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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Having used the flex, rupes and griots boss buffers I will say the flex is my favorite 15mm long throw. I cannot match the correction I get out of my 21mm BOSS with a 5" pad but would love to pick one up for one steps and regular polishing as the smoothness and comfort imho is unmatched. I am a bit biased though as I started on a pe14 and then got a 3401 and then finally branched out so the feel of a flex grip is my favorite


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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Thanks everyone for your input. So far the feedback is looking very positive.

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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    I've had very limited use of one but also have my own 3401 and a rotary. coming from my 3401, I noticed the more active throw as compared to my 3401 but it was smooth as silk. Typical of the Flex superior build quality. I would absolutely endorse getting one.

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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    I had the first XFE and experience the over heating.... Flex and Autogeek warrantied it with the new design... so far I'm loving it! We have been abusing the XFE the past few weekend and it just keeps bringing the shine! It is so smooth and so quiet! You will not be disappointed! I tend to use the 3401 for compounding and the XFE7-15 for polishing, however it does have plenty of power to perform compounding work! I can't say enough about the team at Autogeek and Flex for their open communication following the first launch of the XFE. They have earned my business for life!
    Keep Calm... and Detail On!

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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Quote Originally Posted by PrestigeAutoPolish View Post
    Having used the flex, rupes and griots boss buffers I will say the flex is my favorite 15mm long throw. I cannot match the correction I get out of my 21mm BOSS with a 5" pad but would love to pick one up for one steps and regular polishing as the smoothness and comfort imho is unmatched. I am a bit biased though as I started on a pe14 and then got a 3401 and then finally branched out so the feel of a flex grip is my favorite


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    This is what makes me want to get a 21 over a 15. I want to have the power to correct as needed. Dang it, I thought I was set on the 15.. now I don't know again

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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Simple ...LOVE IT...Long throw pads ....do the job.

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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruzscarwash View Post
    This is what makes me want to get a 21 over a 15. I want to have the power to correct as needed. Dang it, I thought I was set on the 15.. now I don't know again

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    It depends on your use really... if you do a lot of heavy correction with your long throw you will want a 21 but if you us a rotary the 15s are a lot smoother to polish with. I'm pretty sold on microfiber pads with my 21 for 80% of my stuff, the rest I keep my rotary, 3401 and mini DA out and on hand. I'm not a huge fan of the 15mm boss so far, the rupes mkII and flex are a lot nicer to work with



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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    I have 2 3401's one with a 5 inch and one with a 6 inch BP. I also have a GG6 with a 6. So I want to get 21 since I have those for back up. ...idk

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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Quote Originally Posted by Cruzscarwash View Post
    I have 2 3401's one with a 5 inch and one with a 6 inch BP. I also have a GG6 with a 6. So I want to get 21 since I have those for back up. ...idk

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    I would get a 21mm with a 5" plate and then put a 3" plate on your GG6. Then you can use the 21mm for most things and bump down to a 3" when you need to. I wish I had two 3401s...


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    Re: Flex XFE Owners, What's The Verdict?

    Opened up my freshly purchased XFE7 today to try out! I have nothing else "long throw" to compare to, as I own a PE14, 3401, and GG6 with 5" plate.

    Let me say, "wow." It is a sweet machine! Like sweet. Very smooth. Almost as smooth as my PE, and no I'm not kidding! And quiet. I think it wins as the most quiet machine in my arsenal.

    The one thing I will have to get used to is....PAD STALL! Switching from the forced drive units, I definitely have to improve on my technique. I was running the XFE around speed 5-6 most of the time with a 6.5" buff and shine lo-pro pad (These are amazing too!!). Plans for the future are to switch to a 5" backing plate, which should help.

    This is my dedicated "polisher," and "soft paint specialist" tool. I did easily cut some 3000 scratches with an orange hybrid pad and some M100 though, just to see what it would do! And suprisingly, the orange hybrid did rather well on the free floater!

    All in all, I think this polisher will have some serious hours on it, as it is incredibly smooth, VERY quiet and feels amazing in your hands (Go flex!)

    Totally recommend!

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