Meguiar's G3500 Dual Action Power System Tool, Boost Your Auto Care Arsenal with This Car Detailing Tool, Apply Product and Remove Imperfections, Conveniently Attaches to Most Standard Drills

I was skeptical about using this with my Makita corded power drill, which gets up to >1500 rpm. I took the plunge after the reviews and one or two videos. The dual action head has a gearing mechanism inside it that (i) slows the rotation of the pad and (ii) adds a circular "wobble" to the head - hence the "dual action". So the pad itself doesn't spin at the drill's rpm and therefore you don't get your liquid compound splattering out at all. Great! I have used the black pad (which is actually the polish pad) with Meguiars Ultimate liquid compound on my scratched car windows and windscreens. Using multiple passes, the glass surfaces have been restored to a mirror finish, Deeper scratches are still there, but there is a noticeable vast improvement. It is very easy to use, although it can be a bit tiring if you have a heavier power drill like I do. I put some Rain-X on the glasses and the water is sliding off fairly good.. Based on that test - some glasses can do with another treatment of compound to get them even smoother - but it's acceptable for me right now. Will see how it fares when rain falls. I also used the DA orbiter and compound on the rear quarter panel that had some scratches from me trying to buff off some deeper scratches with 2000 grade sand paper - it did a good job on that too. I polished the bonnet using another black pad and Mothers liquid polish.That also restored some shine, but I think I need to do the full process (compound, polish then wax) to get the desired results. The paint job is over 2 years old and wasn't the greatest finish either. All in all - I'd say the DA orbiter works fantastic for what it cost, and really does the job pretty quick. You still need some elbow grease to buff off after you've applied the treatment though! There's no getting away from that, but at least the DA eliminates you having to do physical hard rubbing and is alot cheaper than even entry level car buffers.

I have never used a polisher or any other power tool on my car. This Mequiar's DA is so easy to use. First I clayed my car then, used The Meguiar's DA with Menzerna SF4000, I wiped it all down by hand with rubbing alcohol. You have to make several passes in a small area. Takes a lot of time. Watch the Auto Geek guys or Meguiar's videos for pointers. The finish was high shine no halo almost perfect. I put Menzerna PL sealant on by hand two coats a day apart. I Plan on putting a Wax on top of that. Maybe Meguiar's NXT. But at this point I can say the paint looks better than new. My car is a 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. I am a Grandma and got detailer results with this tool. I have always washed my car very carefully so it was in good shape to start with but those little halos you can see around the sun when you look at your paint, I had some and now they are gone. I could never have made a difference by hand. I did take out slight scratches as well. I went and bought a cheep plug in drill from Harbor Freight. You could use a battery drill but I didn't want to wreck ours. I checked the shine by holding a bottle with words up to my car and looked at a before and after spot (yes of course I left a spot not polished to impress my husband) you can clearly read the letters in the after and in the before area they are all blurred. It is really strange to walk by the car and see the reflection of your feet go by. I love the DA power system and the pads are great to use for hand applying sealants, waxes etc. I would buy the pads to use for hand applications now that I know how they feel and work. Easy to wash out. You could use the Meguiars DA to apply sealant and wax they have plenty of videos showing how. I just used the pads by hand for the sealant and really they are a nice size for the job. I used the yellow pads on the DA for most of the polishing and then the black one to go over it once with polish. I used the black pad for hand application of the sealant. It is crazy crazy slick. I had no idea my car could look so good. No wonder so many guys get hooked on car detailing. Little learned HINT: I did a lot of paint fixing before I polished (Plasti-Kote repair pen) and a few after I was done with polishing. The paint fixes that got polished were nice and smooth and of course no matter how careful you are there will be blobs. I was not confident to get out sanding paper no matter how gentle it was. The paint fixes really smoothed in when I polished. The paint was only one day applied. The little fixes I made AFTER polishing I can go and find with my hand but the others painted before polishing, not so much. I repeat I am a Grandma not a car guy. I am considering taking this thing to some ugly Formica to see what I can do next. I hear the Corian installers love this tool and they use it with Menzerna SF 4000 to remove light scratches while installing Corian.

