Polisher naming

[Mike Hoekstra]

Since Mike likes to name his polishers, I have the Beast, the C-Beast, the Pixie, and I have names these Felix and Komrade.







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[Mike Phillips]

Since Mike likes to name his polishers, I have the Beast, the C-Beast, the Pixie, and I have names these Felix and Komrade.

Need to use a Sharpie Marker to identify them.


From the For What it's Worth file, unlike the majority of the detailers in the world, (yes world), I think it's pretty easy to see I type about detailing as much or more than anyone. If you can find a "detailer" that also "types" as much or more than I - please share a link to their writing.

As such - when I type about tools, I think it's really lame and also a paint in the butt to have to type out part numbers in order to reference the tool. The worst offender that I can think of off the top of my head is the,

PO5000C


No one calls or types about this tool by its part number.


Today when I posted my review for some IGL products here,


Review: IGL Poly Ceramic Coating - 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S


I shared pictures of the tools, pads and products I used and also listed them as links to the AG store in case anyone after reading about the old 2-door European job wanted to get anything I used. When it came time to refer to the tools here's what I was able to type out,


FLEX Supa BEAST


And I think anyone in-tune in the detailing world does know or will know what tool I'm specifically talking about. Just in case someone reading the thread in the present or the future doesn't know what the Supa BEAST is, then I also included the lame part number, which is also what is found on the AG store site.


Part number = FLEX XCE 10-8 125 Corded Polisher


I do this as a professional courtesy to FLEX but to also calm the fears for any one thinking about plunking down $450.00 bucks. I know they want to know they are spending their money on the right tool.


In the real world - no one is ever going to say,


Hey Jim, hand me the XCE 10-8 125



It just isn't going to happen.


For the record, I recommended to Lake Country to name their new tool after a Bird of Prey, like the Eagle or the Falcon, because they use a bird in their logo and for branding plus bird's of prey are cool.

They chose a different path, I'm not going to say it's the wrong path, but they chose to name it using an acronym,

U.D.O.S. - or User Defined Orbit Stroke

Meaning you, the user can choose which drive type you want to use depending upon the panel or process you're tackling. Makes sense to me. I still would have called it


The FALCOLN!


Sorry, been breathing car detailing fumes too long.

[JustJesus]

UDOS kind of works for me, as far as saying that, rather than something like "ABCD- 12 niner 42"

I did say "kind of"

Though, I like where you're going with the birds theme.

[Mike Hoekstra]

Personally, if owned an UDOS, I'd call it "The Transformer" because it transforms in to several different polishers.

[Mike Phillips]

Personally, if owned an UDOS, I'd call it "The Transformer" because it transforms in to several different polishers.

Now that's good. Missed opportunity.

I nicknamed the DeWALT 849X Bumble Bee but it never caught on and this was back in 2011, when the "new" DeWalt DWP849X was introduced to the market and the entire Transformer Craze was still strong.

Bumblebee - Testing out the NEW DeWALT DWP849X


For some reason when I look at the new DWP849X I think of Bumblebee












And to this day, I still don't know anyone that actually refers to the DeWALT DWP849X by it's PART NUMBER.