Can you one hand the 3401?

[Mike Phillips]

From last weekend's episode of Competition Ready TV

Competition Ready Episode 6 - Legend's Cup - Rich Guminski's 1940 Ford Coupe





For correction work, using cutting pads and compounds you really need to use two hands. Even for polishing work.

The tool is around 17" long on purpose with the grip stations at the extreme ends of the tool and that's by design. The idea is by gripping the tool at the extreme ends of the tool YOU have leverage over the tool.

About the only time I use it with one hand is when I'm machine applying a "finishing" wax or "finishing" sealant by machine, using the Flex 3401 and doing so to the lower panels.

For these areas I would grip the tool right in the middle of the tool body where you see the word FLEX.


Hope that helps...




p.s.

For those that don't know, a finishing wax or a finishing sealant is a wax or sealant that is NON cleaning. These product contain no cleaners or abrasives and should be applied to perfect paint. Thus when applying products like this by machine you would NOT need to press hard thus you could use the Flex 3401 with just one hand.

[Kamakaz1961]

Ya, no problem one handing it. The safest way obviously is to use 2 hands, but when you need to, one handing it is no biggie.

Agreed!