Porter Cable Buffer ???
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Porter Cable Buffer ???
Where is the best place to get the Porter Cable random orbital buffer from? I know I can get it from Meguiars for about $200, but I thought someone here on Rennlist named a place for about $150.
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From: Arizona
Lowe's sells the Porter Cable for $109. You can also order it from <a href="http://www.properautocare.com/porcabpolac.html" target="_blank">Proper Auto Care</a>for $129.
There is another place on the web that sells it for $119 but I can't find it at the moment. It is preferable to get model 7336 instead of 7424 because it has the larger counter weight and bigger backing plate.
There is another place on the web that sells it for $119 but I can't find it at the moment. It is preferable to get model 7336 instead of 7424 because it has the larger counter weight and bigger backing plate.
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Geoff,
You can also try mytoolstore.com.
Griot's sells the PC random orbital for 199.95, and justifies the higher price by touting a better quality backing plate that largely eliminates the transfer of heat from the machine to the buffing pad.
richard
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You can also try mytoolstore.com.
Griot's sells the PC random orbital for 199.95, and justifies the higher price by touting a better quality backing plate that largely eliminates the transfer of heat from the machine to the buffing pad.
richard
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The backing plate at Griot's is a Porter Cable backing plate. I suspected as much, and called Griot's and they confirmed. Coastal sells it, and it's about $15. Even with the extra charge for the additional backing plate, Coastal's deal (with the proper counterweight, etc.) was the best around when I bought mine.
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[quote]Originally posted by richglickel:
<strong>Griot's sells the PC random orbital for 199.95, and justifies the higher price by touting a better quality backing plate that largely eliminates the transfer of heat from the machine to the buffing pad.
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Two things **** me off about Griot's. Their high prices and the bullsh!t they spew trying to justify it.
The place is a ripoff, plain and simple.
<strong>Griot's sells the PC random orbital for 199.95, and justifies the higher price by touting a better quality backing plate that largely eliminates the transfer of heat from the machine to the buffing pad.
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Two things **** me off about Griot's. Their high prices and the bullsh!t they spew trying to justify it.
The place is a ripoff, plain and simple.
