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   a_jepson | Mar 05, 2002 02:34am | #1

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   i've seen buffing disks before. maybe an auto supply store would be a good place to look.

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   Dick_ | Mar 05, 2002 08:38am | #2

   *I purchased a Bosch velcro-backed buffing pad for my 5" R.O. but wasn't really impressed; the orbital effect seemed to make the pad less effective than a true polisher. Cost about $20.00

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   IanDGilham_ | Mar 05, 2002 10:07am | #3

   *I have the Rupes ROS (and their orbital sander) and both of these are sold primarily to the car body repair trade so I don't see why the ROS couldn't be used for buffing as well. Mine is a peel-and-stick model.

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   hotsawdust* | Mar 05, 2002 04:44pm | #4

   *Just don't do what a friend of mine's uncle did, chucked a buffer into his router and tried to polish his car up. Whoooopeeee!

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   Steve_Schefer | Mar 05, 2002 06:59pm | #5

   *Don, it will work if you only intend to do a small area and you are very careful to not let it spin or rock. Normally professional buffers have a much larger, thicker and flexible pad design. This helps the user to not burn the paint which you will do if it spins at a high speed or rocks. While ROS's are sold for auto body repair the are not intended to be buffers. Rather, they are designed for smoothing of fillers and pre-final sanding work.If you are still going to try it, test and get the feel for it before you use it on any large surface.Steve

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   Don_Cameron | Mar 05, 2002 08:51pm | #6

   *Thanks for all the tips. I'm going to go slow and see what happens. Luckily its my son's car :-)- Don

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   John_O'Connell | Mar 05, 2002 11:10pm | #7

   *I don't see why not as long a the polishing pad is thick/soft enough. On the other hand an RO car polisher (aka Waxmaster) does an nice job on buffing furniture and can't burn the paint.