Learning Curve...

[cgc]

Here is what I was looking at, and I have access to some discount codes....

Optimum Porter Cable 7424 Kit Remove swirl marks and paint flaws

I realize this kit is more than the one you posted, but I'm not familiar with the HD line and unless I read up on it and like it, I'd be more comfortable buying whats tried and true.

I greatly appreciate it though.

[The Enforcer]

went straight from hand polishing to a rotary....skipped the random orbitals!

[Accumulator]

Originally Posted by brwill2005

If I were you I would look into the Cyclo as well. Not sure why it always gets left out of the orbital discussion.

Much as I *LOVE* my Cyclos (favorite polishers to use *ever*), they just don't do serious correction as well as the Flex 3401, and their configuration makes them less suitable for certain body contours (there are areas on my XJS that the Cyclo simply can't do the way a PC/Flex/etc. can).

I'd rather use my Cyclos than any other machine, and I do stuff via Cyclo instead of by hand just because I like using them, but I find I recommend them less and less these days.

Originally Posted by yakky

Get the PC now, get comfy with it, then move up to a rotary. Most pros have both. People with the flex seem to have all three.

And I often wonder how many people still reach for their rotaries regularly once they get the Flex. I know I hardly ever do.

My concern was that I was not sure how forgiving the Flex is compared to the PC.

IMO (and I fear this will sound kinda harsh), if somebody has to worry about the additional risk of an "oops" then they have the wrong knowledge base/mindset to be doing machine correction anyhow.

The cases where somebody *with the right mindset* has a Flex-related uh-oh seem to usually be related to some unsuspected, underlying problem like a bad repaint.