Yes they are. you almost need some of those tanning google things.

 

woaah! thought the 3" orbital was going to be ready 3/30, but then
pushed out to 4/20, then to 4/24, then to 4/27, and now showing 5/30??!!

did they even get them in-stock?! did they just sell out?
im never going to get mine...

 

Well I ordered mine the same day I ordered my Magic Detailing Stuff Bag, and it's now 4/29 and I'm yet to see the orbital. Got the bag weeks ago.

 

im looking at the site right now and it's showing 5/30!

 

That's just craziness. I wonder if that applies to me or if that's for someone who orders now?

Did you order one??

 

if you haven't received it then it applies to you. they did this to me
on their hands-free soap dispenser last year.

no, i did not order the 3" orbital cause as my earlier post, i kinda knew
this was going to happen. :impatient

i would not be surprised if they delay again and even kill the product
after failing to deliver next time around. they probably have quality
related issues with motors not having sufficient power or it over heats
preventing them from getting UL/CE approval. just a hunch... typical
of such motorized products.

 

I was at the warehouse saturday and saw them then. Its a nice peice. They are still filling back orders...
Its a nice peice though, I think I need it.

 

ahhh! thanks for the info. that's good to know. hope they bring it out
to chi-town this weekend.

 

Yeah, I hope they do for you too. They were not showing it off becasue they didnt have any more to sell. But I asked and they did have one to show.

 

yah, if i can just see the thing and feel the weight, that would be a
good starter.

im very glad to hear they have more coming.

 

Well, if they dont have one I would be happy to tell you how it felt.

 

My 3-inch RO arrived yesterday! My husband promptly made fun of it.

Then I caught him outside this morning, using it to buff the pillars on his Yukon.

 

cool! let us know how it is.

i was at the Griot's tech session today watching the guys go at it
on a aston martin. i was amazed to see such an expensive car
mis-treated by either the dealer or customer.. the finish was so damn
rough with contaminants that it sounded like sandpaper when the tech
rubbed the paint with his bare hands. rich folks...:impatient

he was using SprayOn wax to remove polish... so i asked
him why their instructions say to use speedshine and he wasn't.

he said we can use either one but the SprayOn wax has more lubricity
and therefore picksup the residue better than SpeedShine.

I asked if SprayOn wax left on the paint would affect adhesion of
Best of Show. He said no. learned something new
today.

Griots also mentioned that griot's made their clay super soft so that it
does not remove wax. the clay he was using didn't appear mud soft.
hummm... maybe i need to chill mine a little before i use it.



fun times.

 

Sounds like a good day at Griots. I detaild an SL 500 last night. The paint was alittle ruff but its also 4 years old.

Did you get to see the 3 inch RO?

 

no, unfortunately the tech did not have the 3" RO on his detailing cart
that i could see. but yah, it was a nice session.

4yrs and little ruff? my MCS is 4yrs old and smooooth.
yah yah, garage boy (not queen).

 

Haha, I understand. The car is now beautiful and was in great shape. The thing that did suck was when you wiped of the polish it would scrach again.

 

yah, i didn't mean the session itself was bad or anything. the guy
did a good job (i couldve done better) but not seeing the 3" RO
kinda half defeated the purpose of the show!

hummmm... some paints are so soft it's unbelievable.

 

ML- any updates on the 3" RO?

 

Not yet. My husband liked it but he also has no clue what he's doing, and refuses to take any advice. I'm going to take a shot at it this weekend though.

I do have to say just in size/feel, it's very solid and has a good weight to it. It's manageable enough that I almost think I could do my whole car with it...except that it would take forever!

 

nice! yah, 3" for the whole car would be like cleaning the
grill honeycomb one by one using q-tips.

oh wait, i do that.

looking forward to your impressions later on this weekend!
Im debating if i want to buy one from the 5/30 shipment or just wait
until next season.

 

Ok guys, I usually don't like to fire directly at another vendor's product, but in this case I just can't sit here and watch without jumping in!

If you want to save mucho money, use the high quality Lake Country pads, and still achieve the same goals as the Griot's 3" RO, simply buy the Lake Country 3.5" backing plate and attach it to your PC! Granted, the 3" RO itself is somewhat smaller than the PC's body, but it's really the plate size that's most important when getting the most out of your polisher.

Sooo, before everyone dances off buying an entire new polisher just to work curvy areas and tight spots, pretty please with sugar on top check out our Lake Country 3.5" backing plate and the coordinating pads (which come in each of the standard 4 types of Lake Country densities):

3.5" backing plate

coordinating 4" pads

It just pains me to see you spend your money on a separate, expensive tool! (yeah, yeah, I know the alternative means you'd spend money with me, but honestly that is not my primary goal with this post! ) It just makes more sense to me to use the same tool and change the accessories.

Photo of the 3.5" backing plate next to the standard 5" backing plate:





-Heather

 

Will your backing plate work on the Griots random orbital?

 

I purchased awhle back the Metabo SXE 400 which from what I've been told is the one that Griots copied with their Chinese knock off.


It physically looks the same though. The Metabo is powerful but does overheat easily. I'd stick with the smaller backing plate on the PC. The smaller unit is easier to handle, and it is great in many areas, less so on the MINI than on other cars like a Mercedes E series which has plenty of areas that a smaller RO can utilize.

As for using it on the whole MINI, I'm not sure the smaller pad size will give the same results as the larger polisher. Atleast that's been my results so far. It works great for what it is though.

Richard

 

lol! where there's trouble there's richard. he did it again.
nice find. i knew ive seen that 3" orbital some where!!!

 

Good point heather...I almost forgot that I already have a 3" backplate and pad...great for concentrating on heavily scratched spots. I suppose it would be good for the a-pillar etc too.