Ryobi 18V Dual Action Polisher | Battery Powered Polisher | Car Detail

[@lincolnadmirer]

Thanks for this. I went ahead and purchased one. So far, so good.

[@TechCrazy]

The on/off switch is actually not bad. I have a disc sander with that switch and I struggled for the first two uses and now I actually like it and is easy!

[@buick159159]

One of the most detailed reviews I’ve ever seen. Great work! You have a new subscriber.

[@imjoshv]

Awesome, thank you!

[@icemanddr]

Hey josh if you use the high power battery packs the power on the polisher gains substantially. Try one you will be surprised

[@summerforever6736]

True

[@WVU304]

Does it give it enough to do minor correction ?

[@jungillestt02]

You need the big boy battery for sure, you need the amps. It's like trying to use a small battery with a impact gun, it won't do much

[@dannialkhan7444]

Definitely looks like a good tool to have for mobile detailing and not having to deal with cords and just charge your battery the night before

[@michaelcarrera9236]

So I'm looking to buy a polish tool like this for mostly waxing as I'm very inexperienced with waxing and paint correcting as my truck is only a couple years old but has tiny scratches from typical washing. I already have ryobi tools. Would this be good if I only used for waxing or is the ryobi orbital buffer a better option?

[@derrickabare9986]

I have had this about a yr . I dont use it for correction though . Enhancement/ 1 steps and wax removal only . I have like 20 batteries so that's not an issue. I have used almost three 4 ah or 2 6 ah to get around a vehicle. I also use it when doing motorcycles with an extension. Pretty happy thus far . Alot of the time it just comes down to if I'm mobile or home . Ty for the video.

[@imjoshv]

Awesome glad to hear!!

[@6atlantis]

You use this machine for wax removal? I can polish and apply wax to my car with two 4ah.

[@maximolotov]

Polished about 20 cars using ryobi. It leaves holograms on black paints sometime, which is hell = game over since i do one step only. Even on some volvos and audi paints - holograms. Pretty visible holograms but not super bad holograms. Scholl s20 + blue spider pad - moderate to heavy preassure . 1 large black car moderate to heavy swirls to 80-95% defects removed in 12 hours = one cross pass = left , right , up dow. 10-12 batteries 5 ah each. If heavily swirled german cars, then double amount of passes for the same results. I am done with ryobi now and need propper macine now. I am almost sold to forced rotation as it will not keep stopping at curves and edges of some crazy toyota cars :) The only point holding me back from going forced rotation is absence of knowledge if forced rotation machine will always finnish very well with one step compound leaving no holograms as well on black paints. At Least on German cars. One step compound -Scholl s20 one step compound and medium cutting pad / blue spider pad combo for example to remove moderate to heavy swirls to 85-95% perfection = 85-95 % defects correced while super lttle haze and 0 holograms left after 2 passes= left to right and up snd down = 1 cross Kind Regards Your subscriber

[@imjoshv]

Thanks for the info! I would say you can get swirl free results for sure but you may have to change up the pad and compound/polish combos. But it sounds like you found a trusty combo that works for you. The ryobi just isn’t the choice for you. I actually have never used a forces rotation but I see the benefit for sure not having to worry about it bogging down. Are you looking at flex?

[@maximolotov]

@@imjoshv Aye looking at Flex forced rotation. P.S. Not doing 2 + steps paint correction. One step takes me whole day.... Thank you but more than a day for one car just not for me

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

​@@maximolotovone step takes a whole day? I'm pretty slow I feel like but I can compound and polish in half a day on my Mercedes SUV. If you're working on badly scratched or marred paint then I guess I could see that but shouldn't take that long!

[@ironeagle2526]

I have the ryobi polisher and I run a 4 amp battery in it never had a bog down problem for me it does the the job just fine as a pro like yourself I would look else where good for a for weekend warrior

[@imjoshv]

Awesome great to hear! I totally agree and for most people it’s perfect

[@kennethtsang9543]

How long does the 4 amp battery last?

[@ironeagle2526]

@@kennethtsang9543 depending what speed you have it set on I get at least 30 min to 45 min of run time on mine

[@Centaur008]

Looks great for DIYers, looks about right since Ryobi doesn't really aim for professionals. I would love to see it apart and take a look at the armature; also wouldn't hurt to repack it with better grease.

[@imjoshv]

Yes good point! Like the Bauer harbor freight mod

[@kevin_ramirez2529]

I’d watch a video of re-grease on this unit.

