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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Originally Posted by Smokinss
Thank you sir!!!
Originally Posted by Sicktred08fsi
Thanks Mike. I appreciate it!!!
Always a pleasure....
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
How about pressure?? Do you use more or less pressure when using MF pads verses the foam pads??
And is the Optimum the best choice of MF for the Flex?
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Originally Posted by Bicycle
How about pressure?? Do you use more or less pressure when using MF pads verses the foam pads??
Not really, when doing any cutting step where you're trying to remove some paint you want to use medium to firm downward pressure after first spreading your product out and the reduce pressure for the last few passes.
Remember, polishing paint is not a grinding process. You're trying to create beauty.
Originally Posted by Bicycle
And is the Optimum the best choice of MF for the Flex?
That or the Lake Country THICK MF pads. Forced rotation dual action polishers buff smoother with some cushion versus a hard thin pad.
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Great advice Mike! I know you have been away but I picked up a 3401 and was able to use it on Saturday on a SL 550. I followed your tips and tricks and got great results. Check out my thread. Thanks for the help!!!
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Thank you from Slovakia for useful tips and tutorials.
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
Not really, when doing any cutting step where you're trying to remove some paint you want to use medium to firm downward pressure after first spreading your product out and the reduce pressure for the last few passes.
Remember, polishing paint is not a grinding process. You're trying to create beauty.
That or the Lake Country THICK MF pads. Forced rotation dual action polishers buff smoother with some cushion versus a hard thin pad.
Have you tried the 3401 and DAMF using the Meguiar's foam interface pad?
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Originally Posted by Mike Phillips
With your experience you'll pick up on how to hold and run the Flex 3401 in not time at all.
Yes with a smaller backing plate as the factory backing plate leaves no room for error.
In my opinion, the Lake Country Hybrid Pads are optimized for the Flex 3401. If you get a Flex 3401 you should also get the Lake Country 4" backing plate so you can use the 5" Hybrid pads.
The Flex 3401 with 5" Hybrid Pads turns you into a swirl destroying machine.
I apologize for bringing this thread back from the dead fellas but I have question about Mikes comment here.
Was there any difference besides size between the 5" Hybrid pads and the 5.5" Hydro Teck pads?
To put it simple, did the Hybrid pads work harder with the same effort of the user than the Hydra Teck pads?
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Originally Posted by Inside Man
I apologize for bringing this thread back from the dead fellas but I have question about Mikes comment here.
First off... never worry about bringing an older thread back to life. I have articles on this forum dating back 8 years now and I would bet that the information in them is just as accurate today as it was when I wrote it. That's my writing style, as I often post here,
I write for the future -Mike Phillips
Originally Posted by Inside Man
Was there any difference besides size between the 5" Hybrid pads and the 5.5" Hydro Teck pads?
The shape of the pad
The size of the velcro backing
The foam formula
And all make a huge difference.
The shape of the pad
The Hybrid pads are tapered. Somewhere I explained on this forum the BENEFIT to a tapered pad. I've never seen any other detailing guru explain this.
The size of the velcro backing
The size of the velcro backing on a pad simply makes it easier to center the pad and this means longer pad life, better pad and tool performance and less vibration.
The foam formula
The hydro-tech pads are closed cell and what I wrote in my how-to book about this is,
The above is in my book, The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine BUT I also cover this on pages 14 and 15 in my FLEX how-to book. (I tend to write my books like my replies in the forum/facebook worlds and that's IN-DEPTH as the original source.
Originally Posted by Inside Man
To put it simple, did the Hybrid pads work harder with the same effort of the user than the Hydra Teck pads?
They Hybrid pads last longer.
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Re: How To Use The Flex 3401
Originally Posted by Justin@FinalInspection
Great advice Mike! I know you have been away but I picked up a 3401 and was able to use it on Saturday on a SL 550.
I followed your tips and tricks and got great results. Check out my thread.
Thanks for the help!!!
Sorry I just now found this thread Justin but I've been following your write-ups on our forum and you are indeed kicking butt!
I'm always impressed with your work and thank you for purchasing my FLEX how-to book, reading it and putting the information I shared into use.
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