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Old Jun 18, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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Thumbs down Chicago 7"Variable speed polisher

It is sold at"Harbor freight tools "store and online at harborfreight.com for $34.99
Has anybody used it?Is it any good??Please help!!



http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/p...nder-92623.html
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 05:10 AM
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Its a piece of junk.
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DetailDan,Jun 19 2010, 05:10 AM
Its a piece of junk.
And he's being polite when he says it's junk!
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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is it realy that bad??what do u mean by junk,is it producing bad results or the peace itself is low quality??
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 06:49 AM
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You get what you pay for most times, I owned one that I used on vehicles other than cars and the switch went bad in three days use. It ran hot and I found it to be lacking power wise.

For small polishing jobs on small pieces it might be fine, but on a nice car I would not scrimp on the polisher/pads. Just my experience.
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by S2KBG,Jun 19 2010, 09:31 AM
is it realy that bad??what do u mean by junk,is it producing bad results or the peace itself is low quality??
Yes, its really that bad. I burnt up the motor while doing some compounding. It bogs down pretty bad too and gets hot as hell. Save up for a nice machine.
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Old Jun 19, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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You can find a Gen.1 use PC 7424 for about $60. Save up a little bit more and pick it up, and get some decent pads from detailers domain. You'll thank yourself in the long run when you see just how versatile the PC really is.

Also, those machines are no good. MAYBE for waxing, and I wouldn't even recommend it for that either
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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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I have it..

it seemed to work good other than the fact that i have no idea wtf i'm doing.

the variable speed works good and it seemed to have plenty of power to mar my paint.. haha

i'd recommend saving for an orbital machine
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