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NEW BATTERY POWERED POLISHER FROM HARBOR FREIGHT | Hercules Rotary
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ส.ค. 2024
- Harbor Freight has just released a brand new battery powered, brushless motor, rotary polisher under the Hercules brand. I recently covered the new forced rotation machine from Hercules, and now that they came out with this battery powered Rotary, I really wish the Forced rotation would have been included in 20v family. At $99 for the tool this machine brings a lot of value. BUT, if you are watching this around the third week of March 2024, this rotary is part of aa Hercules promotion where you can get this polisher, a 5.0ah battery, and a charger for $99 which is an incredible price. In todays video I compare this low cost polisher to a professional rotary from Flex power tools to see how it stacks up... ENJOY!!!
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Hercules 20v Rotary Polisher - www.harborfreight.com/20v-bru...
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Dewalt 20v Rotary Polisher - amzn.to/3TBV8Ce
Milwaukee 18v Rotary Polisher - amzn.to/43rAARl
FLEX PE 150 ROTARY - www.autogeek.net/flex-pe150-c...
TIME CODES:
0:00 - NEW BATTERY POWERED POLISHER FROM HARBOR FREIGHT
0:16 - Hercules 20v Rotary Polisher
0:47 - SPECIAL $99 KIT SALE (as of 3/22/2024)
1:16 - When to use a Rotary Polisher
3:03 - Hercules vs Flex Rotary
3:49 - SPECS AND FEATURES of the Hercules Rotary
8:18 - DESIGN Hercules vs Flex
11:57 - Weight of the machine
13:26 - Comparing Run time (HIGHEST SPEED WITH NO LOAD)
13:40 - Vibration
14:07 - How how does the machine get?
19:25 - FINAL OVERVIEW AND THOUGHTS
19:40 - RPM Ratings
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To all reading this for your own sake clean and re-pack the Hecules 20v cordless buffer with a good gear grease like Lucas Red n Tacky grease. I checked mine as soon as a bought it and there was only a chuck yes a harden chuck under the motor pivot gear only... When I cleaned and repacked the gear head properly with the Lucas Red n Tacky grease the high pitched whine was gone, vibration gone, and the motor ran cool to the touch...The stock gear grease is garbage!!!
Thank you for this tip. I just picked this tool up a few weeks ago but have not had the time to use it yet. I know what I'm going to do now before I use it.
Thank you
I'm waiting for them to come out with the cordless DA
Rotary is where it’s at. Serious results.
orbital sanders don't generate as much heat as DA's
Hercules Hercules Hercules!!!
Herk- uh- leez!
Got it last week, did a whole truck one step with just 1 battery, still had 50% battery left.
Which battery 🔋you used 8h or 5h?
@@brynrodriguez1258 5ah
Damn I used 3 5ah batteries to do a hood roof and trunk lid ona Camry
@@Steve0885 Must have been hard paint
Can you buy me one? 😢😢😢
Quick tip Milwaukee and Hercules use the same batteries, Samsung 21700s, just pick up a $15 adapter and never worry about paying the over inflated price for batteries again.
I just got the portable bandsaw from HF, it’s my first Hercules tool. The DIY jeweling pad is really good.
Just grabbed one of these combo deals at my local HF! Thanks again, Josh!
When I started detailing in 2003 the DA wasn’t really around. We did everything from start to finish with a rotary. Different pads, different compounds/polishes and different techniques.
This was a really good video. Thank you for this comparison.
Thanks for the heads up on the hercules! I just picked one up. Great deal!
The noise you are hearing after you pull the trigger is the brake to make it stop quickly.
Thanks Josh i will look at this!! Thanks a lot!!
Great video and review Josh both seem to be really great machines.
I just got this exact deal 3 days ago! Incredible value!!
Great vid, Josh! Thanks for letting us know about the current deal!
i bought this a couple weeks ago, to go polish a boat... he cancelled but the deal was 2 5 amp batteries and charger for 150 and get a free tool. went full send with their yellow buffing pad on a charger today (first time) and it came out amazing.
Got the Hercules as soon as it was available.
I also use it with a tiny polisher kit extension.
Works great 👍
The Hercules became my go to rotary i have a 8ah and 5ah batteries between the two i can run it non stop i have 100+ hours on mine with no issues still makes the noise but runs like a charm it ran a 8 in double sided wool pad yesterday for about 9 hours i hope they release a da lol ive switched all my Milwaukee stuff out for hercules because the batterys last and are affordable lol
I’m just starting to buy Hercules battery operated tools. The battery seams solid. My Milwaukee batteries are starting to fail so I’m trying the Herc. I just got the portable bandsaw a few days ago .
Yea I’ve been super impressed with the batteries i have a 3/8 impact, drill , impact driver, blower, and the rotary polisher and have been happy with all of em
Not to mention the 3-5 year warranty. I have rotary and drill for now! Did you upgrade backing plate? And what pads do you run?
@@eldetailplug yeah ive got 3 and 5 in max shine backing plates run some maxshine pads , lake country and menzerna pads depending what im working on
Milwaukee batteries last longer between charges and will still be good 10 years down the road.
