Bumblebee - Testing out the NEW DeWALT DWP849X

Thought some of you might like to see the inside....

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And here's some parting shots...


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without a doubt i will be getting the new dewalt. ive been using a dw849 for close to 15 years now. my old 849 was sent out for a repair. the motor was grinding after slamming it on the ground 3 times. its been working fine but its time to fix her up. for some reason this is like my good luck machine & i dont want to retire her.
i do not like flex machines. i havent had good luck with them at all. the head gets too hot. the machine seems to need to take breaks to cool down after compounding for long periods of time.
i think flex is over rated & over priced.
funny thing, when my old dewalt took a crap on me a few weeks ago while i was in the middle of a job i had to order a makita & i started to fall in love with that. i hate the soft start but i love the reduced weight, my left elbow has not been bothering me as much since ive picked up the makita.

anyways, nice review & thanks for sharing with us.

to all of you that are using the new dewalt right now, i am jealous of you!
 
Great review Mike! I've had the new Flex for a few weeks now but still haven't had a chance to try it out....

Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Really liked them. I have some feedback to Dr. David Ghodoussi already. All have a good buffing cycle and easy wipe off with excellent results.

I found the compound to wipe off easiest if you wiped it off immediately, so set your polisher down and wipe the residue off and it wipe off easy. Wait a little while and it can be a little harder to wipe off but still not bad.

I only used foam pads with all three products so I still need to do some cutting with the compound and wool pads but we'll have a chance to do this during this Sunday's Advanced Class as I usually have out 5 different brands for use with the rotary buffer and Optimum will be one of them.

The other two products worked very well, both finish out leaving a super clear, high gloss finish and while a lot of people might not understand, clarity is a top goal when working on clear coat paints. You need the clear coat clear in order to see the color coat under it and gloss comes from smoothness, so one of the primary goals of any machine buffing is to create smoothness and both products left a clear, high gloss finish, so they're reaching these two goals.



:)
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I'm curious if you've had a chance to try the new Opt Polish and Finish on the DA yet. I still need to try them on the rotary myself, but for some reason when used with a DA the Polish and Finish have been a bear to wipe off for me??? I really do like they way they feel and agree that they do produce a very nice clear finish. I may give them a shot tomorrow on the rotary since I need to Opti-Coat a car anyway....


Thanks,
Rasky
 
AndrewBigA said:
i do not like flex machines. i havent had good luck with them at all. the head gets too hot. the machine seems to need to take breaks to cool down after compounding for long periods of time.
i think flex is over rated & over priced.
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Are you talking about the 3403, the 603, or the PE14?

funny thing, when my old dewalt took a crap on me a few weeks ago while i was in the middle of a job i had to order a makita & i started to fall in love with that. i hate the soft start
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In case you weren't aware, the DWP849X has soft start as well....
 
That's it, the Optimum adapter for double sided pads.

There's no official recommendation for using this adapter as an "extension" but I think it's a must have tool for doing surgical work with the rotary buffer.


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So Mike, what is your method of applying Opti-Coat? I've noticed a lot of different methods floating around.... with the blue shop towel, wiping off with a MF towel afterwards, NOT wiping after, etc..
 
bigez said:
So Mike, what is your method of applying Opti-Coat? I've noticed a lot of different methods floating around.... with the blue shop towel, wiping off with a MF towel afterwards, NOT wiping after, etc..
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The way I use it isn't the most cost-effective way... I like to transfer the Opti-Coat to a small 4 ounce sprayer we stock here for samples. The pump spray does a great job of atomizing the liquid so I simply mist some onto a panel and at the beginning a mist onto my applicator pad, and then apply it this way.


:)
 
I got the 849X last summer and have gotten a lot more comfortable with it. I got the Solo pad love it. I havent compounded with it . I am happy with Megs cCutting Pads and the Megs DA Version 2 + new cord design. My GG sheared several MF pads. I havent had a failure of pads or new DA. I use the Constant Pressure pads with the Dewalt to finish now. It is a beast and doesnt run hot at all IME.
 
Old Tiger said:
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It is a beast and doesn't run hot at all IME.
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I agree. I remember when a Rep from DeWALT ventured into the forum world asking for opinions on what "we" the collective group of online detailers would "wish" for in a rotary buffer about 2 years ago and after getting his information they introduced this wish list in the DeWALT 849X

I think there's a picture of a prototype somewhere in the 2010 Detail Fest pictures.



:D
 
Old Tiger said:
Mike, IME they got yalls input right in the end product!
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Yes, I agree. My phone number for the DeWALT Rep at that time no longer seem to work and I didn't have time to search for the picture I referenced above.

Dr Oldz said:
I agree, Jim! I really like mine!

I have become one with my 849X! :)
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And that's how it should be... I felt the same way about my first Makita and my Sanger Drag Boat, I could make that thing dance on the water...


:)
 
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