I used this for the first time to do 2 things on my 08 civic; do a light compounding to the surface and apply a cleaning wax to the body. To do these tasks I used my corded drill that met the RPM specs as per the instructions of the DA power system tool. The paint finish was in a good condition but needed some minor work for the sake of looks. I will list the pros and cons as follows: Pros: 1. Easy to hook up to the drill and once locked in place it stays sturdy. 2. The pads works quite well and do not shred out or tear. 3. Working out light scratches is far easier than by hand. Same goes for the cleaning of headlights, windows etc. 4. The results are good. A silver car will not have the depth of a darker colour but still, it looks great. 5. The tool does not cause any damage but....(see cons #3) Cons: 1. No way can a vehicle be done in 30 minutes just waxing. I took 1.25 hrs. Compounding was about 2 hrs. 2. Hard to work certain high areas such as the roof because of how the tool is held. Doors, hood etc. are far easier. 3. Be careful with the pads. After compounding I was removing the pad and the backing that allows it to attach to the DA power system came right off. The adhesive became saturated with the product I was using causing it to become loose. Same thing with other pads. In my opinion damage could result if the pad fell off during use. 4. Tool is tiring to use and causes some discomfort. Being small in diameter and the area to work plus the weight of the drill I would say it is better for small projects e.g. headlight restoration. In my view, not an entire vehicle. 5. Price of the unit in comparison to some light duty orbital buffers.

I didn't even know this existed until I happened upon it while looking at carcare products. When I saw it, I thought it appeared to be be an interesting idea and a safe alternative to the high speed polishers that can damage paint. I purchased a new vehicle and want to make sure it is protected in the Arizona sun, so after watching a few videos on YouTube, I took a shot. I am impressed with the product. I ordered the waxing pads, already had both polish and wax which I used to apply by hand, and set about detailing my new Explorer. Hooked up to a drill, this made my process significantly easier. Everything applied smoothly and uniformly. The polish worked in way better than when I did it by hand (but that could also be because I polished an 09 Toyota that had been neglected). And it took less than 30 minutes to wax the whole car. My only gripe, which is minimal is I wish I had an lithium drill instead of a corded drill. I had to be careful so I didn't drag my cord all over the Explorer and possibly scratch it, but with the time I saved, moving the cord was not an issue. Not a gripe, but a concern would be that it comes with a polishing pad and not a waxing pad. I assume most consumers would buy this thing to wax their car and polishing is not for the average consumer, so why equip a polishing pad and make us buy the waxing one instead of vice versa. Oh well. I will eventially invest in a polisher as that is where I am headed as my detailing skills improve, but I love this thing for the average car washer. It is a must buy.

I only bought this to try with my cordless drill. If I had outlets nearby that I could plug a drill into, I would just buy a proper DA polisher. But since I now have this and it works so awesomely, I won't have to. This thing is really nice. The mechanical action is smooth and solid, it's well build, with excellent fit and finish. I expect a very long service life from it (we have three cars which I clay/polish/glaze/wax at least 2-3 times a year). You might be looking at the product and hesitant because of the price - but once you have it and forget how much you spent, it's totally worth it. Here were my hesitations: I don't have outlets where I detail my vehicles' exteriors, and have to use a CORDLESS DRILL. - It works GREAT with my cordless 14.4v Dewault XRP. I have two batteries, and will just about burn thru them both during the 3 passes over a car (polish/glaze/wax). It uses a somewhat proprietary pad size. - Other 4" pads with the "hook&loop" style backing will work just fine. I've got some chemical brothers pads that work with no issues. I find the Meguiars branded pads to be a bit expensive for what they are, and the packaging is super annoying. Definitely keep and reuse your pads, but make sure you only use them with one type of chemical, no switching brands/formulas. It's not a random orbit DA - turns out that doesn't really matter. It does a great job and doesn't burn/swirl, regardless of lacking the random orbit. Other thoughts: It's got a nice weight to it, but it's not tiring to work with. The weight helps contribute to the solid feel. It's quite easy to control and the size makes it easy to get to almost everywhere you need to. It doesn't vibrate so much that it makes your hands numb or itchy, like some DA's do, which I can really appreciate.

