The Ultimate Detailing Machine, your thoughts?

[PhatRoyale]

What are your thoughts on this machine?

How would it compare to the Porter Cable 7424?

Has anyone used or know somebody who has used it?

TIA

[Pb]

Got a link?

[PhatRoyale]

Oops, sorry, didn't realize I forgot to include the links

http://autopia.org/forum/ultimate-de...e-project.html

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/pts/372250075.html

http://www.autopia-carcare.com/ultim...-polisher.html

[Pb]

Oh, the UDM. David only sells good stuff. There's a good chance that it's a great buffer.

[PhatRoyale]

Guess I'll wait for a comparison before deciding which one to get

[OCDetails]

I've got it and it isn't bad. David says that the guts are exactly the same as the PC7424 other than the motor. There are a few tweaks that he is having to do with it before I would recomend buying it. The power switch is being modified and I believe he is putting a longer cord on it too. Here are a couple of my reviews on it.

[Pb]

Nice vid. Looks like the UDM could use a few little tweaks.

Is vibration necessarily bad? I guess it just depends how much vibration is sent to the pad. I want lots of pad movement and not so much machine vibration.

How about a side by side polishing test to see where the "rubber meets the road", or where the pad meets the paint?

[OCDetails]

I didn't find a whole lot of difference when using them side by side. I got no better or worse results using the UDM than I did with the PC. The vibrations really aren't all that bad either. Once you put a backing plate and pad on it, the polisher seems to just float across the paint. It is a great machine that is hopefully as durable as the PC is. My PC is going on its seventh year of use with no signs of stopping. I'm having a hard time giving it up for the UDM with the current shortcomings.