New polisher quandry.......

[Mary B]

Try the kamikaze plate in the Boss

Noob question..What`s a kamikaze plate ? It sounds like the washer mod ?

[House of Wax]

Ruuuuuupes

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[Ronkh]

I love my Rupes.

Are you against going for a rotary?

Havent used a rotary in over 30 years

[512detail]

Youre obviously underestimating the quality of the hf da, lol

Mark lI for the win IMO.

[Oldfordisbetter]

Try the kamikaze plate in the Boss

I have. Thats a total beast setup. The Boss is a beast period. But it doesnt offer the smoothness of the Rupes

[KBsToy]

Noob question..What`s a kamikaze plate ? It sounds like the washer mod ?

http://www.autopia.org/forums/detail...-kamikaze.html

[RaskyR1]

Rupes
Boss
Flex

Didn`t you try them at Detail Fest? Regardless of anyone else`s input, you really can`t go wrong with any of them so I say get which one feels best in your hands, as they are all capable of excellent correction.

[XxBoostinxX]

I have a Rupes 21 and love it. Haven`t used the 3401 since I have bought it and don`t know that I ever will again. I really would like to buy a Mark II 15 next. If you want to buy one and ship it to me to try out for a while I would be more than happy to!

[Ronkh]

Didn`t you try them at Detail Fest? Regardless of anyone else`s input, you really can`t go wrong with any of them so I say get which one feels best in your hands, as they are all capable of excellent correction.

Was sorta hoping for a definitive answer from you......... (respected opinion)

[Angus]

I say get which one feels best in your hands...

This is great advice. To me it`s very similar to walking into a kitchen store and buying a new chefs knife - they`ll all slice and dice - but you need to get the one that feels the best in your hands. If only I had PBMG in my back yard.... *sigh*

Which one felt the best to hold while at Detailfest, Ron?

[Oldfordisbetter]

I think Rasky nailed it! What may work best for one person may not work best for the next. Wish the best for ya Ron

[EXPDetailing]

The 3401, to me, is the most versatile out of the bunch. You can polish nearly every inch of most vehicles with it. I`m confused as to why guys say its a workout for them. The original sized BP is unnecessarily large, however, it`s relatively easy with the smaller Lake Country backing plate.

[Ronkh]

The 3401, to me, is the most versatile out of the bunch. You can polish nearly every inch of most vehicles with it. I`m confused as to why guys say its a workout for them. The original sized BP is unnecessarily large, however, it`s relatively easy with the smaller Lake Country backing plate.

Already have 2 of em

[Accumulator]

The 3401, to me, is the most versatile out of the bunch. You can polish nearly every inch of most vehicles with it. I`m confused as to why guys say its a workout for them..

I too find the Flex 3401 to be easy enough to handle, but for the life of me I can`t quite get the same final finish with it that I can get with some of my other polishers. So I wouldn`t want it to be my *only* polisher, but IMO that`s kinda like talking about one`s "only wrench" anyhow- sure some people get by with only one Crescent wrench, but not me.

Threads like this do sometimes test my resolve regarding not buying (yet another) new polisher! If I did any frequent correction to speak of I`d probably be choosing between the Rupes and the Boss.

[Ronkh]

I`ve never had a problem handling the 3401..

Just want something smoother. And I know Rupes is smoother.