Griots boss 15 vs Flex 15mm

Dr Oldz

Dr Oldz

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Current 15mm polisher died today :(. Kinda high mileage and it owes me nothing. Anyway i have decided on the Flex or Griots 15 mm polishers. Really only use it for final polishing. I will not be compounding with a LTDA so that isn’t a factor. Warranty and price does not matter to me. My Flex and Griots tools have been good to me so quality isn’t an issue between the 2.

If if anyone has experience with BOTH machines can you please give your opinions on both machine. Maybe pros and cons. I’m having a tough time deciding between them.

Thank you!
 
If you can burn thru a long throw (must have been a Rupes) then go with the lifetime warranty.
 
For your ears and bones(joints) I pick flex for finishing work. It is smooth and quiet.
 
The Flex comes with a 6 inch backing plate? If so I’d choose the G15.

The Flex costs $422 + you have to buy an additional backing plate @$25 bucks totaling nearly $450 to simply equip it the way it should’ve came in the 1st place... I dunno about you, but if I’m getting a 15mm polisher I want that thing to use a 5” backing plate and not some huge 6.5”-7” pads for my final polishing. [not every vehicle is a full size truck]

On the other hand, the G15 costs $365 and comes equipped with a 5” backing plate and they include a free Griots polishing rack [retail price of $80 bucks] not to mention a lifetime warranty and top notch customer service.

IMO it’s a no brainer. I’ve never tried the Flex, but I just can’t get over a 15mm polisher coming with a 6” backing plate. That would annoy the heck out of me. I love my 6” backing plate, but it’s on a 21mm polisher!
 
He clearly mentioned money isn’t an issue. The Flex is a smoother polisher. I do agree a 5” backing plate is better on a 15mm, and he could buy one.


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Ordered a Flex! It should come with a 5 inch backing plate and the bigger one should be the optional accessory to buy.
 
I just ordered the griots g15 deluxe kit it was on sale plus the 15% so i got it for 395 which was a pretty good deal. I am hoping i like it but i got it over the rupes because of the warranty/customer service pretty much and the price seemed a lot better for what you got.
 
Crazy to pass up a lifetime warranty on top of the customer service.
 
gsmarquis said:
Crazy to pass up a lifetime warranty on top of the customer service.
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Is it? I have a 3401 since they came out and I use it just about every day. It’s still going strong. I would say that’s a pretty good track life. I’m happy with my decision.
 
Rsurfer said:
If you can burn thru a long throw (must have been a Rupes) then go with the lifetime warranty.
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It was a first gen Rupes. It was abused pretty good. I’m hoping I can rebuild it if it isn’t too costly and have a great spare.
 
To the OP, congrats on your new flex!

I had a minor issue with my first one (see this thread: https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/flex-polishers/116913-little-brag-flex.html?highlight=) and Flex had the issue handled crazy fast. Unbelievable customer service IMO.

I have 2 Rupes 21mk2 polishers, and although they are my go-to heavy correction tools, I still LOVE using my xfe-7 for finishing work. I think its just as smooth, a tad quieter, and a tad more agile because of its smaller size.
 
B5visser said:
To the OP, congrats on your new flex!

I had a minor issue with my first one (see this thread: https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/flex-polishers/116913-little-brag-flex.html?highlight=) and Flex had the issue handled crazy fast. Unbelievable customer service IMO.

I have 2 Rupes 21mk2 polishers, and although they are my go-to heavy correction tools, I still LOVE using my xfe-7 for finishing work. I think its just as smooth, a tad quieter, and a tad more agile because of its smaller size.
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Thanks for sharing. That’s great customer service for sure.
 
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