Hi all,
NewB here...to the forums anyway, I've been detailing cars since I was 12 years old (am 27 now) and have always done things by hand or with my orbital. Obviously I've been missing out on a lot! Anyway, I've recently decided to step up to either a Rotary or a
UDM and can't decide. I've done several searches, but can't find anything similar to my situation, given my current semi-experience in detailing. Some background for you, cars are my passion - I work on them during most of my freetime. My dad has two show cars, I had a Mustang at one point that spent as much time at the track as it did in my driveway, and I've worked in performance garages, etc. My point is that I've been around cars and I've been around tools for years, and I would consider myself to be a fast learner with a good eye for most anything related to detailing, and automotive. I'm confident in my ability to learn how to properly use a rotary, especially since I am a VERY picky person when it comes to results in detailing a car.
That said, I found this board in my search for info on rotaries. I hadn't even considered a PC or UDM prior to that because I never gave them much credit for being much more than a glorified orbital.....and yes, I've since been educated on how wrong I am about that. It is for that reason that I've started to consider a UDM instead of the rotary. I'm aware of the concerns with a rotary in the hands of an inexperienced user, and honestly, that doesn't bother me much because I know I'll practice with it regularly on scrap sheet metal until I'm 110% comfortable with it. However, the UDM gets my attention because it just seems to be safer all the way around, and might be a bit more versatile machine that will obtain similar results at the expense of time needed to achieve those same results. I'm having trouble, based on what I've read on here, deciding if the results from the UDM will satisfy my need for 99.9% perfection in detailing a car.
So I just am not sure about what to purchase! I know that having both would be a great idea, but that's not really an option for me right now. As I mentioned, this is purely a hobby for me, not a profession, nor will it ever be. BUT, I do maintain roughly 10 different cars on a regular basis.
I'm sorry if this has been answered before - please guide me to the proper thread, as I did a search and couldn't find much.
Thanks for your help!!!
Mike
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