Hi all
my new 3" 9mm throw DA arrived the other day (well refurbished and 1/3 the price!) and i was just looking to get a feel for when you would use this vs my 5" 12mm throw machine.
For context, i have used my 5" once on the car during a full detail but left some parts that were definitely reserved for the smaller machine until i forked out the money for one. For e.g. the boot on my hatchback black i30 Nline Turbo has many small intricate curved panels and large lights, badges etc. The front grille area, mirrors, A pillars etc are also all areas also exclusively reserved for the small machine.
For panels that are say 6-7" - it makes sense to use the 3" as the 5" you can move side to side and then have to get the remaining 1-2 inches.
The parts of the car that are causing me confusion are the side panels near the wheels on either side of the car. These are broken up with wheel arches, corners, edges etc. The areas are around 8-9 inches. So, you can actually get the 5" there then overlap the 3-4icnhes you miss for a second pass. But, just having a bit of a play with the 3" pads up against the panels - it just feels like the 3inch would be more comfortable in these areas and you can do say 3 passes rather than 1.5. It's not to say you couldn't use the 5" here - because I did previously.
Just trying to get a sense for where others use their 3inches vs 5/6inch machines.
Thanks all!
my new 3" 9mm throw DA arrived the other day (well refurbished and 1/3 the price!) and i was just looking to get a feel for when you would use this vs my 5" 12mm throw machine.
For context, i have used my 5" once on the car during a full detail but left some parts that were definitely reserved for the smaller machine until i forked out the money for one. For e.g. the boot on my hatchback black i30 Nline Turbo has many small intricate curved panels and large lights, badges etc. The front grille area, mirrors, A pillars etc are also all areas also exclusively reserved for the small machine.
For panels that are say 6-7" - it makes sense to use the 3" as the 5" you can move side to side and then have to get the remaining 1-2 inches.
The parts of the car that are causing me confusion are the side panels near the wheels on either side of the car. These are broken up with wheel arches, corners, edges etc. The areas are around 8-9 inches. So, you can actually get the 5" there then overlap the 3-4icnhes you miss for a second pass. But, just having a bit of a play with the 3" pads up against the panels - it just feels like the 3inch would be more comfortable in these areas and you can do say 3 passes rather than 1.5. It's not to say you couldn't use the 5" here - because I did previously.
Just trying to get a sense for where others use their 3inches vs 5/6inch machines.
Thanks all!