I was so excited about this and I have used Mcguire products for years. It worked great and seemed well made. I have a big truck so it really got a workout! As I was finished and cleaning up, I removed the tool from the drill and got ready to remove the pad. This is where things got unhappy. The instructions are not clear at all about how this pad is attached and how to remove it. The pad is glued to a heavy paper backing which is velcroed to the tool head. You can not pull on the pad at all or it separates from the heavy paper backing which is what happened to me. Now this pad is useless. The velcro is very strong but if you are not sure that you are separating the velcro, you will ruin the pad. Very annoying and so unnecessary! Very disappointing.

I have always been a hands-on guy, but have also always been scared to buff my own cars, especially our black Lexuses. But after I had a crappy experience with a local detail shop, I spoke with a PDR (paintless dent removal) professional and he recommended a bunch of products, polishes and waxes to me. I found this Meguiar unit and took the plunge. I mounted it to my rechargeable Ryobi drill, though I was worried the drill wouldn't have enough staying power or torque to run this buffer properly. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised! The two work together like hand and glove. I did a bunch of wet sanding on my wife's Lexus (using the 3M denibbing tool and 1500 grit inserts), then used multiple grits of Meguiar's and 3M compounds to shine everything up. I worked up a better sweat than I thought I would, but the end result was fantastic. I will say that the dull areas the denibber caused took a LOT more polishing than I thought they would, so I urge caution if using a denibbing tool, even with 1500-grit inserts. And be careful with this Meguiar tool, as running the edge of the pad along the car will cause some marks you'll have to work hard to get out. Having said that, I'm angry with myself from shying away from doing my own polishing all these years, as this Meguiar tool made the job far easier than I thought it would...and yielded results that are far better than I hoped for. I highly recommend this tool!

Just to say that this is the first time i've used a buffing tool so I totally did not know what to expect and if I was going to do it right but this thing is totally forgiving and gave me results beyond my expectations... I had recently bought an abused VW and though the car itself was fine, the paint job was in dire need of attention... it had hard rubs and scratches around ... paint and overspray on certain panels... and I don't believe it'd ever had a wash in the last three years! So having read up on car detailing... i decided the route of clay bar, compound, polish, wax... in that order. Everything that i used was Meguiars, mainly based on the reviews that their products had. I decided to use get THIS particular DA buffer because I felt that I didn't want to spend too much as this was my first time and as a beginner, wanted something with a smaller head that would allow me to work in smaller spaces without overrunning the panel... This fit both those bills. After the clay (totally impressed there too, first time for me on that also), i quick washed and wiped down the panels (i only did one at a time) and used the "Compound Power Pack" which is a different head and comes with ultimate compound... i found that for deeper scratches, if i hit it a couple of times, and let the rotation of the head / drill speed slowly work it's way over the area, that gets the scratches out for me. I had worried about the 'burn your paint' scenario but like i said, this unit is totally forgiving and let me work the same area slowly without heating up the panel (apparently warm to the touch is fine, hot is bad ... thats how you gauge if you are applying too much pressure or speed). And once i felt that the results were good (ie scratches or swirls or marks were gone), i'd wipe it down and swap the head to the one provided with this unit (yellow) and used some polish and went over the panel again. Wiped that down when done, and then applied a coat of Canubra wax... I hope the photos show you how well it turned out, like i said, this is a first time for me so it may not be perfect, but it's a huge difference.