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Has anyone tried the Flex cordless. I bought one and from what I can see it's a waste of money. It's ok for waxes and sealants but it will not correct. I have the 3401 and a rotary both are Flex and they are awesome machines but the cordless is a letdown.
 
The 15mm? I have the corded version and it works fine. What’s pads/compound are you using?
 
I have found mine to cut with no problems. Even 1 steps with Blackfire one step
 
It will not spin. Just with the weight of the machine it stops spinning.
 
I bought a FlexXFE-150 polisher and it doesn't spin. Just the weight of the machine and it stops spinning. I can't get any correcting from the machine. What am I doing wrong?
 
I waited and bought the Flex Cbeast cordless because it is forced rotation. This machine is a BEAST I have done around 10 cars with it and it works great. Forced rotation is the way to go for DA polishers in my opinion. And not having to mess with a cord is great. Everything Mike says about it is spot on.
 
Just to note - it's called the,

FINISHER

Not the correction machine. This would be the BEAST. I'm asked a lot about tools in general and anytime someone askes me about the FLEX XFE7-15, (that's the part number, the official COMPANY nickname is the FINISHER), I point out the name

FINISHER

So for anyone reading this into the future - don't buy this tool to do major correction work, it's the wrong tool for that. For major correction work stick with gear-driven orbitals or rotary buffers.
 
ptwhital said:
I bought a FlexXFE-150 polisher and it doesn't spin. Just the weight of the machine and it stops spinning. I can't get any correcting from the machine. What am I doing wrong?
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I just got done teaching a class and I demonstrated the FINISHER. I had no problem maintaining pad rotation and neither did Sylvia, and it was the first time he ever used a machine to machine polish.


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The foam polishing pad is rotating. Note where she's holding the back of he this cordless tool. There is something to be said for technique. The polisher is also on the 6 speed setting.

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BUT - I have experience and used the right pad. The pad you see her using is a 6.5" Lake Country Force Hybrid Foam Polishing pad and it works about or better than any pad for this type of tool.

This is a 15mm free spinning random orbital polisher and there are a slew of these on the market. And for what it's worth, I don't use ANY brand of 15mm free spinning random orbital for correction work - I use gear-driven, short stroke or rotary.

I share the reason why, without saying it directly in my article on the topic of the

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Google that using the above words and add my name,

Mike Phillips


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Hey mike the BEAST is exactly how you explained it in your review. I love it so far, I have a pc7424 and Makita po5000 but the BEAST is now my new go to polisher. Your review is what made my decision to buy it. Next purchase is going to be the PXE 80. Thanks
 
The description on Autogeek calls it a polisher and says it removes swirls and scratches. I didn't buy it for major correction I bought it for minor issues. The website should be more clear. Is there a cordless DA that does work better if so what is the part number. THANKS
 
Rambro said:
I waited and bought the Flex Cbeast cordless because it is forced rotation. This machine is a BEAST I have done around 10 cars with it and it works great. Forced rotation is the way to go for DA polishers in my opinion. And not having to mess with a cord is great. Everything Mike says about it is spot on.
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Curious how your battery life has been on the cordless beast aka CBEAST? Also curious how long it takes to charge the battery, as in with using two batteries, will the spare battery be fully charged after you you swap them out the first time?
 
I get around 35 to 40 minutes out of a battery and around 40 minutes to charge. I haven’t run out of battery yet
 
I should of read the thread cause it is so tempting to get one. The only good thing about a long throw that is unique to it is you can zone right out and put your self on auto pilot. Can that be done on 3401 or is it pulling you around
 
I'd probably go with the cordless forced rotation machine If I had to choose. I'm looking into a pixie but I might wait until the batteries get a little better. Some of my new rigid batteries are really powerful. Supposedly the new ones last 6x longer then lithium.
 
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