Is the 3403 faster than PC

[aburgeson]

I want to know will the flex 3403 cut down on the time it takes to polish a car compared to the PC. New to the rotary polisher scene so I hope to practice on an old junk car we have. But after some practice will this machine cut down on the time it takes to detail a car?

[trekkeruss]

If the Flex wasn't faster, all detailers would just use a PC; time is money.

[blkSRT]

The rotary will almost always be faster,it's the experience to use it properly that takes time.

[aburgeson]

I am nervous about the best way to start. For polishing is it a safe bet to just use the weight of the machine and keep moving? I thought this would be pretty safe in terms of removing light swirls marks. I wont be attempting to remove scratches till i get better. dont want to burn through paint

[parttimer]

They can do the heavy lifting and bang it out quicker. Think of it as a sledge hammer and a DA as a jewelers hammer If you have beat up paint, sure a DA will do it, but will take longer, the rotary can knock down the edges and then polish with a DA.

[aburgeson]

is it safe to polish with the 3403? the entire car that is? I wouldnt say the paint is in bad condition just has swirls. I just want to find a faster way to detail my car, takes me like 12 hours. This is way too long

[parttimer]

Yeah, that is taking too long! A rotary in new hands will need test panels otherwise you won't like the results. A Flex or Rupes DA will be faster than your PC and safer.

[aburgeson]

what makes the flex da faster than the porter cable?

[JHL88]

what makes the flex da faster than the porter cable?

Gear driven. It will not bog down when pressure is applied.

[Mike Phillips]

I want to know will the flex 3403 cut down on the time it takes to polish a car compared to the PC. New to the rotary polisher scene so I hope to practice on an old junk car we have. But after some practice will this machine cut down on the time it takes to detail a car?

Just to note....

The Flex 3403 is a rotary buffer.

The Flex 3401 is a forced rotation, forced oscillation dual action polisher.

Both of these will do the correction and polishing step faster than a Porter Cable 7424XP or any of the variants of this tool.


The issue with finishing out with a rotary is not leaving any holograms behind.


Now which polisher are you talking about? the 3403 or the 3401?