Ryobi R18P-0 ONE+ Cordless Polisher (Bare Tool), 18 V,Black|yellow|green|grey

Good bit of kit for the amateur

Simple and easy to use, makes a massive difference with little effort giving great results

Bit bigger than expected, does the job but a smaller device would be more precise

Bought this as I already have a pod of 2, 4 & 5AH batteries so it made sense to have.For the cost, it is a good machine and does the job just fine.A few things to note before buying…..1. The throw stalls at low OPM. I found that I had to run it at 7,500 all the time to avoid stalling. On completely flat surfaces, it doesn’t stall so much but as soon as you touch a contour it stalls. It never stopped spinning but it stopping throwing which increases the risk of burning the cars paint.2. It is quite heavy on batteries. I was using it for a paint correction on a whole Ford Focus MK3. I used 2 x 4AH batteries and 1 x 5AH. I managed to cut and polish the bonnet before a fully charged 4AH battery ran out of juice. I kept 2 batteries charging while 1 was in use so didn’t have issues with running out. If you don’t have any Ryobi batteries or you have lower AH, you may struggle.3. The supplied pads are not great quality. After around 1/3 of the car, the backing of both the cutting a polish pad came away from the foam which caused me to stop working on it.I ended up forking out £280 to buy the corded Meguire's MT320 which came with 3 Meguire's pads. I completed the car using the corded DA which is superior to the Ryobi unit but you would expect it to be for the price.So I’m summary - make sure you have 3 4 AH (minimum) if you plan on polishing a whole car and but a decent set of pads to use with it.I’m happy with it and will be using it for correcting every now and again but wouldn’t be my go for a full correction.

Brilliant and wish I’d bought this sooner.Super easy to use, low vibration, works with other brands of polishing pads and produces a nice finish

Had a few machine polishers over the years however never a cordless one and my word, it's so much easier to use. The freedom is great, smooth in operation little bit noisy however only at max speed.Couple of fully charged Ryobi batteries and you'll get round a car easily. I single staged the roof, tailgate, bonnet, drivers side wing, door and rear quarter, passenger rear quarter before my 5AH battery died. Completed the rest with my 2AH.Pads that come with this are really good quality also, similar to my Menzerna ones. For the money it's amazing. If you're into car care your paintwork shouldn't need a 2 - 3 correction anyway, which this would struggle to do.Highly recommended for any paintwork enhancement.

this is the polishing abilty

cordless is a game changer for me, as my car is not near my home. Quality machine and very powerful, love it.