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04-24-2007, 10:58 PM

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Any suggestions on portal cable orbital or Griot's Random Orbital?

advice would be really helpful in purchasing one. thanks.

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04-25-2007, 10:29 AM

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+1 on that!

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04-25-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw4life' post='417539' date='Apr 25 2007, 02:58 AM

Any suggestions on portal cable orbital or Griot's Random Orbital?
advice would be really helpful in purchasing one. thanks.

Griot's Random Orbital is what I would go with. It's made better and has more options. It's also more user friendly for novice detailers, looking to get into a machine polisher for the first time. Also, according to Griot's, Porter Cable was a Griot's Random Orbital machine for many years. Then, about 8 years ago, Porter sold to Black and Decker and the quality of their polishers has gone way down. I know there are a lot of people out there that love PC, so I'm sure both are fine, but I just love Griot's. It's solid, easy to use and has better overall performance than the PC.

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04-26-2007, 03:11 PM

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Ok...so there are no spider webs correct?

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04-26-2007, 05:16 PM

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^ yes the spider webs are the swirls.
Another tip - store your microfibre towels in ziplock bags to prevent them from collecting dust, and dont use fabric softner when drying them.