[@Anoymus985]

@@imjoshv what size is the screw to take of the backing plate

[@nicholaschelala4868]

I am a DeWalt guy says it all. Ryobi is top notch.

[@gen2-x364]

Ordered one of these yesterday. Your car reminds me of the 69 Torino w/351 I once had.

[@tupapi818247]

So did you like it ?

[@dawidpiatkowski8274]

Hi, I just watched your videos about Dual Action Ryobi and DeWALT. I'm wondering which to choose. Where I live Ryobi costs 1/2 the price of DeWalt. What are your thoughts? Is it worth the extra for DeWalt? Thanks in advance for your reply.

[@dawidpiatkowski8274]

Or SPTA???

[@Dibaspicardetailing]

Bel video, posso farti una domanda? Conosci lucidatrice Lulyday dual-Action da 21V?

[@KingTheDetailer]

Thank you for reviewing this I'm looking to get a polisher and was wondering if this was worth it or just go with the spta cordless polisher , appreciate sir

[@imjoshv]

anytime!

[@052989adrian]

By any chance do you own a batoca polisher that you can make a quick review?

[@stephenodell1417]

Josh thanks for your review. I am looking to maybe buying this Ryobi polisher just to do wax on cars. I already have a Maxshine 15mm pro. I also looked at the SPTA cordless car buffer. There are both the same money. The one thing is I don’t know to buy 2/4 Ryobi batteries and charger. I might as well buy the Milwaukee polisher with 2 batteries and charger.

[@gannicus1026]

Go for the Flex XFE15-150, all other cordless polishers you have will step aside for this one, pricy but worth every single penny.

[@eoinocallaghan126]

you can get a dewalt to ryobi 18v adapter too, its great

[@troydebaun1568]

I want to do a ciramic coat on my truck. Should I cut then polish then ciramic coat?

[@blackriflex39]

have you used it much since this review? what are your long term thoughts? im looking to paint coorect my car and wax a few times a year would this handle correction?

[@davestewart9146]

Maybe great for the DIYer, thanks Josh 👍😁

[@imjoshv]

You bet Dave!

[@joepacheco7979]

Woulda been cool if you used the pads that came with it.

[@Elniniss]

What do you think of using this with a 3 inch backing plate? I just bought the new Milwaukee 15mm polisher and I have the adams sk pro micro. I need something in between that’s also cordless.

[@WVU304]

Hey whats you opinon using this for minor correction?

[@Thechef_OOTK]

So, I bought the thing, and since I have a Mini cooper, I thought none of it, I mean no brainer, did 2 panels (door and side) with compound to clear a heavy scratches and battery died, re charge to full, 1 door and back, same thing. Any thoughts? 🤷‍♂️ I’m I doing something wrong? (Ran 5 pases, cross pattern with a 5” hex chemical guy’s orange pad and Maguire’s Ultimate compound) currently charging the battery to do the rest of the hood and trunk 😴

[@lumpymash]

Great video. Which 3 inch backing plate would you get for this ?

[@ppg19782]

Josh...you have another video on buffers between Milwaukee and Dewalt...you mentioned that Milwaukee is better as opposed to Dewalt.. Now in this video you say that Dewalt... you absolutely love it... ??????

[@ddautodetailing]

Great review. Looks like all the products you used did a good job as well.

[@luiscarlosmontanosaenz7717]

Hi what is the size for the flat wrench i get this polisher but second hand i don’t know the correct size can u help me please

[@martymccord9875]

Pads appear to be rebranded meguiars pads. Even follows the same color code. Been watching all your reviews on cordless budget polishers. Which one would you recommend between all the ones you tested?

[@landonborges2725]

Hi Josh, what products do you use on padded leather dashes and door panels to clean them? I wasn’t sure if they were real leather like the seats Or synthetic and be damaged by leather cleaners.

[@petemiller8737]

Holding the battery as you did for the roof. How would you do that with Dewalt trigger type speed?

[@apcvapes]

I have bosch tools but do have 1 ryobi. 1.5ah batteries are just not enough power, PF did a big test on them, use a min of 4ah, much more torque, like night and day

[@LujinCustom]

I’m curious, does this guy typically review the same tool more than once? I just clicked on this video from his previous review, about 7 months prior.

