detailing stuff, so if you have any other suggestions on different products let me know! I think I'll try out ONR.
I used a makita for the first time two days ago.... and that thing... god its amazing. just plain amazing.
get the makita and the 3m backing plate UK version. makita is a great machine if it's your choice. gets the job done.
Probably DD. I think I'm going to do some more research first though to figure out what I want to buy.
coastaltool.com has it for $175 and it comes with the bag. Shipping I think is under $10, and it ships UPS. Not to take business from DD, but something like this should be bought with the best price in mind, and believe me, I checked alot of places out. I ordered my PC from CT and my makita will come from there when I get one.
I have some pads from my PC so I'll start with them, and Pete(pektel) just sent me a bunch of the Einzsett Pro Line polish.
To start, you will want one good cutting polish and a good finishing polish. You can get a compound later. Same with the pads. You will need three pads, a cutting pad, a polishing pad and a finishing pad. Keep the polisher around 1000 - 1200 rpm until you get the hang of it. This will make it easier to control and lessen the chance of doing any damage. It'll take the polishes a little longer to break down but as always, safety first.
Makita is an excellent choice. For an all around solid rotary the Makita is a great choice over the De-walt IMO. I used a De-Walt at SEMA for a few days back in November and its just too heavy, granted the motor produces a little more torque I still felt better with the makita in my hands and the thing is super smooth. Wise choice my friend, use it well and make use proud:mounty: BTW order from DD and use the 10% code for the makita
I plan on getting a hood from a junkyard and practicing on it before I even go close to my car with it. Thanks for the tips guys.
Congrats, you'll be pleased with the Makita :thumb: Get comfortable with it and make sure you get really aquatinted with it, once you get the hang of it you'll love it and best part it will give you incredible results.
