There are two new entries into the 3" polisher market and they both got it wrong. They made 12mm orbit stroke polishers. The only time people that purchase these will be able to maintain good pad rotation and good pad oscillation will be when they use thin, flat pads and hold the pad flat when...
The only 3" polisher I would consider is a short stroke option. And to my knowledge, the only short stroke option is the Griot's G8
FWIW
See what I share in this video.
Mike
Links to Articles on How-To Use a Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips
Here's the links for my articles in no particular order.
https://autogeekonline.net/threads/how-to-use-a-rotary-polisher.54592/
https://autogeekonline.net/threads/how-to-use-a-rotary-buffer.49124/...
For a project,
How the Test Spot Was Born
In the early 1990s, while answering car detailing questions on the Usenet Newsgroups, I tried to help someone remove scratches from his white single-stage paint. Instead of trying his rubbing compound on one small section first, he applied it to the...
Lots of opinions related to your question. I'll give you my nutshell take.
Assuming that anytime you rub any type of detailing clay or synthetic substitute, you're going to induce clay marring. Maybe not on hard paint, but everything else - yes clay marring. You can't always see it on light...