Flex Owner"s

[Legacy]

I have a makita and a pc. I`ve broken so many bp on the pc, I`m thinking of going to a flex. My cars are all in great shape and only needs to be spot buffed periodically. Haven`t touched my makita in over a year. Since the flex has been out for sometime, is anyone having any problems? I know that you need to lube the felt ring and tighten the bolt, anything else?

[POPPAJ]

Bought mine a year ago. Got the replacement BP a few months later even though I had no problems with the original. Over 100 hours logged, never a problem. Also picked up the EDGE adapter but have yet to try it. One sweet machine IMHO.

[Mobilejay]

The first time I had a problem was with the bearing not being lubed and the machine getting super hot, after i had that fixed it was getting hot again (probably after 5-6 months) so now it`s at a shop here in Houston getting. The part they need is on back order and they have had my flex for 5 weeks now. Other than that I haven`t had problems with it, 3401 is a great polisher.

[rwisejr]

I have had mine since 12/07 I have not had one issue with it , I use it with the edge adapter .It performs flawlessly

[BigAl3]

pick up a spare backing plate and just like anything else, it may/will eventually wear out. better safe than sorry (especially if you are in a middle of a detail)...

[Accumulator]

No problems with mine either, though I did pick up a spare backing plate just in case (haven`t got around to using my Edge adaptor for it yet).



The metal housing does get *hot* some times, but no...no problems.

[Legacy]

Thank you for the replies. Except for one minor problem with repair it seems unaimous among all of you that the flex is a good machine. I`ll take BigAl and Accumulator suggestion on getting a spare bp. Are the gears plastic?

[Accumulator]

... Are the gears plastic?

Yeah, both the gears on the backing plate and the ones in the machine`s housing. I inspect mine for wear, but no problems yet.

[BigAl3]

I`ll take BigAl and Accumulator suggestion on getting a spare bp.

better safe than sorry is what i say, sometimes you just never know... :hifive:

[ninobrn99]

Team Flex haha Good luck with the purchase. You gonna sell the PC?

[Accumulator]

.. You gonna sell the PC?

I sure wouldn`t do that. I don`t use my PCs all that often, but I *do* always find some areas where that PC/4" is a better choice than the Flex.

[Guitarist302008]

I know the flex has more power, but how much of a difference will I notice over the PC?

[Legacy]

I know the flex has more power, but how much of a difference will I notice over the PC?

It will cut your correction time in half.

[Accumulator]

I know the flex has more power, but how much of a difference will I notice over the PC?

For practical purposes, it can be the difference between being able to do a job and throwing up your hands in frustration.

[Guitarist302008]

For practical purposes, it can be the difference between being able to do a job and throwing up your hands in frustration.

cool, sounds like it was the right choice then.