KBsToy
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:iagree:a lot of money to spend .....
FLEX in the house! FLEX Free Spinning 15mm XFE 7-15 150
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:iagree:a lot of money to spend .....
sealthedeal
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Any word on a 5inch BP option to suit our 5-5.5" pad collections ?
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Warbird
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:iagree: And backing plate's? Can we use 5.5 pads?
I am itching to order but I would like any kind of opinion on how the Flex compares's to the G15 and Rupes 15 MK II.
I have a used car lot for an account and am anxious to get started. :buffing:
Would like to know also about BP option, Also, is there an HD version????
sealthedeal
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Eric from Autoality mentioned there'd be a 4.75" version of BP by Flex around the May/June timeframe.
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Angus
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Did anyone get a chance to ask Bob Eichelberg about the naming contest @ Detail Fest?
At this point I'm pretty certain the contest is DOA but just in case... Feed back please
Mike Phillips
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We had 32 guys buffing out 6 awesome streetrods using the new FLEX XFE 7 and all the feedback they gave to me was overwhelmingly positive.
They loved the power and the low vibration operation.
The cars came out perfect and each of the builders were blown away by how perfect the paint on their cars looked after the Competition Ready Teams detailed them to perfection.
I'll send out an e-mail to all the guys on my team and ask them to take a moment to share their thoughts here on the forum.
We used nothing but ThinPro pads for the correction, polishing and machine waxing.
Joe@NextLevelDetail
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We had 32 guys buffing out 6 awesome streetrods using the new FLEX XFE 7 and all the feedback they gave to me was overwhelmingly positive.
They loved the power and the low vibration operation.
The cars came out perfect and each of the builders were blown away by how perfect the paint on their cars looked after the Competition Ready Teams detailed them to perfection.
I'll send out an e-mail to all the guys on my team and ask them to take a moment to share their thoughts here on the forum.
We used nothing but ThinPro pads for the correction, polishing and machine waxing.
I had the pleasure of going to Detail Fest this excellent weekend and be on Mike's team.
We used the XFE-7 and as soon as I held this machine I was excited to use it.
Weight: tool is lightweight and extremely easy to maneuver and manipulate the polisher. (Around 5 lbs)
Comfort: the new head is a dream to hold with nice rubber at the head to wrap your hands around. The machine is virtually almost vibration free, it is soo smooth, one of the smoothest machines you will ever get your hands on, I couldn't believe how smooth It was polishing even at high speeds.
Sound: this machine is pretty quiet, I expected it to be much louder then it was, and that is just another comfort+ added for the user.
Power: this machine punches plenty of power , but that doesn't mean you give up comfort , it's just as smooth even at speed 6.
Polishing experience: this gave me such good results on the 73 Trans am we was working on , with the noise in the background I sometimes forgot the polisher was even on, how smooth it was, it wasn't hard on my body arms back or feet, and I was letting the polisher do the work for me.
Overall I fell in love with this machine, and do plan on purchasing it in the near future, this thing is just too smooth.
Cons: the only con FOR NOW is it doesn't have a 5 inch backplate yet, I am a fan of 6.5 inch pads and 6 inch plates, however I would love to test and use this machine with the 5 inch plate, I talked to the excellent remarkably passionate guys at flex and we can all be expecting that optional back plate in the near future!
If anyone has any questions ask away or pm me anytime, me and my team used the machine to complete the whole car!
Do I recommend this machine? YES!
Mike Phillips
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Thanks Joe for chiming in with a great reply.
That's the way you do it. And I agree with you on the pad size. Nothing wrong with large pad for large flat surfaces but for thin panels small pads are much better.
So lets wait and see what the future holds.
That's the way you do it. And I agree with you on the pad size. Nothing wrong with large pad for large flat surfaces but for thin panels small pads are much better.
So lets wait and see what the future holds.
57BORNTORUN
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My biggest complaint on using the new FLEX and this was a big one on Friday was Renny Doyle kept wanting to use it.So like good team mates do...we shared. Only one per team and our Charger did`nt need any paint correction just the gloss brought out.Quite the smooth machine that new FLEX.
Side note: Bob Eichelberg was also on our team and did`nt ask to use it to do any polishing.Struck me odd as to his reasoning.:buffing:
Feed back please
Side note: Bob Eichelberg was also on our team and did`nt ask to use it to do any polishing.Struck me odd as to his reasoning.:buffing:
Feed back please
Setec Astronomy
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Maybe Bob has plenty of hours behind the machine and he wanted to let you guys who don't get some? I'm pretty sure Bob gets to use one whenever he wants.
57BORNTORUN
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I was kidding.:laughing:
Mike Phillips
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You're counting is off.
I had 14 of the new FLEX XFE 7 orbital polishers pulled for Friday and even took this picture and posted it the day before we filmed.
There are 13 polishers in that picture and I had two more that were not in the picture for a total of 15 polishers which would be 3 per car. So I'm not sure what you're talking about Tim. :dunno:
And that's not small investment in tools. at $410.00 per polisher retail that's over $5000.00 in tools you're looking at.
Actually, all the cars needed some level of correction to become perfect including Kyle Tucker's Dodge Charger. While you couldn't see the swirls and scratches in the paint when you arrived and the cars were already UNDER the tent, I could see them because I DOCUMENTED the arrival and unloading of each of the cars.
In the house! Kyle Tucker's 1969 Dodge Charger MAYHEM! and his 1970 Chevelle!
Frame-up shot
This is a called a frame-up shot, it's where I frame up the full picture of the car so when I crop out the focus point of this picture you can see where it was taken.
Focus point shot
This was cropped out of the above shot...
Finally a positive comment Tim.
rops:That's REAL SIMPLE Tim... he wanted the rest of his team members to be able to not only use the tool but be filmed using the tool. As the President of FLEX North America he's more about letting others use the FLEX tools than about his own experience. Besides the engineers in Germany he's likely had access to this new tool more than anyone in the U.S. already.
A little feedback?
Thank you for being a part of the team Tim.
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Mike Phillips
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Yes.
Not a single issue with any of the polishers we used for the Custom Car Builders Competition.
Yesterday while cleaning up and organizing all the tools after Detail Fest was over I took the time to also start preparing for my May Competition Ready 3-Day Detailing Class.
The people that sign-up for this class will be using all the tools talked about on this forum and used in the industry including this new tool.
At our classes, each "type" of tool and even "brand" of tool gets their own dedicated cars for the class to train on. So everyone attending the May class and the September class and all the future classes will get to use the FLEX XFE 7 Orbital Polishers used on the TV show in the class.
I have some pictures... I'll share them later...
Good question and thank you for asking.
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57BORNTORUN
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Mike, I was trying to be funny on my post that was geared towards Bob and Renny.I should have chosen a different format to make jokes.My apologizes. All the team members wanted quality time using the new Flex in this unique and rare opportunity you afforded us. Yes all the cars in the competition needed some level of paint correction but in my opinion not to the degree that it would take the teams many hours to fix.These high dollars cars to a certain degree were not built with the intention of being driven often.Perhaps the light swirls and scratches were introduced getting them ready and maintaining them for the show circuit. Our team used the Pinnacle line of products which we have often used in the "Show Car Garage" on cars that needed a deeper level of correction.As you often say "Go with a product you like and use it often". The thin pads, light weight and free spinning features the machine offers made our work almost effortless.The new Flex is a tool one will like and be used often.:dblthumb2:
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