Hoping they come with a battery power DA soon enough.
Dude!!!! The DIY Red Jeweling pad is money!!!! It finishes so nice. Recently I've been using it to finish and get rid of any polishing smearing/extra product.
I'm a milwaukee guy so I'm looking to pick up their rotary
That deal is how I bought mine, haven't used it yet but looks like a great tool
Nice video!
I purchased the Milwaukee Polisher with 15 mm throw in April 2024. I love it with the Walmart Platinum pads.
My only dislike is the grinding noise when it stops rotating. Very loud!
Picked this up yesterday for bonnet cleaning seats. Works fantastically.
Great to hear!
I definitely took advantage of the HF deal...so far so good...
I owe my detailing addiction to you and the guys over at DIY Detail. 😂 Their gold standard sprayable polish and gold standard waffle pad are amazing. Looking forward to trying the jeweling pad.
Nice video Josh! Can’t beat that price if ur needing some cordless tools!
That would be a wicked deal for a orbital polisher thanks josh
Dang it thought I was done buying for now but after stumbling on this killer deal here I go to HF to pick one up.
Harbor Freight also has the Bauer 6 in. Long-Throw Random Orbit DA Polisher on sale right now for $74.99 thru March 24th with a coupon on their website.
Epic deal!!!
This polisher is awesome! 🧼💪
👍👍👍 insane deal
The den of tools or whatever his name is showed tools that were coming form hf and a cordless da was one that should soon be here
Jamie, do you use the 5" conversion as well?
Was in Lowe’s 6 months ago with my wife picking up some paint supplies and I always take a walk down
The tools section for Any sales. Randomly found the dewalt DA polisher for $82. Just one sitting there and showed the normal price at $329, wife didn’t even blink and eye, which is unlike her. I had just gotten done doing a full paint correction on my car a month earlier, on a cheap Amazon corded unit (which worked great), so havent had time to even use it yet.
I learned to use a rotorary about 35 years ago. In those days, thats all there was. Other than "elbow grease". It's been just in the past 2 years, since I've been watching you, that I started learning to use the DA type buffers. I'm more comfortable with it but I'm learning which pads to use. I've always used a wool pad.
Another great video from Josh keep up the good work. I was wondering if you could do a review on some of Alchemist's products specifically their intense foam shampoo
Nice
Question: Have you ever used, made a video on Flood (Penetrol) for trim restoration?
Man I’m super interested in it but I don’t get any chances to polish and I already have a 5’ DA
Hercules is Harbor Freight top of the line. Like you stated if you’re not a professional the Hercules is the way to go!
You could cook it down by changing out the grease in the head, I do it on all my polishers😊
Where you get the green and black stool?
This deal happen March 5th during there parking lot sale. I actually missed out. It was 2 battery’s and charger and you get a free tool!
rupes got there new battery powered polisher out looks great and lite
So im thinking about getting this to yse on my 98 Mercury Grand Marquis, what dind of product do i buy? Is there a one step cleaner/wax i can use?
Serious question , this is used to apply wax after you cleaned and dried the car ?
This is the review I wanted to see before I pull the trigger
👍👍👍
I took that deal when it came out. The only complaint was the pad seized on the arbor and I couldn't get it off. Took it back and they gave me another one. There is no provision to put a wrench on the pad.
How much do you use a force rotation polisher
On the run time test, shouldn't the Hercules (2400 RPM max) have been run slower to equal the Flex's max RPMs (1450 RPM)?
Isn't it bad for the flex to be blowing the hot air straight down onto the paint?
How the heck did you guys get the polisher in my area the polisher isn’t available as one of the free tools
This rotary works just as good as anything else (Milwaukee)
Great value for sure
For the price it could make a good back up. I would most likely use the handle or wear gloves when using it. Do you recommend changing the grease?
I would.
Green Grease
A rotary buffs and polishes the best. A dual action does too but if you compare both results on paint, rotary will look better. But you do have to be a little more skilled with rotary than with DA
The Hercules batteries also work with DeWalt tools
Good to know! How about the other way, do dewalt batteries work in this polisher?
@chuckdeprez1956 yes.
Mine dont
I would change out the grease
any idea how it compares to milwaukee
Good video Josh. A few thoughts . Don't care for the flex for 1 reason. The vents seem to be dispensing heat toward the car . Don't make sense. With that said I have been running a rotory for 40 yrs . I have every da that maxshine makes but find myself keep going back to the rotory. I think it just finishes better .
Maxshine i believe just released a rotary polisher recently. IIRC
Yes they did . I have the 3 in along with a 15 yr old flex . Im ordering the maxshine new one . @TheBeep818
Correct me if I’m wrong but once you put the polishing pad on, that will add clearance between the battery and the vehicle won’t it?
Not much. It would still be very easy to bump the paint with the battery on large panels.
Did you change the grease in the Hercules before this test
It’s recommended.
