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 used this to buff the "etch" off my marble counter top. Works great and a good price.

The BLACK+DECKER Buffer Polisher, 6 inch Orbital Car Polisher, with Wool or Foam Bonnets (WP900) was purchased during September of 2017 for the price of $29.97 plus tax. The same product is available now for the price of $39.99 plus tax (December 10, 2024).It's an orbital car polisher, either it works, or it doesn't. This one does work as it's upposed to...as well as one would like it to work. The most important aspect of using a machine such as this is using it properly. However, if for some reason, the polisher is being utilized in a manner that may impart damage to the vehicle finish, it actually disengages. There's only a certain amount of hand pressure that it will allow before it stops orbiting.Essentially, all one must do is guide the polisher...no pressure is required from the user.I have been using this polisher for 7 years now and it has performed flawlessly. The only aspect about ownership that I am not so thrilled about is cleaning the bonnets. Other than that, I would recommend this polisher to anyone who needs one for a job that's not too large!