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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Very interesting.
Sometimes these things happen.
I consistently out cut the 3401 with my Porter Cable. The only reason I could come up with was my familiarity with it. That's for heavy correction though. The 3401 works great for me with one steps or cleaner wax jobs - even though I typically use the 7424xp or the Rupes Duetto.
How did you like that blue pad with the 3D?
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Nice job. Your already getting pro results
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
dlc95
Very interesting.
Sometimes these things happen.
I consistently out cut the 3401 with my Porter Cable. The only reason I could come up with was my familiarity with it. That's for heavy correction though. The 3401 works great for me with one steps or cleaner wax jobs - even though I typically use the 7424xp or the Rupes Duetto.
How did you like that blue pad with the 3D?
That Pad is a work horse. I'm pretty stingy with my HDO CCS Blue's But I tried 205/Cuttmax and Fast correcting cream and the ACA 510 was the strongest musket
But I'm almost embarrassed to say how long it took. 3.5 hours but that included decon/Bilt H. then Slick N Slide foam C. and wipe down dusting a bit. She gave me a nice 50% tip though.
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
Flash Gordon
Nice job. Your already getting pro results
Originally Posted by
DanaDetailingPros
That Pad is a work horse. I'm pretty stingy with my HDO CCS Blue's But I tried 205/Cuttmax and Fast correcting cream and the ACA 510 was the strongest musket
That's very nice of you to say
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
DanaDetailingPros
That Pad is a work horse. I'm pretty stingy with my HDO CCS Blue's But I tried 205/Cuttmax and Fast correcting cream and the ACA 510 was the strongest musket
But I'm almost embarrassed to say how long it took. 3.5 hours but that included decon/Bilt H. then Slick N Slide foam C. and wipe down dusting a bit. She gave me a nice 50% tip though.
I was VERY impressed with how fast the DA Coarse with the blue coarse rupes wool pad leveled the paint. I was also impressed with the amount of dust it produced - would have been perfect if that's what I was going after - dust!
But my muskets of choice are indeed the 3D offerings. As of today it's the ACA500. I do plan on picking up the Rupes pads again at some point, but this time I'm going to use them with my 3D abrasives.
I don't know why I didn't do that before...
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
dlc95
Very interesting.
Sometimes these things happen.
I consistently out cut the 3401 with my Porter Cable. The only reason I could come up with was my familiarity with it. That's for heavy correction though. The 3401 works great for me with one steps or cleaner wax jobs - even though I typically use the 7424xp or the Rupes Duetto.
How did you like that blue pad with the 3D?
Originally Posted by
Flash Gordon
Nice job. Your already getting pro results
Originally Posted by
dlc95
I was VERY impressed with how fast the DA Coarse with the blue coarse rupes wool pad leveled the paint. I was also impressed with the amount of dust it produced - would have been perfect if that's what I was going after - dust!
But my muskets of choice are indeed the 3D offerings. As of today it's the ACA500. I do plan on picking up the Rupes pads again at some point, but this time I'm going to use them with my 3D abrasives.
I don't know why I didn't do that before...
Yea I'm just fortunate you guy's all steered me with the GOODS! I'm almost out of 3D One 16oz and will most likely grab a gallon. As for the Cuttmax and 205 I'm sure they will have there day. Just not on such a brutal job! Only one I didn't grab was the Menzerna 400.
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
DanaDetailingPros
Yea I'm just fortunate you guy's all steered me with the GOODS! I'm almost out of 3D One 16oz and will most likely grab a gallon. As for the Cuttmax and 205 I'm sure they will have there day. Just not on such a brutal job! Only one I didn't grab was the Menzerna 400.
If you already have the Cutmax, you can skip the Menzerna 400. I liked the sonax Ultimate Cut and Cut & Finish more than I liked the Menzerna.
The 400 has a very strong solvent that gives me a really bad headache. That is the main reason I tend to use 3D and Optimum polishes and compounds.
The 3D ONE covers so many bases for me though. I find it fun to use. Makes me look forward to going to work!
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
DanaDetailingPros
Yea I'm just fortunate you guy's all steered me with the GOODS! I'm almost out of 3D One 16oz and will most likely grab a gallon. As for the Cuttmax and 205 I'm sure they will have there day. Just not on such a brutal job! Only one I didn't grab was the Menzerna 400.
If you already have the Cutmax, you can skip the Menzerna 400. I liked the sonax Ultimate Cut and Cut & Finish more than I liked the Menzerna.
The 400 has a very strong solvent that gives me a really bad headache. That is the main reason I tend to use 3D and Optimum polishes and compounds.
The 3D ONE covers so many bases for me though. I find it fun to use. Makes me look forward to going to work!
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Re: I'm DUMBFOUNDED! A FLEX 3401 vs. Rupes LH19 Rotary.
Originally Posted by
dlc95
If you already have the Cutmax, you can skip the Menzerna 400. I liked the sonax Ultimate Cut and Cut & Finish more than I liked the Menzerna.
The 400 has a very strong solvent that gives me a really bad headache. That is the main reason I tend to use 3D and Optimum polishes and compounds.
The 3D ONE covers so many bases for me though. I find it fun to use. Makes me look forward to going to work!
Thanks for the glowing review, I’m sold. FG400 has long been my go-to first step for moderate to heavy correction, and yes, the VOCs are… noticeable . I’ve used Speed a few times for quickie once-and-dones, but it never caught my attention like D151 Reconditioning Cream did a decade ago, or — even more strikingly — the DAMF system on a PC did after years of cursing the “old ways.”
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