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#394636 - 06/28/13 12:29 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 09/16/04 Posts: 5319 Loc: Marion, IA |
Dewalt D26451K from Lowes. I had a $10 coupon so I got it for $50.
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#394639 - 06/28/13 01:19 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 07/12/09 Posts: 2203 Loc: Whitehorse YT |
The sander i bought came from canadian tire, on sale half price. Only a 2amp but it works decent. only wish is that it had speed control for starting out. once i apply pressure its works really well. May try starting it after its on the surface. In this day and age i think they all come from the same chinese factory,just built according to customer request.
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#394640 - 06/28/13 01:24 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
Tom, I bought a Random Orbit Sander not long ago. After much research I bought this Bosch. Around the time I bought it, two different magazines did big head-to-head tests and the Bosch was the top pick in both.
This, despite me buying black/yellow stuff almost exclusively the last several years.
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#394644 - 06/28/13 02:26 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
I should note, though, that the DeWalts are popular and well-reviewed. My note of the Bosch was to add another possible option, not to say it's better than the DeWalt!
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#394645 - 06/28/13 02:30 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 09/16/04 Posts: 5319 Loc: Marion, IA |
I've heard good things about the $80+ Bosch line too. (Everyone makes a "cheap" line, thus my comment about the $80+ stuff.)
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#394646 - 06/28/13 02:32 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
In some forums, guys fight about tool manufacturers the way others fight about HT or Ford v. Chevy.
I just wanted to NOT be one of those guys! ![]()
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#394650 - 06/28/13 03:06 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
Too late.
Well, upon further review, apparently you can't/shouldn't use a random orbital sander designed for wood work to do anything like waxing your car. Something about the length of the throw/orbit. Which I doubt would matter TO ME, but now I've digested enough information to be confused into inaction.
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#394652 - 06/28/13 03:07 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making ![]() Registered: 09/27/04 Posts: 11437 Loc: Central NH |
This was for a car? I guess I read your post too quickly.
I looked for a car buffer last year and bought a Ryobi. The reviews sucked on all of them so I went cheap. I haven't used it yet. My cars look like crap.
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#394666 - 06/28/13 08:47 PM
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![]() aficionado Registered: 11/16/10 Posts: 901 Loc: Victoria,BC |
Porter Cable 7346 is hands down the best option. I have and it's the best polisher for the money.
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#394670 - 06/28/13 11:01 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 09/16/04 Posts: 5319 Loc: Marion, IA |
OK. Stay on target... Stay on target...
Some quick pictures tonight. First some unsanded Bondo pics. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then time to sand with the new Dewalt orbital sander. When things don't sand so well, change out the sandpaper. New sandpaper disc with 3 used ones. Night and day performance difference. ![]() And here are some sanded Bondo pictures. It feels VERY smooth and this is just with 80 grit paper. I still have some small spots to touch up with a little bit of Bondo, and then I will block sand it all with 100 grit (which makes it even smoother) before the final glazing putty/sand and then prime stage. ![]() ![]() I was going to put that touchup Bondo, but it started raining (it is also 10:00 pm) and right then my wife and oldest said "let's watch a movie". So tomorrow I should have it done. I am still not 100% sure that this is worth the effort. I think that the groove/Bondo thing on the seams is a good idea, but putting Bondo on the whole thing is probably overkill for someone not going to a black piano finish for an end result. Oh well, I am experimenting with something that I won't even see in the end, but will learn a lot along the way.
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