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haha i received mine yesterday and tried it out today on a 1998 purple honda. did ok, way stronger then the PC and still not as harsh as a rotary. it did well with one pass and i didnt have a chance to finish the car(family obligation). so i will finish it tomorrow and try to post pics.
 
+1!! Mine came in on Friday!! I was busy over the weekend and now I am waiting for the weather to clear up. I canot wait to try it out.



This is what I have to start with:

Flex 3401 w/bag

Menzerna IP, FPII, Final touch glaze

6.5" LC pads: 2 orange, 2 white, and one red



Plus a handful of cars to practice with, any polishing will make them better than they are now.
 
Finally used mine yesterday and after using the PC for 3 years the Flex is a godsend. Now just have to get the Edge setup so I dont need to use PC for the 4" pads.
 
Got mine last week and started to polish the wifes excursion. I love it! Never had any experience but am getting great results with SIP / Yellow pad

finish with 106FA white.



What is the Edge setup?
 
Mine arrived last week. Debated on the PC and UDM before finding the Flex. I don't know how I ever lived with it. It is a true DA not a quasi - like the PC or UDM which are orbital vibrators.
 
Can I ask out of the 300+ people who've posted here that they got the flex, are there some total noob's like myself when it comes to machine polishing, and if so, how has that worked out? (If I can't get at least 2 or 3 answers maybe I'll start a new thread) Thanks! I would probably lean toward the UDM but in my work I run across some vehicles that have a scrape or two that dealers would pay me to remove, so was thinking maybe I should just make the leap to a Flex, even though I understand it would be a little harder to master.
 
I am a total newbie. I bought the Flex with LC yellow,green, white and blue pads along with menz SIP and 106FA.



My first attempt this past weekend was on the wifes kid mobile (2000 Ford Excursion)



It has a dark blue body with gold plastic lower panels. This thing is beat up. Tons of random minor scratches, swirls and oxidation. There are also some scratches down to primer.



With the above tools I have been able to get pretty much everything out of it but of course the deep to primer scratches.....still it looks a ton better!



Process was to

1. Wash

2. Clay

3. Polish wit SIP and yellow pad with Flex at #6

4. polish with 106FA and white pad at 4

5. Clean with lusso revitalize

6. wax with lusso oro



This is all in practice for my Silver 99 Porsche C2, that should only need 106FA.



I highly recommend this tool and products.....got mine from Phil at DetailersDomain
 
jayjacque said:
Can I ask out of the 300+ people who've posted here that they got the flex, are there some total noob's like myself when it comes to machine polishing, and if so, how has that worked out? (If I can't get at least 2 or 3 answers maybe I'll start a new thread) Thanks! I would probably lean toward the UDM but in my work I run across some vehicles that have a scrape or two that dealers would pay me to remove, so was thinking maybe I should just make the leap to a Flex, even though I understand it would be a little harder to master.
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If you have the $$, get the Flex, you can't go wrong with it and you may even wonder how you got around without it. I have the Flex, DW849, UDM, and now the Metabo PE12-175. But I use the DW849 more than any of them. But as a noob, I would recommend the Flex. Eventually someone will come out with a better backing plate and make it even a better tool. There are some things that are easier to do and faster with the Flex than with a PC/UDM.
 
Excellent addition to my Metabo Panzer and my beat up 'ol PC 7424...



Flex is quite a design...

Anyways, I 10/30 oiled the felt ring and re-assembled the backing plate tighter immediately...



Don't forget that.
 
bri7 said:
what is the felt ring? Can you post pictures of it? thanks.
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Rob Tomlin said:
Are you having problems with yours Allen?
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Oil up the felt a tad bit, and while you have the plate removed, you'll tighten the bolt when you re-assemble the machine. Tighten it the bolt well.



No issues.
 
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