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frostydog · 11-18-07, 01:36

I think you summed it up wannafbody...for a pro who already has a rotary and PC, the Flex would be an investment to increase process rate. Instead of 2 passes (rotary correction then PC finish) for most details you could essentially accomplish both correction and finish with only one pass with the Flex. Cetainly for serious correction I can't imagine the Flex competing with a wool pad rotary at 2000RPM's. I should also note...while I have used a rotary, I do not own one and would not call myself proficient with one.

CMA just started selling the Flex...and while their price isn't the best, they do have one of their usual "personal thoughts" write-ups about the Flex. He seems to feel the Flex has 90% of the correcting ability of a rotary. That's kinda an open-ended statement though...is he comparing orange pad on each, with the rotary at a speed of 1500rpms or a wool pad at 2000rpms???

Regardless, it's not a cheap machine and hopefully it's price is supported over time by years if reliable service. But I guess what it comes down to is...what's the payback for a pro to eliminate a step from X percent of their details?

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frostydog Registered User frostydog is offline Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Damn Yankee living in South Carolina Posts: 173	Re: Flex vs rotary.... I think you summed it up wannafbody...for a pro who already has a rotary and PC, the Flex would be an investment to increase process rate. Instead of 2 passes (rotary correction then PC finish) for most details you could essentially accomplish both correction and finish with only one pass with the Flex. Cetainly for serious correction I can't imagine the Flex competing with a wool pad rotary at 2000RPM's. I should also note...while I have used a rotary, I do not own one and would not call myself proficient with one. CMA just started selling the Flex...and while their price isn't the best, they do have one of their usual "personal thoughts" write-ups about the Flex. He seems to feel the Flex has 90% of the correcting ability of a rotary. That's kinda an open-ended statement though...is he comparing orange pad on each, with the rotary at a speed of 1500rpms or a wool pad at 2000rpms??? Regardless, it's not a cheap machine and hopefully it's price is supported over time by years if reliable service. But I guess what it comes down to is...what's the payback for a pro to eliminate a step from X percent of their details? Last edited by frostydog : 11-18-07 at 04:06.