Team Milwaukee ❤
With proper technique Ivan is absolutely right. You can finish better and with more gloss and clarity with a rotary, but it’s very technique dependent. To “jewel” the paint (3rd step) you use a rotary at the slowest speed with zero pressure, and something really fine like a black fine foam finishing pad from lake country and a polish with zero abrasives like a jeweling cream or Rupes ultra fine polish in the white bottle. Just takes a little practice but you probably knew all this lol
Hope you’re having a great day brother and thanks for the content!
Thanks so much and you too!!!
Hi, i live in the uk and cant get hold of these US deals on rotary polishers, what are yr thoughts on the maxshine or shinemate rotarys, these are available in the uk , thanks
I love the Maxshine tools! I haven’t used the shine mate stuff but I’ve heard great things about
I’ve been watching various videos about polishers. I’ve come to the conclusion that with arthritis in both hands, a polisher is not in my future. The vibration would be very hard to take.
Sounds to me like the Hercules took the win over a product that cost over $500😅
What is your opinion on the Torq x from chemical guys ?? Ty
I’ve actually never used it. I’m not a fan of the digital speed selector… but i know people that do have it and they like it!
Can I buy the battery, get the tool, return the battery 😂
Is this flex the same company that sells tools at lowes? It’s been driving me crazy to ask this
The 5 year tool warranty is worth it all day long
I buy the battery and charger and get the free tool and change the backing plate too 6 and 5 inches pads
Do you still run the active 2.0 in your mobile detailing setup
No I’m using an ar630tss I just ran the active 2.0 to see what it could handle. I had it in there for about 6 months or so
@@imjoshv did the performance start decreasing?
I bet if you rip apart and upgrade the grease, that Hercules would be much smoother/cooler.... GREAT VALUE!!! Jeweling is always speed 1 from 400-600rpm accordong to Yvan if I am correct. I have found that while you can finish with rotary, i have not had success with all paints.
I got it last week,and there was barely any Vaseline in it,lol
What grease does everyone use?@maryhoffman2547
@@dillon599 I used sta-plex red grease.
@@maryhoffman2547 would you recommend changing the grease in the new rupes hlr15?
@@dillon599 I haven't made it that far into polishers. I would assume they use a good grease. But idk. Crack one open and see.
Diy DA polisher is 25mm throw
Would make a good video I'm sure you could get Ivan on here to tell you and us about it
Throw is not always good.
What's more important, a great polish with a cheap pad or a great pad with a cheap polish
Most rotaries will build more heat at lower speeds, because the motor isn’t as efficient at cooling itself.
Get a battery adapter to run big name batteries on hobo freight tools
👍👍
The Hercules has a brake (that's what you're hearing)...the Flex does not, it would cost extra...more like $700.00 . Apples to very expensive oranges (ridiculously over priced)
Not relevant to the machine, my fiancé got a ton of batteries from Harbor Freight (regular batteries for household use) a couple years ago and I was ticked. They wound up being great and outlasting most others I've used lol. Not sure how it translates to the tool battery, but they were great. I had to eat crow. In addition to car detailing I collect guitars and have a million pedals. Pedals eat batteries, the the HF ones were awesome. There isn't a location near where I live now.
Bro, I'm gonna keep asking on all the videos. How are you so amped up? Get so much energy?
It's his job.
You feel entitled to an answer? Weird.
Damn they made a Milwaukee clone. Btw, who cares where the plate sits in relation to the battery. Put the pad on and see while on the car.
I can guarantee you Ivan and Nick did not come up with finishing with a rotary and a pad
I like Yvan a lot honestly but he does “invent the wheel” a lot 😂. And if you say they have something similar to another brands its always “COMPLETELY DIFFERENT”
@@Rob_Cleans_Cars he's definitely a salesman.
If you dont want (or already own) the polisher, buy the 5ah battery and charger for $99 and take the 8ah battery ($99 value) as your "free tool"
Good idea!!
just checked harbor freight and the polisher is no longer part of the deal.
It looks like they removed the rotary from the list, I knew it wasn’t going to last, too many people choosing it over everything else, no one was buying it.
I'd buy into it if their batteries stayed the same and didn't become obsolete after a year. Been burned by that twice by rhem
First off don’t ever say Ivan mr mustache man brought finishing with a rotary to light😂😂😂 I myself have finished with a rotary for over 10 years and there is more people older then me who still do finish with a rotary just because they aren’t on TH-cam don’t mean they don’t exist. Ivan is a 🤡
Ps do a video on the forced rotation Hercules next
That’s a very fair point but online there has been a lot of talk regarding that because of their recent videos. I actually have reviews the forced rotation they have!! th-cam.com/video/h74L_JXWZck/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Q9jZEUZY0SCESYV7
I got the deal in the beginning of this month it was two battery’s and a charger and the tool for $140. I could’ve waited for the one battery deal instead but thought I could use the extra battery, I did a 2 step on my car with the diy gold Standard system and only ended up using 1 1/2 bars on the battery. I’m thinking about changing the grease it’s not loud but towards the end I heard a little ring/high pitch. Also idk if you mention that the Hercules comes with a 5 year warranty and the batteries have a 3 year warranty chargers too
That noise at the end is the brakes I don't think grease will fix it but it stops the buffer
Grease will not stop the sound, milwaukke DA's make a similar noise when slowing down.