Recommendations & Comments 4 Cordless Polisher

[visionguru]

What are the goods ones out there?

I want a cordless polisher/sander that I can occasionally use for polishing off scratches on my car.

Currently my cordless tools are: Ingersoll-Rand W5132 (3/8") and W7150(1/2") impact wrenches, Craftsman Nextec drill. "platform" is not really a concern, because it only involves a charger, batteries won't last forever anyway.

I'm looking at Ingersoll Rand 12v G1621:

Any good?

 

[Hammer1963]

I have the Milwaukee M12 three inch polisher and use it quite often for small areas. I use it multiple times a week on refinished auto wheels and auto refinishing. It's very handy and easy to use vs a full size 7-9 inch unit, that I avoid using since I have purchased the Milwaukee

 

[Voi]

AC Delco has a couple of models. One they call a polisher and the other a sander/grinder.

http://www.acdelco-tools.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_79&product_id=160

http://www.acdelco-tools.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_79&product_id=169

I believe somebody on Garage Journal owns one of them.

 

[Ign]

Yep I like the Milwaukee 2438 but I use it to deburr & polish aluminum saw cuts.

 

[Ign]

Also looks like the IR tops out at 7600 while Milwaukee claims 8300.

I know nothing of IR's battery line but if they're not offering a 6.0 12V I'd seriously consider Milwaukee just for this reason. This tool in particular noticeably suffers at 1/2 charge and below (I use mine a lot so I notice these things), and the 6.0 was a fantastic investment for me.

 

[bobs_garage]

I have the Milwaukee M12 and while it's a nice polished I was hoping to use it as a sander to strip some paint off and old cart. The bad news is that it uses a very strange M9 thread on the chuck. I searched high and low for an adapter or even some bolts to use so I can adapt the polisher to do other duties. I'm almost to the point where I might just tap it out to 10mm or larger.

 

[dnschmidt]

Bob's Garage, mine came with a Roloc adapter that should be able to enable you to sand.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Griots garage:

and more pro version:
Milwaukee M18:

 

[Ign]

Post #26 here details how I fit 3" Roloc pad to mine, and following posts update the durability/longevity of my hokey fix (worst case an M6x1.0 thread insert oughta fix you up).

I've literally sanded/polished 10's of thousands of Al tubes at this point.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257382

 

[Ign]

Oh and the M9 thread appears to be almost exclusively a pen (as in writing pen) thing for high end pens that thread apart. Weird.