WEN 948 10 Amp Variable Speed Polisher with Digital Readout, 7"

Ok, lets be honest. This is not a Craftman. But you'll never know it. Its a car polishers dream machine. It was received within 1 day of order, and went to work the same day. Nice. They don't mention the fact that the buffer has a "idle mode" in which the buffer slows to an idle when you pull it off of whatever you are working on, instead of whirling on load speed. That save me brushes. I like that, Have used maybe 5 times since receiving it. Worked perfect every time. Quality is equal to Craftsman, at half the price. Owned a Wen buffer before, this one is leaps ahead of the older model. Would I buy it again, hell yeah. But it will be a while the way this one is going.

I couldn’t believe how well constructed and powerful this buffer is. I waxed my 20’ boat in less than an hour. Great product!

The plus 0r minus rpm settings are very sensitive . The on/off switch would be easier to use if a trigger type. Each time the switch is turned off, the rpm setting is cancelled. The buffing pad included must be for waxing as no good with a compound. Other than these comments, it worked well and did the job I bought the buffer for.

Edit: I gave it away to a less fortunate detailer as I've upgraded to a cordless model. The WEN is STILL GOING.Edit: May 21, 2020 and still working. This thing has saved me so much time and labor.Edit: Still going strong after a year. I use this 3-4 times a day, 5 days a week. If it quit right now, I'd buy another instantly.I am a detailer (for 18 yrs now) and I bought this to use with a 4 inch wooden wheel brush to clean mats, interior carpet, headliners and cloth seats. It is fantastic for what I use it for. It is lightweight, so it is comfortable to use with one hand holding the grip or just one hand holding the head. It keeps steady rpms when used normally and speeds up when you apply heavy pressure. Great. Soft start, also great. I've used it sparingly to actually compund and buff and it's fine for the weekend warrior, but you're going to have to get a Dewalt or Makita if you want a consistent job and a smooth machine. Weight helps with compounding in my opinion and this tool just doesn't cut it for that. Definitely can't one hand it like the heavier high speed rotarys. Also, the pressure speed sensing is a little too touchy for paint correction. That being said, I was able to successfully wet sand and buff a roof, hood and decklid in around 45 minutes start to finish, but it's not something I wanna do with this machine every day.

The accessories that come with it shred on contact. The overall usefulness is not there. I tried it once to polish my Impala SS and when I started, the bonnet shredded and put swirl marks on the hood I need a buffer to remove. I worked at numerous used car lots and know what I am doing. This tool does not perform.

This isn’t a buffer for someone who details for a living. However, for someone that’s going to buff their personal cars and watercraft this is a very good buffer. The reviews and warranty is what attracted me to the Wen over other models. It came with a spare set of brushes, which is nice. I don’t remember seeing that as something included. The backing pad seems decent for the expected amount of use, but the soft pad it came with looks like it’ll shed an awful lot. I’m most likely going to spend the extra money on some 3M pads, but that’s not the reason I bought it anyway. It’s pretty lightweight and i like that the handle sits in the middle of the polisher. I’ll be trying it out this weekend and if there’s anything else to say I’ll update my review.

I own a ton of Wen tools for my woodworking shop. I have always been impressed with the quality for the price. This tool however was a joke. Stopped working in a half hour of use.

This is my 3rd Wen polisher over the last 20+ years. I loved the first two but this one is much better. The speed control is excellent for buffing auto and boat finishes. I hope that this one last as long as the others.

Excelente producto, tal cual se describe tiene diferentes velocidades para realizar un pulido y encerado de automóviles.

Perfect size

It took a bit of learning how to hold it so it doesn't want to run away on you. But on the lowest speed it did a good job of getting rid of the oxidization on my 5th wheel

Muy buena herramienta, con velocidad variable, fácil de usar y sujetar, solo la esponja o el paño es el que se debe tener cuidad al usar, ya que puede rayar las molduras del carro. recomiendo la pulidora

Muy buen producto