Possible damage to my 3401

[kkritsilas]

Hoyt66 did say "...my error was laying to hard on the polisher and not evenly either....". Which by his own admission was causing the backing plate to bend. How does anybody see this as proper use of the polisher? No matter how much you paid for the polisher, if you are bending the backing plate, it will create a problem. It is to the 3401's credit that it continued to turn with that kind of pressure applied to it on my mind. Says a lot about the motor just having the power to do just about anything.

[dcjredline]

Tryna hate I guess? Cause that was pretty crazy to say that for $450 I should be able to do what I want with it and it should never break. lol

[Toolhead]

Glad its fixed..now u have confidence in your tool...im about to start my grueling black 4runner detail today...got breakfast going and filled up 3 water jugs.
Whereas i always get a bit frustrated when need a tool repair..the upside is i always think...now i get to really knkw this pos....my cr spotless dic20 recently sprung a leak in the temp probe i sert hole.. the whole black head assembly needed to get replaced..covered under warranty....i got to know the cr system pretty well after replacing that apart..bc basically the whole system needed to get disassembled..drained..reassembled...

[hoyt66]

sounds like a good day. Post some pics later

[hoyt66]

used my flex today. felt really strong. I was very discipline on how i was using it��

[Jeremy1976]

Glad to hear you got it resolved!

[Kamakaz1961]

used my flex today. felt really strong. I was very discipline on how i was using it��

Glad to see you fixed it! Do not forget to lube the felt ring!...LOL. See I told you if a SIMPLETON Like me can fix it you can too!....LOL Now I would like to see the pics on what job you tackled...pics please!

[hoyt66]

Glad to see you fixed it! Do not forget to lube the felt ring!...LOL. See I told you if a SIMPLETON Like me can fix it you can too!....LOL Now I would like to see the pics on what job you tackled...pics please!

I searched and found Mike's thread on lubricating the felt ring and did that.My polishing wasn't much to speak of really. I replaced the stripes on my car so I was polishing the area before I put the new stripe on.

[DARK HORSE]

Glad its fixed..now u have confidence in your tool...im about to start my grueling black 4runner detail today...got breakfast going and filled up 3 water jugs.
Whereas i always get a bit frustrated when need a tool repair..the upside is i always think...now i get to really knkw this pos....my cr spotless dic20 recently sprung a leak in the temp probe i sert hole.. the whole black head assembly needed to get replaced..covered under warranty....i got to know the cr system pretty well after replacing that apart..bc basically the whole system needed to get disassembled..drained..reassembled...

What is this " temp probe i sert hole" you speak of? I've had a dic 20 for many years and I am very familiar with it. "Mine" does not monitor temperature in any way. Is this something new on the newer models? Or did you mean the TDS monitor probe insert? Not trying to be critical, just very curious. Thanks!

[Whitewater25]

Glad you got it going. I use the 3401 to apply & remove the wax from my 25' boat. The rotary does the heavy work. Money well spent in time & energy saved.