What (mini + carpet brush)machine to buy next to flex!

Hi everyone

I'm a little confused I need some help please

First I really like flex 3401 it's on the list but I think it will not fill all my needs!

My needs
- Polish paint
-Polish paint for smaller area
-clean carpet and leather
-Polish headlight (not necessary it's just plus)

So for my needs
I think I have to buy 3 machine!

-FLEX 3401 for Polish job
-Porter Cable 7424 for carpet and leather
-rupes mini for headlight and smaller area

And I think that's too much 😁


So my questions is

1- Dose flex XFE7 or 3401 have mini pads
From my reading I found smallest is 4" for 3401

You guys what you think the smallest pad I need for regular detail cover whole car!


2- if 3401 don't have smaller than 4"
What you recommend?
what about rupes mini is it good for small area?
and plus I can use it for headlight Polish!

3- for carpet and leather cleaning
What I really like is PC 7424
Have good carpet brush collection

Porter Cable 7424 Carpet & Upholstery Brushes

(I wish flex have similar brush collection)

But again PC the smallest pad is 3"
So I don't know if I need smaller than 3" for regular exterior Detail job?


By the way
4- does it worth it to wait for
FLEX XFE7-15 150 Long Stroke Orbital Polisher
(maybe will be available locally after 1 or 2 months) I can wait

Or you think
FLEX XC 3401 Orbital Polisher
It's good enough for beginners
(it's already available in Stock locally)

It will be first machine for me !



Thank you




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I'd say you are on the right track for sure, flex 3401 is a beast i've heard and will do most compounding/polishing jobs.
Also i like my griots 6 converted to a 3.5 backing plate for smaller areas and now that they have a new ''3'' inch one i will convert over.
Also you could just use either portercable or any cheaper Da for brush attachment so you are not switching bp's all the time.

buy a GG6 along with different backing plates, pads, and some accessories (carpet attachment, etc,) and you'll be set...

Buy a cyclo one machine will do all of it . And do it with a 16 mm throw

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Originally Posted by Bigry18

I'd say you are on the right track for sure, flex 3401 is a beast i've heard and will do most compounding/polishing jobs.
Also i like my griots 6 converted to a 3.5 backing plate for smaller areas and now that they have a new ''3'' inch one i will convert over.
Also you could just use either portercable or any cheaper Da for brush attachment so you are not switching bp's all the time.

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I will have look into griots 6

But do I need smaller than 3" for regular exterior detail?

And that's good idea to buy cheap DA for brush


Thank you

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Originally Posted by VISITOR

buy a GG6 along with different backing plates, pads, and some accessories (carpet attachment, etc,) and you'll be set...

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I will have look into it

Do you think GG6 better than PC

Thank you

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Originally Posted by postaltwo

Buy a cyclo one machine will do all of it . And do it with a 16 mm throw

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I never heard of it
But it's great to have one machine can replace rupes mini and PC

I will searching more about it

Thank you

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I'm waiting for more answers

Thank you everyone

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Cyclo polishers have been around since the 1950s. They still stock parts for the polishers made in the 1950s, and pretty much everything is replaceable and available. They are twin head 4" polishers.

If you go to their website, they seem to have a particular emphasis on carpet cleaning, and have a range of brushes for the purpose. That is not to say that they are any less good at paint correction/polishing. There are pads made specifically for the Cyclo, like Adam's Polishes sells a range of 4" pads made specifically for the Cyclo, identified by the fact that they come in pairs, but any 4" pads and backing plates for those 4" pads from other vendors work fine as well.

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Originally Posted by Yaser222

Do you think GG6 better than PC

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it's another choice/option and a certainly a great one at that. it has more torque/power, lifetime warranty, and GG customer service is top notch. if you are only going to machine polish/wax a few times a year then this makes more sense and is 1/3 of the cost as well. here's a recent vid of the junkman using it for the first time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJUPLCV3P0

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Originally Posted by kkritsilas

Cyclo polishers have been around since the 1950s. They still stock parts for the polishers made in the 1950s, and pretty much everything is replaceable and available. They are twin head 4" polishers.

If you go to their website, they seem to have a particular emphasis on carpet cleaning, and have a range of brushes for the purpose. That is not to say that they are any less good at paint correction/polishing. There are pads made specifically for the Cyclo, like Adam's Polishes sells a range of 4" pads made specifically for the Cyclo, identified by the fact that they come in pairs, but any 4" pads and backing plates for those 4" pads from other vendors work fine as well.

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Great information acutely I like the twin head I saw it in one youtube video

But I didn't now the brand I think it was cyclo so similar to it

Unfortunately the price is a little higher
But it's good choice I will check for it

Thanks

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Originally Posted by VISITOR

it's another choice/option and a certainly a great one at that. it has more torque/power, lifetime warranty, and GG customer service is top notch. if you are only going to machine polish/wax a few times a year then this makes more sense and is 1/3 of the cost as well. here's a recent vid of the junkman using it for the first time...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJUPLCV3P0

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Ok that's good to hear
But the warranty I'm over seas customer I don't know if the warranty still applies if I buy it from usa and ship it to my country

I will search locally for this device

And you are right I will use it even less than what you said
Because I will Polish cars then coated with cquartz classic for 2 years at least there will be no Polish
Or maybe once a year if the coating not lasting 2 years





Thank you guys for your help


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Originally Posted by Yaser222

Great information acutely I like the twin head I saw it in one youtube video

But I didn't now the brand I think it was cyclo so similar to it

Unfortunately the price is a little higher
But it's good choice I will check for it

Thanks

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The price is not cheap no doubt ,but it the smoothist machine out there and u don't have to buy many machines so u save money there