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    Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips



    My favorite rotary buffer or rotary polisher, whatever you like to use....

    The FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher




    Besides all the cool features I'll showcase below, here's why I love my FLEX PE14


    Only weighs about 5 pounds.
    Not a big deal when buffing out a horizontal panel like the hood or trunk lid but as soon as you switch over to vertical panels where you have to hold the too up AND PUSH IT AGAINST the surface, it makes a big difference.

    Super quiet
    In fact, I'd say it's the quietest rotary polisher on the market that I've used or tested to date. And if you buff for hours with rotary this is a real blessing because now you can actually listen to something else like the radio or a person talking to you.

    Compact size
    Once you start using a lightweight, quiet compact size rotary with the power of a bulky, loud full size rotary buffer there's simply no going back.

    German quality
    Yeah that's right... this is the Mercedes-Benz of rotary polishers. If you deserve the best then don't settle for less.




    Variable speed dial is located exactly where you need it to simply and quickly adjust speed on-the-fly...




    Speed Trigger is solid feeling when you press the pedal to the metal on a Mercedes-Benz....




    Speed lock button - right where it's needed. Easy to depress and lock in the speed or press again and unlock all that power!




    Cool running
    The internal cooling system pulls air from the rear vents and flushes the air through the forward vents to keep temperatures down...











    Handy RPM to speed dial guide right where you're eyes are looking when buffing....

    Lower RPM = 400 RPM off the trigger
    Low Locked RPM = 600 RPM
    Max RPM = 2100 RPM







    Easy-grip overmold on the head of the polisher to make it easy to GRIP and CONTROL

    Especially important for those of you who aspire to be The God of The Rotary Buffer!




    Comes with stick handle that can be placed on either side of the polisher
    D-handles are worthless in my opinion and experience. While they can look cool they simply wear out your forearm muscles. It's real simple --> the further you move your hand/grip away from the tool the more muscle and energy it requires to control the tool.






    Or be like me - sans the handle. I never use handles on rotary buffers

    Don't nobody got no time for handles!





    Be sure to install the plastic bolts or steel replacement bolts where the handle attaches as these are designed to also hold the housing to the chassis.






    Gear-Lock button is RECESSED so all you cavemen detailers don't accidently press it down while running the polisher.

    If you don't know... this is to lock up the gears to remove stubborn or tight backing plates or extensions.





    The KEY to using this polisher and maximizing it's potential is to use 7.5" or 6.5" wool pads when cutting or compounding. These are my well-worn pads from years of heavy cutting projects....







    She's so sexy!




    Best of all... this one is mine! All mine! And the Number #2 production unit in the world.




    Perfect for doing what I call surgical or precision buffing on old 2-door Fords....







    Or removing wet sanding marks on old 2-door Fords....






    Yeah baby.... that's what I'm talking about!






    Exotics? No problem - Heavy cutting with wool pads....




    Surgical buffing in tight areas....






    Supa sexy....






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    FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher




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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    The Oracle has shown us the way AGAIN! Thank you! Love the Flex Brand!

    Keep on ROCKING!
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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    What an amazing and easy to control machine. I remember the first time I picked one up and gave it a run. I could not believe how easy it was to operate/handle. It really did feel like an extension of my arm.

    Now that I have one, I have regulated the other rotaries for the ugly work of polishing less than paint.

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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    Just to note...

    And that my friends is how you create a write-up from scratch in REAL-TIME!

    It took me about 20 minutes to take the pictures

    About 20 minutes to process and upload the pictures

    20 minutes to add the words to the pictures and this is the part I did in real-time.



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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    Definitely a great machine. Feels so good in my hands. Love the size and weight. Oh so smooth.

    Just need to use mine more.

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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Phillips View Post
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    And that my friends is how you write a write-up from scratch in REAL-TIME!

    It took me about 20 minutes to take the pictures

    About 20 minutes to process and upload the pictures

    20 minutes to add the pictures and then add the words including making the link >clickable< to itself so I can share it for the next 10 years here in the cyber-world....
    It's going to take me much more than 20 minutes just sorting through a ton of pics for a VW write up I'm planning. It's one reason I haven't done it

    One hour is pretty darn fast, Mike. You're a machine!

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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike@DedicatedPerfection View Post
    What an amazing and easy to control machine. I remember the first time I picked one up and gave it a run. I could not believe how easy it was to operate/handle. It really did feel like an extension of my arm.

    Now that I have one, I have regulated the other rotaries for the ugly work of polishing less than paint.

    I 100% couldn’t agree with you more Mike! Exactly what you have written is how the PE-14 feels & handles . . . Sadly these beautiful machines do not work here in New Zealand . . . I’m off to sit in the corner & cry . . . Thanks guys.

    Aaryn NZ.
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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    I love my PE4, of course I'm going to have to get the new Rupes and try it out. Then I'll decide which one I want to keep. The Rupes has some features I really like.
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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    The PE-14 to my eye the Flex looks smaller than the Rupes

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    Re: Review: FLEX PE14 Rotary Polisher by Mike Phillips

    Agree with Mike about D handles and the preference of no handle. My issue with the PE-14 is it runs crazy hot and shuts off especially when using pads larger than 6”. The Rupes LH19E will run cool all day and never shut off on you as it won’t over heat. The Rupes is the nicer tool on horizontal panels, the Flex being shorter is nicer on vertical panels especially lower doors.

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