Mirka 3"

[Silly Rabbit]

OG is pushing this Mirka 3". He says it's the best polisher on earth. Now I know he is trying to sell them to a niche market, but still. It's $1200+... for a 3" polisher. Wow. I know money is all relative, everyone has their own guage, but this is steep, period.
And coming from hand work, any machine will be better. How much better can this be than a little Flex or Rupes? And those 2 are on the high side already. I dunno, I think they will all get an equal positive result, this Mirka will just do it for a little more cash. Nice machine, but maybe more for a business?

[Setec Astronomy]

I dunno why y'all are obsessed with that guy, from what I can tell he's obsessed with separating people from their money, whether it's in his current career or his previous.

[vaced]

I think it's... twice the price of the rupes HLR75?

To me that puts it in a different price category, but I'm not aware of whether it's in a different performance category (specifically in terms of obtainable results).

Oh, and just some thoughts:

* What is the intended use of this tool? How much does vibration and machine noise matter for this usage? (admittedly a subjective question)
* Are all the features included, or does RPM stuff in the app require in app purchases?

[SNP209]

This is intended for a production environment where you will be spot correcting a large number of vehicles. At the place I work at there are members from the paint team who chase down paint defects in general assembly that escaped the paint department and they use this polisher for correction after wetsanding.

It is lightweight, quiet, and very smooth. Surprisingly it doesn't stall easily either.

For a dedicated 3" DA polisher this just might be the cream of the crop.

[Setec Astronomy]

At the place I work at there are members from the paint team who chase down paint defects in general assembly that escaped the paint department and they use this polisher for correction after wetsanding.

Do you work at a car assembly plant?

[vaced]

This is intended for a production environment where you will be spot correcting a large number of vehicles. At the place I work at there are members from the paint team who chase down paint defects in general assembly that escaped the paint department and they use this polisher for correction after wetsanding.

It is lightweight, quiet, and very smooth. Surprisingly it doesn't stall easily either.

For a dedicated 3" DA polisher this just might be the cream of the crop.

Are they using this to remove sanding marks from wet sanding isolated defects, or are they using it to remove defects that were accidentally overlooked when wet sanding?

[SNP209]

Do you work at a car assembly plant?

Yes, tesla fremont factory

[SNP209]

Are they using this to remove sanding marks from wet sanding isolated defects, or are they using it to remove defects that were accidentally overlooked when wet sanding?

A little bit of everything, but mostly dust nibs

[Setec Astronomy]

Yes, tesla fremont factory

Cool! Ah, the old NUMMI plant.

[SNP209]

Cool! Ah, the old NUMMI plant.

That's the one