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I bought one almost 10 years ago when they were first very popular.
It was ok but it was hard to get a pad perfectly centered on it for some reason.. Perhaps the backing plate was not perfectly...

FUNX725 - Senor' :) Member, Bob !

Your good humor is killing me !!! :):):):):)
Thank you !
Dan F

FTD -

The relatively easy Corolla unless it has been lived in and thoroughly trashed, is going to give you more time to spend on the sometimes finicky Porsche..

The Porsche is going to require...

FTD -

Glad we can help !

Loved the story of the new Corvette.. They have very hard paint and you found that out. :)
Sounds like it came out fabulous ! Great job !

The majority of my...

FTD -
Sounds like you are way far up the road on this and Im glad to hear you have lots of potential Clients waiting..

There will be nothing better in my experience, than word-of-mouth for...

Builthatch -

Good for you !

DeFelsko has been around decades and they would probably rank up there as the Industry Standard for any of their material measurement meters..

You can go direct...

What speed are your running on the Flex when you did that ?

I put a spacer on my Rotary to get the machine out of the way, and a 3" or 4" backing plate..

I have to mind the edges more because I...

FTD -
Thank you for providing more detailed info regarding your experience !
Looks like we have a very similar background.
I also started at my Dad's gas station, repair shop, body shop in back,...

What is the "Market" average for Detailing in this area ?

What is the average "Quality" of the Details being done in this area?

Have you gone out to all the Detailing Shops, talked to them,...

How much hands on, not youtube, experience do you have measured in years ?

Where have you worked, and who can be called on for references ?

Do you have an easy to maneuver website listing...

Paintless dent repair can get behind it and remove it assuming the guy has real experience..
My guy would charge around $100 but when done you would not be able to see or feel where the dent was....

I believe Motor Trend just did a Review on the new Accord that may help you gather more information...
Honda has always had a great reputation and they are all so easy to work on..
They dont ask...

SMCN101 !
Yes !! Very nice !! Looks like its lowered like the AMG's are... :)

You got a heck of a deal on it too - I have looked at them too, and know how they price their options.. Good for...

Congratulations on a very nice Mercedes !
I have seen just a few on the road and the new 220 shape is very nicely done.
And AMG options really make it nice..

Having applied Optimum Opti-Guard...

removed by me !

There are many meters out there and some are out and outright copies of others with a different name..

I purchased a Highline meter years ago, probably 8 years at least..
It is a good meter for...

Im with allenk4 -
Unless you dropped it in a bag of cement, etc., I would inspect it, wash it, re-inspect it and you should be good to go..

Because you always inspect each towel you are using...

No, it was George Harrison - John Lennon would have never written that song..
Dan F

I have sanded down and compounded dozens of those and most of them older Bimmers, with a Rotary and several 3" foam pads, sometimes, purple foam wool at the onset of the process..

If you ever...

ViGi -

I have had a Flex 3401-VRG since it first came out, almost 10 years ago.
It is a great machine, rotates counter-clockwise (to the left), so you have to get used to that, and is pretty good...

Yeah, I totally agree - David is absolutely the BEST !!

But he is SoCal and the OP is in the Bay Area, around 450+ miles away...
Dan F

ViGi -

Again, I promise you that the machine is not causing the problems as much as the operator of the machine is causing the problems..

Of all the machines you have, if I were to pick one to...

I used to use Eastwood's felt polishing cones and their polishing sticks including red rouge, chucked to an hand held air grinder and had great success on uncoated aluminum wheels... They make a nice...

+1 for these guys in Orinda !

They post all the time for years on autopiaforums.com, and their work is incredible..

I am also a Professional Detailer and if I didnt want to or could not Detail...

I have had a MityVac Spider for years and I never put any chemicals into the water tank..

I know lots of people in the floor/carpet cleaning business do, but they have huge horsepower and water...