Customer Reviews:
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 Will write more detailed review later July 28, 2010
Just A Guy in SF (San Francisco, CA)
Works fine. The screw holding the handle to the buffer kept getting unscrewed as I used it. Maybe I didn't set it up correctly not sure. Takes some getting used to, but definitely saves elbow grease. A bit noisy, I felt a bit self-conscious using it in the driveway.
 Easy to use. Loud. July 1, 2010
SPB-RU (CA USA)
I am very satisfied with G110v2. It is comfortable to hold and easy to use. It does vibrate, but not uncomfortably. It is quite loud. I was surprised that on this Dual Action polisher the pad would slow or even stop rotating under load, but then I learned that the pad rotation on this machine is not forced and that machines with forced pad rotation are considerably more expensive. Still, the machine worked well. This DA Polisher has a speed control and I needed different speeds for cutting/polishing and for glaze application, so it worked nicely.
I used the G110v2 with Meguiar's W9006 6.5-Inch Soft Buff Foam Finishing Pad and Meguiar's W7006 6.5-Inch Soft Buff Foam Cutting Pad. The pads stayed securely on the included hooks and loops backing plate. They did not fly off even when I turned the polisher on with no load to spin water out of the pad I just washed.
I applied three different products to my car: Meguiar's M10532 Ultra Cut Compound, Meguiar's M20532 Ultra Finishing Polish, and Meguiar's M-0716 Mirror Glaze Professional Show Car Glaze. 16 oz. liquid with this polisher and I am sure it saved me a lot of time and muscle pain compared to attempting to do the same by hand.
 Died halfway through the first Job / backing plate seperated April 19, 2010
bobr
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
It is a nice unit, however, it had 2 quality problems. First, it quit rotating halfway through the first coat of applying a fiberglass restorer / wax to a 30 foot boat. The motor ran, the polisher still vibrated, but the rotation stopped under any level of load (actually rotated backwards slowly at times).
The backing plate also seperated in one spot, causing a wobble in the motion, when it did rotate (with no load).
I am VERY dissapointed. I wound up paying for fast shipping, buying 3 pads, and hand waxing the boat. I will purchase a known name brand for power tools in the future.
Very easy to use with excellent results! March 24, 2010
Dave's two-cents on this (Honolulu, HI)
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
I've been detailing my own cars by hand application for 20 years. Never used a polisher before because I always heard that applying products by hand is the best method. This was a tried and true method for me, but the car colors I've had before were white, silver, and burgundy. Pretty easy and manageable colors. Now I've finally purchased my first black car thinking that it couldn't be as hard as people say it is. Boy was I wrong! I should have looked up car care on the internet first. As one person had put it, "Caring for a black car isn't a chore, it's a second job!" Doh! Wish I read about that BEFORE I bought the black car.
After looking at the results of my first detail job on that car, there were swirls galore and weird fingerprint impressions that I couldn't buff out by hand. In fact I only made it worse as I tried to correct it. I was determined to learn how to detail a black paint finish correctly and not pay someone else to do it. After talking to some people who do professional detailing work, they said the best and easiest way to get rid of the swirls is to use a Dual Action Buffer like the Porter Cable. My first thought was "Yikes! That thing looks like it can strip the paint off the car!" Now you are probably wondering why I mentioned the Porter Cable when I'm writing a review for Meguiar's G110v2? Meguiar's is a brand I've used for years and their products are ones that I've trusted because of their easy application and awesome results. Not to say that other brands aren't good, it's just that everyone eventually becomes partial to using certain products that suits their style. The Porter Cable is a great tool, but after finding the G110v2 on the internet, I decided to take a chance on this one purely because of the Meguiar's name. Plus the video reviews on the internet were positive.
After claying the car, applying the polish (which made the car look awesome), followed by polymer sealant to protect it, the black paint looks absolutely stunning. You can tell it's stunning because pedestrians do a double-take when they see my car driving by. Not trying to brag here, they really do look! When the car's finish was ugly, nobody was looking. Now it seems to attract too much attention. I just wanted a nice clean car, I wasn't expecting a showroom stopper. It is so easy to achieve that stunning and flawless look with this machine that I regret all those years of detailing by hand. Simply put, I am never going back to my old ways of detailing. It's incredibly difficult to get the same results by hand that can be done quicker and easier with a buffing machine.
To summarize, here what you want to know:
1) Very easy to use, even if you have no prior experience with polishing buffers. You cannot screw up with this buffer.
2) Results are beyond amazing.
3) It does help to watch some how-to videos on the internet and pay close attention to their "technique". Search for "how to remove swirls" or "how to use a porter cable 7274" or simply "G110v2 review". The technique or method of using a polishing buffer is more important than the buffer itself.
4) If you choose to go with the Porter Cable, you will get the same results but keep in mind that the Porter Cable does feel "heavier" in your hands than the Meguiar's. But that is a personal preference and you should try to find a display model or a friend who has one so you can decide for yourself. The Meguiar's feels more comfortable to me, maybe due to the shape and weight distribution?
5) The G110v2 feels solid and well made. The motor is very powerful and comes with a long power cord.
6) I would buy this product again and would highly recommend it to other people.
LOVE IT!! February 25, 2010
Justin (Annapolis, MD)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Awesome polisher... used to remove swirl marks from my black paint (check out the picture I added).
Step 1: Meguiar's M10532 Ultra Cut Compound w/ cutting pad
Step 2: 32 oz. Meguiars Mirror Glaze #205 Ultra Finishing Polish w/ polishing or finishing pad
Step 3: Meguiar's M-0716 Mirror Glaze Professional Show Car Glaze. 16 oz. liquid (hand application)
Step 4: Meguiars Gold Class Wax (hand application)
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