Flex Problems, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Bri]

Originally Posted by ZoranC

Do what I did, polish shower wall LOL At least that won't make you go blind J/K!


Of course and don't worry, I see that question often, quite a number of persons that buy new tool plug it in for quick dry run. Very very often first reaction of people that do that with PC is panic shut down and question "What is broken?"

hey man,

Well, I already have the Meguiar's G100 (PC7424) and it doesn't violently shake like that or isn't off-balanced as bad as the Flex. That's why I panic.

[Bri]

ZoranC,

What's IIRC?

Anyway, I just finished detailing today and I must say that the Flex is amazing!!! You're right that it felt more solid and more balanced than the G100! I used Menzerna 106FF with a white LC polishing pad throughout the whole car (will post pics once the sun comes out). After, I used the G100 to apply wax and the G100 felt like a weakling! LOL!

The quality is superb! It felt solid as I was using it! There are only 2 complaints though... It's freaking heavy! When I polish the vertical panels, my shoulders just starts to wear out LOL! Also, since it has a forced rotation feature, the buffer will take you out of your path once you hit a very irregular surface. But other than that, I think I was able to move through panels at a quicker pace than the G100! I was only using speeds between 4-5!

I'm extremely happy with my Flex!!! Why didn't they make them way back then!!!!?!??

[ZoranC]

Originally Posted by Bri

Anyway, I just finished detailing today and I must say that the Flex is amazing!!! You're right that it felt more solid and more balanced than the G100!

:thumbs up: (hey, mods, why we don't have thumbs up icon?)

Originally Posted by Bri

It's freaking heavy! When I polish the vertical panels, my shoulders just starts to wear out LOL!

IIRC (If I Remember Correctly) it is under a pound difference. Good posture is very important. Many subconcsiously fight back it's "walk" by tightening muscles and that results in faster fatigue and feeling that it is heavy.

Originally Posted by Bri

Also, since it has a forced rotation feature, the buffer will take you out of your path once you hit a very irregular surface.

That can be minimized with practice, getting to know the tool. You might want to practice adjusting the speed with trigger (easing up a bit and speeding up again) as you are going over the "bumps".

Originally Posted by Bri

I'm extremely happy with my Flex!!! Why didn't they make them way back then!!!!?!??

I dunno. It is a good question for the industry. I am just happy that it exists and that I found it.