Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I run a detailing company on the side and I've been doing it about 12 years and used over 20 different types of polishes and waxes. Most of the reviews that are bad are people who have no idea what they are doing. I keep reading easily correctable problems. Here's the low down. I remember I paid like $26 the first time for this buffer. It lasted heavy use for 3 years 2 months. On small aircraft, cars, trucks, etc. But I definitely got my money's worth. The good: -The orbital buffing takes a beating and keeps on going. -You can press hard enough to get a good buffing and it's motor is strong enough to keep going. -The ergonomics are great. Holding at different angles etc moving around hard to get places and around bottom of airplanes and corners of body panels. -The 6in is great because it can get a lot more that you don't have to redo by hand later. (Tight spaces etc) -The on/off button is easy to use and press quickly and is in a good spot on it for that. -The cord is connected to it in a good spot. I jut skin it over my shoulder and it stays out of my way most of the time. -The handles allow a firm press with two hands and much greater control over it. -It's less than $30. Way better than any of its competitors for what you get. The Bad: -I have Black and Decker products that have lasted way longer than 3 years. So I was disappointed when I heard a pop and lost it. I still have a cheap nicad battery operated craftsmen bottom of the line drill that is 9 years old and works great. -After just under 3 years the glue started to lose its effectiveness and the pad was starting to separate. But it was an easy fix with some gorilla glue. -As soon as you try to one hand it in the middle, you accidentally turn it off and it gets annoying sometimes from a palm press. Minor issue. -6in pads are hard to find when not looking on Amazon. 2/6 auto places near me had what I was looking for. Tips: -Don't use any of the pads that come in the box. They are crap. But that's not what you're buying it for. Buy aftermarket ones on here. -There's a foam pad on Amazon that works great. Quick search will find it at reasonable prices. -Watch basic tutorials on waxing if you're new to buffers on YouTube. They will solve 95% of the issues I read about on here. -Give the buffer a chance to work. Don't have just one issue and decide it's crap. It's not crap. You're just getting frustrated too quickly. Try changing polishes or waxes. That might be the issue or your paint might be too far gone to get the result you want etc. It's a buffer. Not a magic machine. -If you use it correctly with good polishes and waxes you will still get a great result 90% of the time. -Any general car, NuFinish works wonders. I suggest Meguiars, Turtle Wax, Adams polishes, or Chemical guys and their top of the line products on special cars. I use Turtle Wax Black on my black truck. Overall: Definitely worth the money and buying again. It's competitors just aren't that great in comparison. There could be improvements that I would pay another ten bucks for. But it's inexpensive, does the job well for a few years of heavy abuse, and you have great results for an inexpensive investment.