BLACK+DECKER 6" Buffer Polisher, Orbital Car Polisher with Wool and Foam Bonnets (WP900)

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.

great orbital for the price. I've tried larger and smaller orbital polishers and i really like this size. The large one sometimes grabs on something and pulls out of your hands. Smaller ones just take forever, this is sorta in the middle. But the things i like. Orbitals sometimes are super vibrating so your hands can end up numb from all the vibration. This one is somewhat smoother, i found the handles great in keeping the device steady. My hands did not get numb, vibrations were much less then others. The built on black pad seems pretty soft with just enough flex. I polished my nitrocellulose lacquered guitars to take out some light to med scratches and it worked great, these were deep but not through to the paint. Was able to get about 3/4 of the scratch so that it's barely visible line instead of the visible scratch that it was before. So for hobbyist as well, this is a good size..Also used on my black lexus with meguires compound and ultimate polishes and these pads just work great with this polisher. You can buy some heavy duty velcro pads i think 2 of the 2x4" velcro will hold the meguires 6" da pads. Don't mistakenly buy the da 4" pads, they are too small. But i used the red compound pad for taking light scratches and tree sap and that kind of stuff off, then ultimate polish with the yellow polishing pad and came out super glossy. Took off the white haze on the headlights too. Really easy to handle with the extra handle on top. I think this is great for the price. Easy for novice detailer to get good results without using a prof high rpm device that can burn the paint.

I purchased this, my first buffer, because I simply can't do it by hand any longer. This was the least expensive option among units that go WELL into hundreds of dollars...and I get it. This can be a very important tool for various users. I have never used one, didn't really know what I wanted and the pitfalls of the various type. Reading suggested starting with something orbital, so I did. This thing is a whole lot like the little DA sanders in the same price category. It's got a nice design that makes it easy to use with one or both hands.The pads that come with this are a joke. The applicator pad tore apart before it would allow me to grab the edge and remove from the foam backing plate. The polishing bonnets worked fairly well but I pulled a bit at the foam on the backing trying to get those off. Thinking about running a small ribbon underneath in order to have something to grab. I also like the suggestion of one of the users about making it "velcro" with slight modification. Seems like a smart plan for not tearing up that backing plate.I would highly suggest going ahead and purchasing the bag of micro fiber bonnets available all over Amazon to go along with this.All in all I am happy enough with the results and particularly to the price. It doesn't look like a professional waxed it, because I am not a professional...but I sure didn't feel nearly as tired for near as good a job as I have ever done. Worthwhile purchase.

just what I ordered, and this product is the right price and works Great I have had these before and had no problem last one lasted over 10 years and I use it very often. five stars for me.