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wondering if anyone has tried the xce-8-125 forced rotation prior to release= kinda wondering if its a smoother ride compared to the 3401
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Originally Posted by
john b
wondering if anyone has tried the xce-8-125 forced rotation prior to release= kinda wondering if its a smoother ride compared to the 3401
Hi John,
I've had mine since July, and YES the new XCE-8-124 aka the SUPA BEAST is smoother, lighter and quieter. Here's at least one of my articles on this new version.
NEW FLEX XCE 3401 Corded and Cordless Polishers!
I've detailed about a dozen cars/trucks with this new tool and it is my first tool of choice. It comes with a 5" backing plate like the cordless CBEAST but after using it with the 5" backing plate for a while I chose to swap to the 6" backing plate as I prefer to use the 6.5" LC Hybrid Force pads on this tool so I can plow through a car.
Supa BEAST backing plate swap
Here's a huge vehicle I plowed through recently.
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Re: flex
Originally Posted by
john b
thanks mike
You are very welcome.
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And just to add....
Out of the 4 primary factors that influence and affect the paint polishing process, the pad brand and style is usually the least important AS LONG as you're matching the correct "type" of pad to the process.
By this I mean, if you're compounding you would normally be using a foam cutting pad, not a foam finishing pad. This is what I mean by matching the "type" of pad to the process.
The four primary factors that most influence the paint polishing process
1: Abrasive Technology
2: Pad choice
3: Tool choice
4: You and your technique
But the above does ASSUME the person doing the work is using correct technique. Correct technique isn't that hard to learn either. You're going to move a polisher in one of two styles,
1: Crosshatch pattern, overlapping your passes by 50% making approximately 8 section passes
2: Moving the polisher in the direction of the length of the panel - overlapping when possible making 10 to 12 section passes
Of course, paint hardness and/or softness is a factor. How deep or how shallow the defects are a factor. Buffing cycle is a factor. I'm not saying these things are not important I'm just saying the above 4 things I listed are the primary factors.
And then there's this,
Abrasive Technology - THE most important factor when it comes to polishing paint
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