[@imjoshv]

Hi I’ve reviewed a few different cordless polishers but only review them once. On occasion I’ll do a review then later do a comparison with others in the same class

[@imdeplorable2241]

I'm sorry but, by 6:30 I had already dismissed this "polisher." And, when you indicated that the Dewalt polisher had a proprietary backing plate, I wrote it off, as well. The search continues.

[@Lordofthebitumen]

Specs say 8mm throw to reduce swirl marks 👍

[@robertrobertson5120]

Thanks for the fairly thorough demonstration Josh. Like your Fairlane! Being newish to detailing, curious as to what the various foam pads are used for.

[@imjoshv]

Foam pads have different densities. Usually 3 different types: compounding, polishing, and finishing. But you can also play with that. Sometime I will use a compound on a polishing pad to achieve a result I’m looking for

[@thestreamreader]

@@imjoshv does finishing pad usually mean that is for wax only and not compound.

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

​@@thestreamreadernot wax but a polishing compound.

[@donnymarks9842]

You should try out wolf gang Uber rinseless wash it’s a great rinseless wash and quick detailer and 3 ounces of it can make a gallon of quick detailer

[@dutchtech]

Nice video demo. Keep it going Josh.

[@imjoshv]

👍👍

[@bodstrup]

why not just read the specs ? 8 mm according to Ryobi - may even be on the box ? Does yours appear to stall even with very light pressure ?

[@imjoshv]

It was listed in the manual… I finally found it haha. Yea it will bog a bit but not bad at full power

[@DJ_Driven]

What's your recommended polisher for a middle to higher end unit non-professional use?

[@imjoshv]

If you don’t mind a cord I’d go with a maxshine m15 pro www.amazon.com/dp/B07H7D1LXV/?tag=detailgreen-20

[@DJ_Driven]

@@imjoshv what about a battery powered unit?

[@kirbyspencer538]

I know this is off-topic for this video, but I've watched all of your content and would really value your opinion. I'm expecting delivery of a new Ram 1500 truck with 'bright white' paint and cloth/vinyl black interior. What protectant steps/products would you recommend to apply immediately?

[@Ymh69969]

Clay it do a one step paint correction and do a gyeon wet coat its the easiest fastest way to protect your vehicle

[@imjoshv]

Yes I’d put a ceramic coating on. Wet coat will give good protection. I really like the maxshine graphene ceramic coating or g technic crystal serum light! Both are easy to work with and will last longer than wet coat, but they won’t be as easy to apply. For the cloth interior you can pick up a fabric protectant. Scotchguard auto can be bought at Walmart and does a pretty good job! Congrats on the new truck!!

[@kirbyspencer538]

@@imjoshv Thanks. Are we saying that the ceramic coating is the 'one step paint correction', or that the correction is something that should be done prior to the ceramic?

[@imjoshv]

@@kirbyspencer538 the ceramic is just protection. You want to do a few things to prep the paint for proper adhesion. Clay removes contamination the a one step polish with bring shine out and then do a prep wipe to make sure there is no residue left on the paint and then coat the vehicle! You want to use a polish with no fillers or waxes so that’s it’s just a pure polish

[@nazarethperez9760]

All of them

[@ShineYourLightDetailing]

Great video… plus… Love the car!! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@imjoshv]

Thanks!!

[@jhirn2957]

Hey Josh! How would you compare this to the harbor freight DAs? Looking for my first polisher will probably do 2 step on my car and kids car then not touch it for two years. I can get a factory blemished version for $139 and already have 2 9ah batteries. The battery powered option just sounds so attractive vs corded and the vibration/smoothness of the Bauer is often brought into question.

[@rolandm9750]

Little late to reply now (dunno if you got something by now) but I have the older/shorter throw HF corded DA and this Ryobi... The Ryobi is not nearly as as powerful. It is best used with a 4Ah+ battery for sure, a smaller single-row battery is not going to cut it; but note with more power there's more vibration. The vibration is tolerable for a DIYer or someone doing a car on a weekend or something, but nobody would use this repeatedly/daily. If you think the HF is bad for vibration...lol, the Ryobi is much worse. If you need to do heavier correction, forget about the Ryobi and go with the HF (the newer longer throw being able to do even more in that respect). If you try to do heavier correction with the Ryobi you will likely need to spend more time, and subsequently burn through a lot of battery doing so. 9Ahs are nice but three or more 4-6Ah batteries would make the tool a bit easier to use, due to less weight. I think the 6s would be the most ideal here TBH, but really whatever you have multiples of so long as they're 4Ah or more. Swap & charge when you're at about 2 bars battery (better method than running down completely and swapping then). Having the two tools though, the HF is definitely much more suited to correction. If I need to do anything more than a basic polish, I use the HF. After doing that, can switch to the Ryobi for next stages--polishing and applying wax/sealant--and do away with the cord.

