has anyone tried the flex xc3401vrg yet.

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With the exception of zoranc,has anyone tried it yet.I just got mine after hearing a bunch of great things about it versus the pc and udm.It has a longer throw then the other 2 and a much more powerfull motor and is a forced rotational da.I will let you know how i like it on sunday.:D

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I have a flex wet stone polisher. Flex makes some nice power tools.
 
Well just finished up the g and was gonna take before and after pic,s but the battery,s died.The flex is one powerfull da as i could not bog it down one bit and i used speed 5 with menzerna products.You dont have to go nearly as slow as with a pc and it really heats up the paint quickly.......i guess that is because of the forced rotation.I did the trunk first with ip and only one pass for each section,then pulled out into the sun and......wow!I couldnt believe it got as much correction as it did(only a very few swirls were still there,so i did one more pass with 106ff and pulled it out again and all gone.Did the rest of the car the same way and topped it off with fmj then natty,s blue.....awesome is all ill say.
Now for the operation,it does vibrate as all da,s do but not as bad as the pc and a friends udm does.......it just vibrates differently.It has a 8mm stroke,orbital rate of 3200-9600,forced rotational speed of 160-480 rpm,s and one powerfull motor.Now the forced rotational speed cannot be switched like the makita,it is on all the time.I quess that is why the paint heats up so quickly and it made quick work of the job compared to the pc.The only thing i dont like is the backing plate cannot be changed for a flexible plate but flex is working on that i was told.the unit is $269.99 and i got mine from,
powerhouse distributing,602-715-5999 and these guys were great to deal with as i got my unit in 5 days.I know its expensive but it just blows away a pc for performance and it was very easy to break down the polish as compared to the pc.
Hope this helps and i found out all about the machine on the other site,no more pc for me!
 
I think I'll just keep my PC and Makita considering you can get them both for about the same price.

Not knocking the tool, I'm sure its great. I just don't see a place in my arsenal for it at that price.
 
that looks like a nice tool..argh-argh argh!
It would be nice to find one of them on sale for say 50 bucks off..
my rotary is so heavy to use over the whole side of a vehicle.
 
julian said:
It would be nice to find one of them on sale for say 50 bucks off...
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Highly unlikely unless you become biggest distributor (because price posted is lowest possible one straight from Flex' biggest distributor). MSRP is almost $500.

Of course, unless you find someone selling their's on eBay which is again highly unlikely because every impartial owner ended up in love with their's.
 
For the Flex users -
Could you guys give us more information like what brand pads
do you prefer and what sizes have you found work the best for you?
What's the learning curve coming from a PC/UDM user?
Paint burning possible?
I've read the posts on the other forum but thought it would be helpful to have more info here.
Zoran, is this why you have a Metabo for sale?
 
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AL417 said:
For the Flex users - Could you guys give us more information like what brand pads do you prefer and what sizes have you found work the best for you?
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bp on flex is 6" and it is balanced for 6" pads so naturally 6" pads would be best. I feel almost no difference when using 6.5" pads and I have been using AG's Wolfgang 6.5" pads plus 6.5" pads from other resellers made by LC.

AL417 said:
What's the learning curve coming from a PC/UDM user?
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For me like fish to a water, next to nothing. Actually, Flex feels more "natural" to me than PC/UDM.

AL417 said:
Paint burning possible?
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Paint burning is possible even with PC under right circumstances. Risk factor with Flex is higher than with PC/UDM but still lower than with rotary. Exercising common sense precaution I did not experience any headaches when using it on plastic bumpers.

AL417 said:
Zoran, is this why you have a Metabo for sale?
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No. Metabo has been posted for sale (please check other forums for chronological reference) long before Flex was even sold in States. I am selling Metabo as I am not in position (due to personal situation) to gain as much rotary experience as fast as I would like (in last three months I had only four or five days to work on the car and zero minutes to "play") so it would be waste to leave it gathering dust. Rotary is an undisputed king of paint correction and if person is already an expert rotary user or are not for some reason at least temporarily prevented from becoming one (like I am) then Flex is not for them. However Flex is incredible fit for everybody else. So, once I do have a chance to get back to rotary and get skillset my Flex will most likely become neglected or at least used less. In the meantime though Flex lets me do the heavy work / do the work quicker.
 
Thank you zoranc as my flex master in learning.....................all i can say is it one hell of a machine.I had of trouble breaking down menzerna with my pc and my buddies udm but this thing just takes the cake.The power of this machine is outstanding and takes care of breaking down a polish faster then i ever thought possible with a da.
 
ZoranC and redg35 thanks for the quick and informative responses. You have been very helpful. If anyone else can add to this please do so.
 
redg35 said:
Thank you zoranc ...
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Anytime :) I am happy I contributed.

redg35 said:
I had of trouble breaking down menzerna with my pc and my buddies udm but this thing just takes the cake. The power of this machine is outstanding and takes care of breaking down a polish faster then i ever thought possible with a da.
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Hint: If you have Optimum Polish give it a try with Flex. It results in great working time for my taste, neither too quick nor too slow.
 
AL417 said:
For the Flex users -
Could you guys give us more information like what brand pads
do you prefer and what sizes have you found work the best for you?
What's the learning curve coming from a PC/UDM user?
Paint burning possible?
I've read the posts on the other forum but thought it would be helpful to have more info here.
Zoran, is this why you have a Metabo for sale?
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Yep!
 
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