ROTARY or ORBITAL? Polish breakdown
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redboost10
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please dont say that, youll make me wanna push off my pc to the corner. by the way is there a way to use 5.5 ccs pads with the flex?
I did not get that impression, especially not on cars with hard clear coats. If the defects are easier to remove then I could see that but I still think the rotary is a few steps above even a flex. However a flex is much better IMO than a PC.
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I agree the rotary is faster. But, the flex is not that far behind. On hard clears like a vette, a rotary is far more efficient. For a safe polisher, the flex does a great job. A PC, is way far behind both.
redboost10
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just found the new adapters for the flex, but only for edge pads huh?
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Dsoto87
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A pc is not as far behind the rotary as all of you say it is.
There's been many threads on autopia of people who previously used rotarys now switching to pcs. I'm not talking about just any joe schmoe detailer either.
With the right product and right technique the pc can be an efficient defect remover in less steps.
There's been many threads on autopia of people who previously used rotarys now switching to pcs. I'm not talking about just any joe schmoe detailer either.
With the right product and right technique the pc can be an efficient defect remover in less steps.
My problem with the PC is the vibrations kill my arms after a while and to get similar results you have to use non diminishing abrasives with a LOT of pressure. That reduces the spectrum of products that can be effective and it's just more difficult to use.
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Yes, I'd definitely get a Flex over the PC if those were the only two choices. The thing that I find strange is that from what I've read people get better results with the PC than the Flex with the KBM, that just doesn't make sense to me.
People have tried it on Autopia and were getting the poor results I was talking about which I don't understand.
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I'm on autopia as we speak. There are people having great results on vettes and etc. w/a flex, on speed 5, white/orange LC,and M105 using KB method
I was reading about the poor results a few weeks ago I haven't been on Autopia lately since they had that crash.
loudog2
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People are using the PC's because they are cheaper. They are also buying back-ups just in case.
New M105 is kicking but w/ KB method - Autopia.org
New M105 is kicking but w/ KB method - Autopia.org
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Thats all good and well with the results they are getting with the pc or flex, but you will never get best finish with them. You will only achieve the best finish with a rotary because of the heat you generate. Also if you used the pc as you are suppose to and not use any added pressure you would never get those results. I do not see the point in using a tool for what it was not intended to do. This is why you use the rotary. All you are doing is tearing up a tool and pads with the da's using that method. The method is only good to a point on certain cars anyway. I have used the method on different cars and had people come look at the paint on a 50/50 of a hood and they could see the difference very easily. So whoever thinks the pc or flex will achieve the same type of results as a rotary is wrong. A pc or flex will do some decent correction but nowhere near as nice as a rotary, but if you are not good with a rotary I can see were someone would say they could be close.