[@BarryRocha]

​@rolandm9750 this is the type of review comparison I was looking for. Thank you!

[@billbuss7542]

Josh,can I use my 6 inch pads with the Ryobi?

[@imjoshv]

Awesome!

[@Kacper86PL]

could you give me the dimension of the wrench to remove the disk from the machine

[@andrewmittelstadt3270]

Could you do a review of the ryobi buffer and the Milwaukee version of the tool you used in this video?

[@harisyoung4110]

When will you review the da from milwaukee ? the 21mm version.

[@muchachogrande2019]

Btw on page 6 of the Manual, towards the bottom left it says "The tool’s rotating base moves in random orbital motion. The orbit diameter is .31 in (8 mm)." It's sorta hard to find but it's there, if that helps any.

[@imjoshv]

Awesome thanks so much!

[@pin0ywhat]

You need at least a 4Ah battery, the 1.5Ah isn't providing enough power for this polisher. I bet you'll find the performance to noticeably increase with a larger battery.

[@andrewnajarian5994]

I don’t know why they go to so much effort to hide it, but if you download the online owners manual it says it is an 8mm throw. It still wasn’t easy to find, one mention deep in the English section of the manual.

[@petergoodall6258]

It was in the specifications summary for the product on the Ryobi site for me.

[@andrewnajarian5994]

@@petergoodall6258 maybe they updated their site. Back when I looked it up it wasn’t there, that’s why I had to dig through the pdf owners manual. Glad they updated it, it’s ridiculous not to clearly state that spec.

[@drbooo]

Switch isn't good. balance is OK. Handle ok. nice presentation.

[@RaviGidwani5]

Ryobi should come out with a 40v version of this.

[@jezlucas3878]

5/16th backing plate thread?

[@nixonn3]

Power tools will run cooler once bed in. I wouldn't let that be a factor

[@nastynotch8314]

Variable trigger and a variable dial together are redundant. Ryobi thought about that, pick either one or the other, not both, as most people will just set to high and use trigger, or just use the dial.

[@DJ_Driven]

Nice 69' Ford what are the specs?

[@anthony2558]

Just used this to do a 4dr suv. Only used it to do a polish on the clear, did not need to do a compound. Went through 6 4amph batteries. Applying light pressure to the head of the tool killed it's orbiting action, and basically stalled it out. I returned the tool in the end. Not worth the money. All my tools are Ryobi and some harbour freight stuff. I like Ryobi but this tool is way below par.

[@18632]

Straight up the bogging is due to the 1.5mah battery. I threw those crap batteries away. No good at all. 4mah or up. Couldn't stop it at all with my 9mah battery. Heavy but works the best.

[@imjoshv]

Awesome great info!!

[@stephentunnell9535]

Can you review the Makita cordless polisher? 18V LXT® Lithium‑Ion Brushless Cordless 5" / 6" Dual Action Random Orbit Polisher-XOP02Z

[@Thomasz-Tech-Innovations]

Can you polish plastic with this too?

[@imjoshv]

What kind of plastics? Hard painted plastics can definitely be polished with this!

[@Thomasz-Tech-Innovations]

@@imjoshv we have milk plastics that hold our milk in my cases at work and sometimes gets scratched up I figured that could bring them back to life.

[@6atlantis]

I’m pretty sure if you look at the specs closer it says a 9H battery gets “around a car”

[@6atlantis]

Yes it’s 2 hours runtime with a p194 9ah batt, not sure if it’s an hp.

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

Great video!👌👍

[@imjoshv]

👍👍

[@juanwawajones]

Try it with a 4h or 6h battery

[@muchachogrande2019]

I would love to see you check out the Kobalt Cordless polisher from Lowes. It feels good in hand and ergonomically and if it's a decent machine it's a killer price. I'd post a link but KZbin killed my comment last time I tried to post a link to the Giraffe Tools Grandfalls pressure washer I wanted to hear your thoughts on. Also do you have a mailing address or PO box or something? I have a Ryobi charger and a 4ah battery with your name on it that I have no use for any more since my lawn edger finally died. Ryobi actually makes some decent tools since their recent push to offer as many pro-sumer tools as possible. Edit: I'm generally a Makita guy and I have a ton of their tools and batteries. If you want a good laugh check out the price on the battery powered Makita DA polisher and shed a tear for me. Haha

[@imjoshv]

Will do!!! I actually almost picked one up the other day.

