Customer Reviews for RYOBI 0.5 Amp Corded 6 in. Orbital Buffer/Polisher

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] bought this to clean up a bathroom vanity counter top. It worked great! Easy to use!

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Buff fogged headlites....perfect size

I have only used the orbital polisher a couple of times. It sure is easy on the hands and arms.It did a nice job on the Expedition I waxed.

This was bought in comparison to the body massagers used after a chiropractic adjustment. It works wonders and is only a fraction of the price!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I needed a buffer to for my guitar kit hobby, but I didn’t want to spend a lot of money for something that I use infrequently. This little guy has been great. My only dilemma is if I should have gotten the cordless version.

This buffer/polisher was great straight out of the box. Easy to use, and it produced a great shine to my projects!

Not really what I was expecting

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I just bought this buffer and it works great. I used to detail cars and trucks for a living years ago. got into another field of work and gave away all my professional tools. I needed to polish a couple of boats and did not want to do it by hand. Found this 6" buffer and it is equal to the high dollar buffers I used to use. Highly recommend.

Easy to handle but not quite the power I need.

It has no power, like any, it would best be used to wipe window ckeaner off a peice of glass

Best one at such price

Easy to grip and has ample power for polishing. My only criticism is the pads are difficult to put on and remove

This machine is weak better of doing by hand

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Used this on my new car. Paired with Meguiar's Hybrid Ceramic Liquid Wax. Wow. The car looks amazing. Very glad on this purchased. Worked great.

This is a great polisher. I used for my car and it left it looking a lot better than it did before. Overall, here my pros and cons for the ítem. Pros: -Price is affordable -Easy to use (even if it is your first time using a polisher. -Polishing pads are reusable (properly wash them by hand then put in washer machine to properly clean) -Works great on larger surfaces due to size of pad. Cons: -It will overheat after using more than 2 or so hours ( which is understandable given it’s size and price range. To avoid this take breaks in between the project to let the machine cool down) -A bit difficult to hold at times (since you cannot cover the air vents for the polisher) -Buffer pads may be hard to put on and take off. -Hard to use in small spaces due to size of pad and handling of machine (ex. Using on small panels on your vehicle) In general, it’s a great polisher for smaller jobs, I would not recommend using it for larger projects that might take a while due to the possibility of overheating (as stated in the owner’s guide ). Even so it should last you a while for many projects to come. Would recommend prepping properly and surfaces you do not wish for the polisher to come in contact with in order to achieve the best results.

I modify this item by removing the foam, add Velcro to the plastic plate under the foam, and Velcro a scrub brush to the plastic plate, creating a orbital scrubber. After a while the plastic plate separates from the metal piece that holds it to drive shaft of the motor. Once that breaks, the scrubber can no longer scrub. That plastic plate needs to be made of metal. Before the plastic plate breaks, this thing scrubs great. After it breaks not great.

This is the 4th low-cost orbital buffer I have purchased and it's clearly the winner. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is it does bog down slightly with increased pressure but nowhere near as much as the others I purchased. I am trying to use it on Lexan which is a very hard material so this buffer would work very well on polycarbonate and other plastic materials as well as car polishing and buffing.

It performed excellent! I was very pleased with the results I got! I would definitely recommend it!

perfect for my project

Perfect for the job requiring polishing. Makes it so much easier.

Fall apart and break very easily. Poorly made

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have polish a metal table and worked so easy to apply and spread. In summer i will do my cars.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love how it makes my truck shine. Easy to use and it keeps going.