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DA Flex or DA PC
DA Flex or DA PC
From a recreational standpoint where I just do my own cars 3-4 times a year, is there really a difference in the 2? Thanks for your help in advance! I'd love to get the flex but I'm not gonna spend all the extra money if I'm gonna get the same result
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Re: DA Flex or DA PC
I think you already answer your question.
If you can afford then buy the 3401, if not stick to PC.
Flex 3401 & PE14
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Re: DA Flex or DA PC
A Porter Cable 7424xp is a great machine and will serve your needs nicely without emptying your wallet. That said, the Flex 3401 is quite a machine and is in a category all by itself...
BobbyG - 2004 Millennium Yellow Z06 Corvette
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Re: DA Flex or DA PC
Originally Posted by BobbyG
A Porter Cable 7424xp is a great machine and will serve your needs nicely without emptying your wallet. That said, the Flex 3401 is quite a machine and is in a category all by itself...
Have to completely agree with Bobby.
I think it's going to come down to how much you really want to spend. The Flex 3401 is forced rotation and has a lot more power than the PC.
I have a PC for my DA and it has served it's purpose quite well and I use mine every day. Mostly for spreading wax, but even on correction work I've never had an issue with it. Other than it bogs down sometimes under heavy correction. Which I don't use it for heavy corrections anymore since I have a Flex rotary.
If your just looking for a quality machine to do some light polishing a couple times a year the PC is a good machine and is way less expensive than the Flex. Just my 2 cents!
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Re: DA Flex or DA PC
I've used both and they are different beasts. The PC is easy to use, not too heavy and it is effective with the right pad and polish combos. But the draw back i've found is the vibrations from the PC at the highest level can cause fatigue, and it does bog down under heavy correction. The Flex corrects quicker and with less product I found. The machine is a bit more to handle. It has vibrations (though not as intense) as a PC, but can be grippy and pull like a rotary. So at times the Flex can be a little tougher to handle.
So it's a give and take situation, you need to decide which pros and cons you want to deal with. I think for a recreational detailer, the PC will do you just fine.
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Re: DA Flex or DA PC
Originally Posted by nrsk4u
I'm not gonna spend all the extra money if I'm gonna get the same result
You can get the same results but it's going to take longer because if you push too hard on ANY of the PC style tools the pad will simply stop rotating. Not true with the Flex 3401
Also, curved panels, bot convex and concave, or raised body lines will put pressure on the face of a buffing pad in such a way as to stop the pad from rotating.
It's only when the pad is rotating that you are effectively removing paint. The only way to remove swirls and scratches is to remove a little paint.
See the below video and article, both from my article list...
New to Machine Polishing?
How to choose the right polisher for your detailing project
Part 1 - How To Pick the Right Car Polisher for your Detail Project
Part 2 - How To Pick the Right Car Polisher for your Detail Project
The Flex 3401 in action...
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Here's a few videos showing these tool in action...
My Classic Car
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MsZL72VAk&hd=1]My Classic Car with Dennis Gage and Mike Phillip - Removing Swirls - YouTube[/video]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swLcPlUPd_c&hd=1]My Classic Car with Dennis Gage and Mike Phillip - Wolfgang and Flex 3401 - YouTube[/video]
Motorhead Garage
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWdYCHZrpd8]How To Remove Oxidation by Machine Polishing with Mike Phillips on Motorhead Garage - YouTube[/video]
Two Guys Garage
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QHljvm46Ek&hd=1]Porter Cable - How to remove swirls and machine wax your car with Mike Phillips and Bryan Fuller - YouTube[/video]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ1SRK_GfVg&hd=1]Flex 3401 - How To Remove Swirls using Pinnacle Polishes with Mike Phillips and Bryan Fuller - YouTube[/video]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM8PnDooZP8&hd=1]How To Check Pad Rotation on a DA Polisher - YouTube[/video]
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Re: DA Flex or DA PC
Damn Mike,
I think you've convinced me to buy a flex over the GG 6" polisher to replace my old PC...
errghhh...I was almost set!
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