[@muchachogrande2019]

@@imjoshv Dopeness! I'm dead serious about the Ryobi battery and charger though, even if you don't end up keeping the polisher, a 4ah amp hour battery is a good step up even for the drills, and I figure you or your employees could use it more than I'll be able to anymore since my edger is toast. I ordered some stuff from Dtlr supply so I can even just ship the battery and charger to a return address there if that works or whatever. Really not a big deal.

[@imjoshv]

@@muchachogrande2019 that’s super nice of you! Yea the dtlrsupply address would be perfect! Just let me know how much the shipping is and I’ll PayPal or Venmo you

[@am7882]

The battery You used was way to small, 4 amp is minimum gives more power

[@hinoki01]

I bought one of these and tried it.. It was =TERRIBLE=. Unless it was at top speed setting, it didn't even have enough torque to spin the pad under it's own weight. Seriously, I had to lift it off the car a little bit in order to get it to spin. It went back, and I'm going corded. Now I gotta find something good...

[@legacydentco]

I’m going to say it again…MILWAUKEE!!! Come on already! Err body in the DA game but the brand I’m loyal to!!!

[@imjoshv]

Haha, kobalt has one and I think makita too. I’m sure Milwaukee will get there eventually!

[@kevin_ramirez2529]

They have one now. $299 at Home Depot tool only.

[@conceptalfa]

👍👍👍!!!

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

They are a dime a dozen nowadays. They all work. More about pads and conpounds at this point.

[@tupapi818247]

Looks like a great deal for $129

[@vd853]

This polisher sucks. It stalls even when I use no force. I even turn it to max rpm and I was using the included pads too. You're better off using a Ryobi drill with polish disk.

[@brianmillsap6438]

I don’t know! I don’t know!

[@robertelkins5928]

Of course the DA head is stalling out, you’re using a battery that is not even half of the recommended power rating 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@imjoshv]

That’s the battery it comes with. I wanted to test it as it’s sold

[@robertelkins5928]

Uh, this is sold as a bare tool only. You even state this at the start of your video. So you’re contradicting yourself there to begin with mate. If you’d done your research, you’d find that the very lowest rated battery you should use with this DA as stated by Ryobi themselves is 2.0ah, with the 4.0ah being recommended, though you can use all the way up to 9.0ah. You’re using the 1.5ah battery which came with your drill 🤷🏻‍♂️ So yeah, as I said, your battery is not even half the recommended power rating, and you’re complaining the DA head is stalling? Of course it’s stalling 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@waynedharsan5288]

Makita is the way to go , dewalt ( black and decker) can’t compare to Makita period.

[@tupapi818247]

I can tell this is going towards Ryobi hater without finishing the video !

[@imjoshv]

I actually love Ryobi products! Im not one of the tool snobs haha.

[@mlhm5]

That Dewalt weighs 8+ lbs with a 4 amp battery.

[@imjoshv]

It’s very well balanced. I use it all the time and don’t get tired

[@barrybij8079]

Its still 200 bucks without the battery... the spta gives you two batteries

[@imjoshv]

Yea I’ve seen that. Gonna get one to test cause that for sure seems to be the best value battery powered option

[@1stfrompuertorico568]

1st

[@stsairsoft6073]

Useless if it stalls out. If it ain’t spinning it ain’t doin its job and it’s gonna take you twice as long.

[@ordiefam4137]

3rd

[@kentbaldo3086]

Ryobi and Dewalt are the same company. You can get an adapter to use Dewalt batteries on Ryobi tools.

[@imjoshv]

Are they? I know tti make Milwaukee, ryobi, etc… but I don’t think they make dewalt

[@DJ_Driven]

Ryobi is owned by the big conglomerate that owns Milwaukee not DeWalt.

[@kentbaldo3086]

@Dan Johnson thanks for correcting me! TTI pretty much owns them all. Dewalt just falls under Stanley Black+Decker.

[@mikeytek]

You can get Milwaukee adapter for dewalt and pretty much any other platform does not mean it's from the same company

[@stanfordshultz9665]

Just say you don’t like it

[@time2shineautospa586]

2nd

[@joemusic2882]

A thumbs down 👎🏾 on anything battery powered

[@mlrable]

This was absurd and a waste of time