flex vs pc

**StephenK** · 03-16-2009, 02:08 AM

well Porter Cable is making an attempt at getting back some of those customers they lost to Flex. there will be a new PC coming out

**supercharged** · 03-16-2009, 05:26 AM

Originally Posted by detailgod

well Porter Cable is making an attempt at getting back some of those customers they lost to Flex. there will be a new PC coming out

which is still nowhere near Flex. Flex DA is like a mini rotary. it gives you speed, not just vibrations, which wear the user out. I'm not switching back.

**StephenK** · 03-16-2009, 11:37 PM

the vibration is supposely almost eliminated in the new PC and it has a little more power than the orignal.

**02CAMSS** · 03-17-2009, 08:32 AM

Times are tough but the PC takes FOREVER!!!! to correct with.Go for the flex and save time,aches and pain.

**supercharged** · 03-17-2009, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by detailgod

the vibration is supposely almost eliminated in the new PC and it has a little more power than the orignal.

supposely, and they slightly might have. The problem is that PC pretty much uses vibration to remove swirls, where Flex is like a mini-rotary - it rotates.
This is a bridge in between rotary and DA, and I wanna learn rotary to do much faster corrections...

Originally Posted by 02CAMSS

Times are tough but the PC takes FOREVER!!!! to correct with.Go for the flex and save time,aches and pain.

True that, and that's what I did, and never look back.

**Dust2Glory** · 03-17-2009, 02:19 PM

You're all crazy... the CYCLO is master over all!!!! HAHAHAHAHA

**ricka** · 03-18-2009, 09:37 AM

my question is when comparing the pc using a 4" pad (suggested choice for corrective polishing vs. the flex 5.5 pads, is the flex that much better considering the price? have read that the flex doesn't have many backplate options...

thanks.

**RaskyR1** · 03-18-2009, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by ricka

my question is when comparing the pc using a 4" pad (suggested choice for corrective polishing vs. the flex 5.5 pads, is the flex that much better considering the price? have read that the flex doesn't have many backplate options...

thanks.

Giving the Flex is forced rotation, the lager the pad the more effective it is...just like a rotary. 5.5" is my most used pad size and I rarely need a 4" pad.

**Junebug** · 03-18-2009, 02:40 PM

Well, I have a PC, had a makita rotary - sold, and a FLex. Which do I use every detail - the PC. Why - most of my customers don't want and won't pay for paint correction, so it's a light polish (FFII) and a wax or ZAIO and Z5. I get more concern and compliments on the interior than the paint - long as it's shiny and slick, they're happy.

Another thing, with the new "Kevin Brown method" - I know several pro's that are just using PC's and Megs 105/205 - no kiddin

**Eurocougar** · 03-18-2009, 07:16 PM

I have a PC and polished a car with it. My hands felt like mush afterwards. I didn't like it at all. Needless to say I ordered the Flex and I hope that it's easier on the hands than the PC is.

I'll still use the PC, but for paint cleaning and putting on sealants only.