Hey, I recently realized that my father has a Craftsman 7 inch Right-Angle Buffer/Polisher sitting around the house. The model number is 910739. The description says "Random orbital motion, matched with counterweight system simulates 'hand polishing' motion to provide a swirl free finish." My question is, would this be similar to a Porter Cable or any other random orbital buffer that many of you guys use to apply polish, etc, to your cars with? If so, where would be a good place to get the proper pads for this thing? Or is this thing a waste of time?

Thanks,

-Aaron

You're going to have to post specs. That thing is so old that craftsman no longer has any links to it.

Haha, yea I figured the thing was pretty damn old. I'll post all specs I can find on the box/manual when I get home from work.

I used a craftsman "random orbital buffer", I cannot recall the model, on my first car when I was waxing it. It also promised no swirls. It lied.

Hey, I recently realized that my father has a Craftsman 7 inch Right-Angle Buffer/Polisher sitting around the house. The model number is 910739. The description says "Random orbital motion, matched with counterweight system simulates 'hand polishing' motion to provide a swirl free finish." My question is, would this be similar to a Porter Cable or any other random orbital buffer that many of you guys use to apply polish, etc, to your cars with? If so, where would be a good place to get the proper pads for this thing? Or is this thing a waste of time?

Thanks,

-Aaron
You gotta love those old ads. The 'swirl free' part is mostly dependent on the preparations you do, the 3M products like Perfect-It 3 or Finesse-It 2 then all the million cleaners, polishes, and glazes. Assuming a proper washed and clayed surface first of course. Perfection takes time and effort unfortunately but these kind of tools can help with the time part.
The big question is does it have any way to control the speed? Any dial at the back or front?
If not, I'd probably not even try to find pads. Save your energy and cash for a PC. You'll never regret having the best.
-John C.

Yeah, I hear you as far as product quality is concerned, the right materials (and equipment) can make all the difference. And yeah, this thing definitely has no way to control speeds. As I have heard, you must use different speeds for different applications. Looks like I'm just going to have to spring for a PC eventually. Oh well.