I've seen a lot of positive feedback for the PXE 80, but again for the sounds of the scale of your job it's like using a palm sander to refinish a hardwood floor.
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You could check out the Makita XOP02T. It's a cordless orbital with a free spinning mode that would be useful for machine sanding, and a forced rotation mode for powerful polishing. It's no rotary but it is a powerful tool, I have the corded version and it's very capable. However it is large so I'm not sure how transportable it would be in your situation.
The prices are prohibitive for me where I live, I am from Chile.
That said, I've been looking at this polisher for a long time, made in Germany. Speed 500-3000 rpm.
The price is tempting. And the same battery works for your entire range of cordless tools.
With battery assembled it weighs 5.7 pounds
What do you think?
PS: Clearly the guy doesn't have much experience in handling the machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czaEwnrq1EQ
Thanks guys, I ran across this Diavolo company yesterday during my searching. Has anyone tried their tools? They seem like a nice value but I'm not finding much on them. Looking at their 16V polisher
No, this will be for localized jobs. Need to sand down a door for paint, do minor correction on another car. Idk though I’m thinking the Dewalt is more versatile and I can toss a smaller backing plate on for now, it has a decent rpm range.
I can travel with the Dewalt, while not as convenient as the Flex I can still make it work.
Not finding much in this Diavolo company so I’m back to Flex vs. Dewalt.
Yes, I have their 16v rotary and a new d/a. The rotary is fantastic for headlights and small areas, and I picked up their flex shaft polisher use with it.
I have only used the d/a twice, once for applying sealant and it worked great. I tried it for headlights and it seemed underpowered. I will try it for B pillars soon, and report back.
Their shipping can be off, so I recommend using Paypal for the purchase.