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Originally Posted by KirkH

The best, most reliable dual action polisher on the market is the Flex 3401. You cannot go wrong with that machine.

I also have the new Makita PO5000C gear driven dual action polisher. Great machine I love it. We will see how reliability and longevity is in the future.

You can get a decent polisher from Porter Cable. The 7424XP is a good polisher, but it does vibrate you to death. It is cheap and will last forever.

Harbor Freight sells a decent dual action polisher. You can get it for about $50 with a coupon. The backing plate is junk though so most people buy a Flex or Meguiar's backing plate and replace the original one.

I don't recommend buying a polisher with a chemical products name printed on it. They are just polishers made by the normal manufacturers, and you pay a premium price for the name on it (Adam's, Griots, Meguiar's, Chemical Guys-Torq, etc.)

Those are the 4 that I would recommend. Based on hours and hours and hours of use.

Out of those. Which one would you prefer to give to a newbe? I want good results but I do not want to butcher my paint.