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    Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    Hello all!

    I hope everyone had a great weekend!

    I am in the market for a new polisher, upgrading from my PC 7424xp. I have heard many good things about the flex brand and have decided to stick to that brand. I have heard many good things about rupes too, but I do not have the budget for one. I have only used a PC 7424xp and a GG 3inch as far as polishers go, so which machine would I be better off moving toward?

    I have started my own detailing business and I would like something with a little more power, but reliable as well.

    Thanks for the advice in advance!!

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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    3401


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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    Quote Originally Posted by WRAPT C5Z06 View Post
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    3401 hands down. Truly is a beast. I had the PC7424xp as my first polisher also (weekend warrior). While it's an excellent tool, I never cared for losing power/rotation on curves. After getting the Flex 3401 VRG, I've pretty much never touched the PC again.


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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    The forced rotation is the 3401 is freakin' awesome!!!



    Quote Originally Posted by VitreousHumor View Post
    I had the PC7424xp as my first polisher also (weekend warrior). While it's an excellent tool, I never cared for losing power/rotation on curves.
    This goes for ANY free spinning DA.





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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    I have both machines and I would definitely choose the 3401 hands down

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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    Thank you for the advice everyone! I wonder if these machines ever go one sale.🤔

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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    The detailing trading post on Facebook have a bunch of second hand Flex. And you can get the hybrid pads here at autogeek man. I'm a flex user 100% message me for any questions


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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    May I ask what's wrong with the XFE7? Why don't you all like it?
    Back to the full-time grind.

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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    Well there's a big difference in the two

    The 3401 is a forced rotation so it will never stall for any reason but only has a 8mm throw

    The 15 is a long throw and can/will stall but covers more ground with less passes.

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    Re: Flex 3401 or FLEX XFE7-15

    The Forensic Detailing channel on Youtube just did a very detailed review of the XFE7-15 150 (about 30 minutes long), which would be good for you to see.

    I don't think that there is anything wrong with the XFE7-15 150. The situation is the same between the 3401 and any other free rotation, long throw DA. In the end, it seems to be a question of what your expectations are, what contours the cars you will be working on have, and amount of correction on the various panels that you will have to do. The 3401 doesn't care about panel curves, but it is a shorter throw machine, so will be slower on large flat panels. The long throw free rotation DAs (including the XFE7-15 150, Rupes, and GG Boss units, but there are others) can cover a lot of flat panel area in a shorter amount of time, but are, to a greater or lesser degree, prone to stalling on non-flat surfaces. As for what the XFE7-15 150 brings to the table, see the above video.

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