Buffing wheel for angle grinder

[Effy]

I have never officially waxed my MH. I use turtle wash and wax, but have never technically used a real wax. I was thinking of doing it this year before winter. However I shudder at all that manual polishing/wax removal. I really didn't want to spend money on an electric car buffing wheel. I have a Skil angle grinder but it's one speed. I was going to shop for a buffing wheel attachment for it. Is it a good idea to try and buff with this? I have to imagine the RPM's are about 10k where a standard buffer is about 10% of that (1k). My initial guess is that I might screw up the gel coat with a tool that spins that fast but thought I'd throw it out to the crowd for you guys to weigh in.

[Pogoil]

I just used a orbital buffer to buff my fiberglass non painted motor home. It did a fantastic job of removing oxidation. My random orbital buffer just would not cut the oxidation.

If you know how to use a orbital it is not a problem. The shop I called wanted a thousand dollars to buff out the oxidation and apply a coat of wax.

It now pretty much looks like new and is 20 years old. My Alcoas shine like new as well.

[Effy]

Michael Hale wrote:
I notice every one here is just posting prices to wax an RV. As the owner of a mobile auto detailing company. Pricing is a little more complicated than it sounds. When you want a Wash-N-Wax done to your RV or trailer you should ask the company or person doing the work. What kind of wax are they going to use and how are they going to apply it? These two questions are necessary because you have no idea of the experience that person has as an auto detail-er. The price will differ depending on those two questions. Paste waxing an RV in my opinion is extremely unnecessary. Now maybe you swear by paste wax and that is alright, but you should pay the person doing it a premium. Because that is just down right labor intensive. Next you have a spray wax. Spray waxes are fantastic for a quick budget friendly form of protection and should be used as needed but some detail-er's will charge you as if they are using a buffer and all they are doing is using a spray wax. Then you have cleaner wax. Cleaner wax has fine abrasives in it to help remove minor micro scratches, blemishes, etc. Cleaner wax should be used with a random orbital buffer. There are some detail-er's who will use a rotary buffer and I don't know why. Maybe they came from an auto body shop, maybe they don't know any better. Who knows? To me its like taking a jackhammer to remove floor tile. Unnecessary. Rotary buffer are not bad I use them all the time. But using one just for wax is in my opinion is incompetent. Last you have just pure liquid wax. A good quality wax is just for aesthetics and protection only. Now that we know there are many ways to wax an RV or trailer pricing should be specified by size of vehicle, type of wax, and how it is applied. A large percentage of our work is with a random orbital buffer and Meguiars Paint Reconditioning Cream. I really like MPRC because it allows me to change from a wax pad to a cutting pad if I have to get a little aggressive in order to remove bugs or tough blemishes. Generally if I send a crew of three employees out for an RV Wash-n-Wax I charge $6.50 lf with no oxidation and depending on size of unit it takes 3-6 hrs per vehicle including all hand work. Hopefully every one can use this information as a guide for any future wax services. If you have any questions feel free to message me, call me or you can leave me a message on my forum I just started @ www.promobileservices.net/rv-detailing.html#/
every picture on our site is a vehicle we serviced.

$6.50 !!! SOLD.

[Michael_Hale]

I notice every one here is just posting prices to wax an RV. As the owner of a mobile auto detailing company. Pricing is a little more complicated than it sounds. When you want a Wash-N-Wax done to your RV or trailer you should ask the company or person doing the work. What kind of wax are they going to use and how are they going to apply it? These two questions are necessary because you have no idea of the experience that person has as an auto detail-er. The price will differ depending on those two questions. Paste waxing an RV in my opinion is extremely unnecessary. Now maybe you swear by paste wax and that is alright, but you should pay the person doing it a premium. Because that is just down right labor intensive. Next you have a spray wax. Spray waxes are fantastic for a quick budget friendly form of protection and should be used as needed but some detail-er's will charge you as if they are using a buffer and all they are doing is using a spray wax. Then you have cleaner wax. Cleaner wax has fine abrasives in it to help remove minor micro scratches, blemishes, etc. Cleaner wax should be used with a random orbital buffer. There are some detail-er's who will use a rotary buffer and I don't know why. Maybe they came from an auto body shop, maybe they don't know any better. Who knows? To me its like taking a jackhammer to remove floor tile. Unnecessary. Rotary buffer are not bad I use them all the time. But using one just for wax is in my opinion is incompetent. Last you have just pure liquid wax. A good quality wax is just for aesthetics and protection only. Now that we know there are many ways to wax an RV or trailer pricing should be specified by size of vehicle, type of wax, and how it is applied. A large percentage of our work is with a random orbital buffer and Meguiars Paint Reconditioning Cream. I really like MPRC because it allows me to change from a wax pad to a cutting pad if I have to get a little aggressive in order to remove bugs or tough blemishes. Generally if I send a crew of three employees out for an RV Wash-n-Wax I charge $6.50 lf with no oxidation and depending on size of unit it takes 3-6 hrs per vehicle including all hand work. Hopefully every one can use this information as a guide for any future wax services. If you have any questions feel free to message me, call me or you can leave me a message on my forum I just started @ www.promobileservices.net/rv-detailing.html#/
every picture on our site is a vehicle we serviced.

[dcbrewer]

Need to get a buffer, the angle grinder is too fast, will cut the paint off!!!

[Effy]

whporwil wrote:
South Padre Island wash and paste wax $145.00 last week, Winnebago tour. Of course it's raining today.

I know. I thought $600 was high although it was a thorough process. All I need is a wash and wax. I would gladly pay $145 for that if I could find someone locally.

[whporwil]

South Padre Island wash and paste wax $145.00 last week, Winnebago tour. Of course it's raining today.

[subtroll]

Don't buy a Ryobi RB101 buffer. I purchased one several years ago to buff our MH, used it once and put it on the shelf. Picked it up a few days ago and the rubberized material turned my hands blue. It is now totally useless! The reply to my letter to Ryobi(One World Technologies Inc),must have been written by a political lawyer.

[Effy]

WILDEBILL308 wrote:
You don't think paying someone $600 to do the job is to bad but can't bring your self to spend $100 for a good buffer and materials?
Just saying.
Bill

Boy you guys will infer anything. I never said I would pay the $600. I would wax it by hand first. I may buy a buffer and not opposed to it. The question was whether my current tool would work. The answer is no.

[WILDEBILL308]

You don't think paying someone $600 to do the job is to bad but can't bring your self to spend $100 for a good buffer and materials?
Just saying.
Bill

[Jagtech]

Check out a local tool rental shop for a professional buffer.

[Michael_Hale]

I agree 100% with FIRE UP. Do not use a grinder on your rig. I am a professional auto detail-er. If budget is why you would not want to purchase the right equipment then go to your local harbor freight or look them up online and you can find a random orbital buffer for like $80 with warranty that will do the job just fine. I wouldn't recommend their pads. Purchase your pads online at any autogeek.com, or chemical bros, their are plenty of choices online. If you are looking for a good all around product for wax I would recommend Meguairs paint reconditioning cream. If you have any other ?'s go to my forum @ www.promobileservices.net/rv-detailing.html#/

[MotorPro]

Way way to fast

[hohenwald48]

I doubt you'll ever find a buffing wheel rated for 10,000 RPM. 🙂

[wa8yxm]

powderman426 wrote:
You want an orbital buffer

I will second that and I will add they are not that expensive.

You want to get a few spare buffing covers as well.

I still end up doing some areas by hand but that's what I use.