$450 plus $50 a pad ? No thanks.

$450 is cheap, check this out! Best buffer money can buy!
http://www.aircraftpolish.com/SPEC%20Machines.html

This is a great post

I need to clean up on of the rides and long ago id cut and buff a car with great results, but this was a long time ago and not my car,

Id do your car today mine will wait till I get a bit more practice...

Anyone know of a forum that may sell used buffers??

Used ones show up on Craigslist all the time. Pawn shops would be another source for used tools.

Thanks Neil....What do I look for to make sure its good??

Porter-Cable. Variable/Orbital. Adams. Griots.

Run it before you buy it to make sure it doesn't have any death sounds.

If it breaks you can always buy parts and rebuild it. On the ones I used to operate the trigger switch would fail or the electrical chord needed replaced.

One that was used a few times a year by someone like us is going to have a lot of life left in it, and those are the ones that will get bought up quickly. One that was used by a detail shop 5 days a week for several years is going to look the part and should be avoided unless you can get it cheap.

I ended up buying a 7" variable speed rotary buffer from my paint supply guy.
After wetsanding my new clearcoat with 1000, 1500, 2000 grit and then buffing and polishing the results have been outstanding.
Heres a couple pics.

another

Thanks guys.... Were are moving by the end of the month and once were settled,im buying one.

NICE job on the dart!!!!!

Vecter High Speed Buffer ......Any good??