JoeFromPA Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 $199 marked down to $120 for Griots Garage random orbital buffer kit (includes 2 pads, speed shine, clay bar, and other nice to haves). I've never seen this on sale before and this is a great price. I went ahead and finally ordered one. I just saved myself $80 by procrastinating. Yay me! [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Griots-Garage-11605STDCRD-Machine-Polish/dp/B003V3XBCM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310419036&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: Griot's Garage 11605STDCRD 6" Machine Polish and Wax Kit: Automotive[/ame] Here's a link for you lazy bastards. Jeez - I'm in the middle of work, earning the bacon, paying the bills, and you guys want a link while i'm off saving you your own hard earned dough. You can't take 13.2 seconds to type in www.amazon.com and then in the search field griots garage kit or anything therein, since it's the very first thing that pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 When I get it and find time, I'll do before and after pics of my 3 cars after I wash, dry, clay bar, polish, seal (with klasse sealant glaze), and then finish with a coat of griots liquid wax (for shine). I think that'll give me the 6 months of protection I want with ~1 month of awesome shine and depth. I'll be able to do all a super deep blue (porsche boxster), metallic white (legacy), and metallic brown/gray (civic SI from 2006, somewhat weathered). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 What? No link? edit: $199 marked down to $120 for Griots Garage random orbital buffer kit (includes 2 pads, speed shine, clay bar, and other nice to haves). I've never seen this on sale before and this is a great price. I went ahead and finally ordered one. I just saved myself $80 by procrastinating. Yay me! Amazon.com: Griot's Garage 11605STDCRD 6" Machine Polish and Wax Kit: Automotive Here's a link for you lazy bastards. Jeez - I'm in the middle of work, earning the bacon, paying the bills, and you guys want a link while i'm off saving you your own hard earned dough. You can't take 13.2 seconds to type in www.amazon.com and then in the search field griots garage kit or anything therein, since it's the very first thing that pops up. I dunno, man... Your defense of working hard for the bacon kind of goes out the window when you spend an extra minute or two explaining how you don't have time to post the link. Just sayin... _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 lol thinking the same thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 [ame=http://www.amazon.com/Griots-Garage-11605STDCRD-Machine-Polish/dp/B003V3XBCM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1310414162&sr=8-2]Amazon.com: Griot's Garage 11605STDCRD 6" Machine Polish and Wax Kit: Automotive[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutrain Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 That's a phenomenal price for the kit. Pretty much the price for the orbital and free everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah, that is a smoking deal. I'd totally recommend you jump on this if you don't have a polisher. The Griot's polisher is dang near the same thing as the Porter Cable 7424 and will get you the same results. I've used it side by side with the PC at SEMA and it really is a nice machine. If you don't have a polisher and need something to take care of the paint, then get this now before you lose out! The best price you are going to find on a PC 7424 is $120 shipped without anything extra, so this is a ridiculously good deal. Griot's won't offer this for very long, so get it now before they realize what they are doing. lol _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yeah, I've watched griots for over a year on their website, on amazon, and on autogeek. I've never seen this kit below $190, and that wasn't with free shipping. So $200 with free shipping was always the standard. The polisher was always about $130-140 on it's own. I consider the clay and shine worth $20 easy, the wax and machine polish to be worth maybe $20 if it's any good (I think it is based on reviews, but not phenomenal). And the 2 pads are worth about $10 as well. So I'm looking at this and seeing about $50 in product alone, + the polisher, + free shipping. I am super excited to get this thing going on my boxster (deep blue, swirl marks galore, and just desperately needs a deep enrichening) and my Civic SI (107k miles and full brunt of sun and winter, never had anything but Klasse AIO polishing it and crappy paint to begin with). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 so what you guys are saying its worth it cuz the buffer itself is around $120? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 so what you guys are saying its worth it cuz the buffer itself is around $120? Looks like $170 plus whatever the free shipping is worth based on the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 ok i just ordered it. im guessing the buffer/polisher is worth $120. my total was $135 shipped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 What else did you buy? The buffer alone usually goes for $130-140, so at $120 with all the related parts it's a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDawg Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 so tempted even though i'd have to run about 250ft of extension cord from my apt to the parking lot lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 so tempted even though i'd have to run about 250ft of extension cord from my apt to the parking lot lol. $30 power inverter ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Marker Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Wow, great deal. Too bad I already have my PC. Had it for over four years and still going on strong. 2011 Volvo S60T6 & 2013 Volvo XC60T6 Polestar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Yup. I've had mine well over a decade and it was used when I bought it. The PC is immortal. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutrain Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 From what I read, the Griot's is just a rebanded PC. If I didn't already have the kit, I would have jumped on it already. Yes, I did contemplate getting another kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 What else did you buy? The buffer alone usually goes for $130-140, so at $120 with all the related parts it's a steal. nothing shipping was like $13. if i dont use this i can always sell it and make profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lieutenantcolumbo Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 nothing shipping was like $13. if i dont use this i can always sell it and make profit Thought the shipping was free? Haven't ordered on yet though so I can't say for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 From what I read, the Griot's is just a rebanded PC. If I didn't already have the kit, I would have jumped on it already. Yes, I did contemplate getting another kit. That's what people say, but I can promise you it isn't true. It is imported from a Chinese manufacturer and is made for Griot's. Porter Cable does not private label their tools. It works just like the PC 7424 does, but so does the Meguiar's polisher and half a dozen other clones. Many of them have plastic gears and other design differences from the PC we know and love. None of them have the durability of the Porter Cable though, so I recommend people stick with what is proven. I've used the Griot's polisher side by side with the PC and have done polishing demonstrations with both of them at SEMA and can definitely say it is a solid machine. If you are going to buy a PC clone, then Meguiar's and Griot's definitely make a couple of the best. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacyCT Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 ok i just ordered it. im guessing the buffer/polisher is worth $120. my total was $135 shipped I bought it too.. with super saver shipping it was $120 flat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecBGuy Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 I bought it too.. with super saver shipping it was $120 flat!! dam i didnt see that. i was at work so i just click, click, click, click done:lol: if you have Amazon cc than its $80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 OCD - I've read pretty solid things about it and I believe that this generation also has a bunch of improvements over earlier years. I BELIEVE it has metal gears, an upgraded motor (higher output), and better counterweighting. To others - I doubt you could run this off any normal car-inverter. IIRC, it goes up to 7 amps. I don't know of a car inverter that does more than 3 amps and I think that's peak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCDetails Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I've never read anything bad about this machine. To my knowledge it is a very solid tool and one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend. Typically the PC is a better deal through CostalTool.com, so that is why I recommend the PC so often. However, in a situation like this I think one would be a fool not to jump on this deal if they are in the market for a polisher. Even if they aren't, this is the kind of kit they could easily resell after the deal is gone if they wanted to make a couple bucks. _________________________________________ “Cleanliness becomes more important as godliness becomes more unlikely.” O C D E T A I L S . C O M OCDETAILS BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claw Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Damn, doesn't ship to canadaland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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