Makita or Dewalt

[Kevinmach1]

I'm looking for a replacement polisher/buffer to replace my old Porter Cable buffer.
I'm looking at the Makita 9227C, or the Dewalt DW849.
Do any of you guys use or recommend a one or the other?
Both are priced about the same..


Thanks...

 

[irishpwr46]

does either company make a cordless?

 

[BLKBULLITT]

I HIGHLY reccomend Flex orbital polisher! Amazing polisher. I sold mine because i never used it.. I like doing stuff by hand.

 

[mpf]

Porter is made in USA, and if yours has died, they sell parts. Our manufacturers need all the help they can get, competing with china is no fun. they sell a finished product for less than our costs for raw materials, how the fuck does that happen?

 

[DKS]

+1 fix the PC

 

[J.Cagle]

I use a Dewalt buffer. I love it. It does seem a bit heavier than some others tho.

 

[Bingo]

DeWalt and Makita only make buffers, as far as I know. Porter-Cable is an orbital, which is a totally different animal. If you don't know what you're doing, you can fuck up your paint pretty bad with a buffer. Unless you have some serious scratches to take out, stick with an orbital...no swirls and easier to use.

For what it's worth, I've used the DeWalt and it performed perfectly.

 

[DKS]

DeWalt and Makita only make buffers, as far as I know. Porter-Cable is an orbital, which is a totally different animal. If you don't know what you're doing, you can fuck up your paint pretty bad with a buffer. Unless you have some serious scratches to take out, stick with an orbital...no swirls and easier to use.

For what it's worth, I've used the DeWalt and it performed perfectly.

A Porter Cable 7424 is a DA (dual action)

The Makita and Dewalt are Rotary

The Rotary buffers are what you have to worry about fucking up your paint if you're not experienced

A DA is pretty much idiot proof, lol

 

[Kevinmach1]

I have a PorterCable 7424x and it fine for some polishing, but I'm talking about cutting with sand paper and the buffing. I've been painting and buffing for almost 30 years, so I have a pretty good feeling for the process.

My 15-20 year old porter cable buffer has been good (which they don't make anymore), but I want to see how well I like the feel of the makita or dewalt.

 

[DKS]

The only thing Makita or Dewalt makes is a rotary buffer. Hell, if you know what you're doing go for it. It's a hell of a lot quicker with a rotary than with a DA. It's just that some people should not put a rotary in their hands and be let loose on a car, lol

 

[Bingo]

A Porter Cable 7424 is a DA (dual action)

Tomato, tomahtoe...Porter Cable calls it a "variable-speed random orbit" polisher...

Thanks for explaining the 'rotary'...never knew what to call the "regular buffers", but I guess 'rotary' makes sense.


Our shop had DeWalts...they worked fine and we've never had a problem. A guy who'd we contract to do work used a Makita, and I think it was a little quieter. The DeWalt is a nosy motherfucker. I wore hearing protection when I used it.

I don't think you can go wrong with either...I'd just get what's cheaper.

 

[Kevinmach1]

Tomato, tomahtoe...Porter Cable calls it a "variable-speed random orbit" polisher...

Thanks for explaining the 'rotary'...never knew what to call the "regular buffers", but I guess 'rotary' makes sense.


Our shop had DeWalts...they worked fine and we've never had a problem. A guy who'd we contract to do work used a Makita, and I think it was a little quieter. The DeWalt is a nosy motherfucker. I wore hearing protection when I used it.

I don't think you can go wrong with either...I'd just get what's cheaper.

To be honest, I'm leaning towards the Makita...

 

[DKS]

I'd buy DeWalt just cause Matt drives a ford, lol

 

[SRTthis]

DeWalt... im a bit bised though

if you want to go the dewalt route PM me

 

[cschoening09]

I have the dewalt 849x. love it. gets shit done fast. plenty of power.and has rubber on the head of it in case it gets away from you. I think I paid 260 for mine

 

[JEWC_Motorsports]

Ummmm from 2010, i think he found one by now.

 

[muztangman93]

I heard the flex rotaries were pretty good as well.

 

[TGR96]

Ummmm from 2010, i think he found one by now.

LOL! Holy thread revival Batman!

 

[UltraKla$$ic]

Sig pic looks killer Chip!!!!!

 

[Makdaddy]

My son has used the variable speed dewalt for years

he use to buff large boats at the Lake of the Ozarks

he recommends the dewalt

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