D2G Review: Flex XC 3401

[VISITOR]

You know what... I think i can help you with that. my mom bought my sister an old aerostar van... it's black with lots of oxidation!!! perfect vehicle!! i think i can get some footage up by the weekend

sweet, thanks!

[wolfpacker92]

RO and rotarys have their own places... you can't really compare the two. I think in reality nothing will beat a roatry... but the Flex does come close. Like i said, it's alot safer, for those people who don't have the time or don't want to use a rotary all together. This won't correct as fast as a rotary, but definately faster then pc or udm.

Exactly Dust you pretty much nailed it. If someone is already has a lot of experience with the rotary, like Toto, then the Flex would not be a must have. Heck Toto could take a rotary, orange pad, and a compound and finish it up LSP ready, he's that good! But most people can't and really to be truthful don't have the time or guidance it takes to get that good with the rotary.

Therein lies the perfect candidate for the Flex. If you want to be able to do paint correction and not take forever the Flex is for you. Heck I've seen pics of a hood that was wet sanded and the Flex finished the paint off like a rotary with no holograms or marring.

And Dust what do you mean "Outrageous"! You know I would never steer you wrong bro! Now I've got some ocean front property in Arizona I think you and the missus would be interested in.

[Jimmie]

Thanks for the review Dust. Good info there. So I take it that standard RO nor Rotary backing plates don't fit the Flex.

[Showroom Shine]

I got my Flex Thursday,and went for the Menzerna,and to the garage.
I really enjoyed myself. The Flex is really easy to use. I normally use a rotory and have a good deal of experience with it. But the Flex was so balanced,light, smoooth running, and fairly queit,too. Altogether a pleasure to operate. The correction was Great too. I would encourage anyone that is considering buying a buffer no matter what type or brand, choose the FLEX! You will not be disappointed. The Hype is for real! It's a good machine! Worth the cash!

[wolfpacker92]

Thanks for the review Dust. Good info there. So I take it that standard RO nor Rotary backing plates don't fit the Flex.

What's up Jimmie! You are correct that standard backing plates will not work with the Flex. The Flex has a gear driven direct drive backing plate. Here are a few pics of it so youcan see the how it looks.





Hope this helps. And Showroom Shine said it great...Believe the Hype!

[Dust2Glory]

the backing plate in held in place with a hex head screw... lots easier to replace than the pc or udm... also the screw is far up enough into the backing place that you won't have to worry about it interfering with ur polishing

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i can hardly wait till i get mine