If You Could Only Have One .....

dougaross said:
How were you able to get it so small? Which bp did you start with?
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It was cut from the regular size bp instead of the 4 3/8" bp because the regular one is 10$ cheaper. It was cut down with a CNC machine.
 
Flannigan said:
There are VERY few paint finishes that cannot be totally corrected with a DA and modern pad technology. so again, if you could only have ONE tool a rotary would be the least useful since all it can do is cut and sometimes finish.
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Hmm... and I was thinking the opposite. That there's very few paints that cannot be finished by rotary. How many cars have "sticky" paint or paint so ridiculously soft a rotary would be unable to finish on?
 
kronos said:
Hmm... and I was thinking the opposite. That there's very few paints that cannot be finished by rotary. How many cars have "sticky" paint or paint so ridiculously soft a rotary would be unable to finish on?
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More than have paint so hard that a DA with Surbufs or Meg's MF pads won't cut. Also with your rotary how are you going to apply paint cleaners and glazes? Yes you can do it by hand, but thats a huge waste of time and energy. The slight loss in cut you get by using a DA isn't worth all the stuff you would lose by only using a rotary. IMO of course.
 
Flannigan said:
More than have paint so hard that a DA with Surbufs or Meg's MF pads won't cut. Also with your rotary how are you going to apply paint cleaners and glazes? Yes you can do it by hand, but thats a huge waste of time and energy. The slight loss in cut you get by using a DA isn't worth all the stuff you would lose by only using a rotary. IMO of course.
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Truthfully I don't use paint cleaners or glazes so that wouldn't be a problem for me. I must say though that I do love my PC 7424 and would not be without it because like many of you say and I agree with, it is so versatile. However, I do try to tailor my work to my customer's wishes and expectations. If they want the highest gloss possible, I would try to achieve that with the rotary. If I need to compound a beat up car, I would start with a rotary to save time and increase my earnings per hour. If they don't want the highest gloss and or +80% correction, then I would pull out some SSR2 and my trusty PC. So again, between a rotary or da and as of today, I would pick the rotary. :D
 
Griots DA, Its the only one I have and its done everything I have asked it to do thus far.
 
It's funny that the 3401 is the one that I wouldn't be without, but I use it the least of all my machines. The DA MF system has made compounding so easy and finishes down so well, that my second step is usually finishing with the rotary.

I enjoy the added safety that comes with compounding with a DA and IMO nothing finishes better than a rotary. But having said that, the 3401 gives me peace of mind. When things aren't going just right, it always gets me back on track. It's counterclockwise rotation and long stroke are the perfect counter-punch to erase whatever trails the clockwise rotation of a rotary may leave behind. What a traditional DA can't remove, the 3401 usually can, and the forced rotation provides just enough heat to aid in breaking down finishing polishes.

While traditional DAs may be more versatile as far as attachments and pad sizes, IMO none of them cover as much of the polishing spectrum as the 3401.
 
I have a PC, dewalt rotary, a BuffPro & a flex 3401.
All have their uses and advantages but like many others,
I have to go with the flex.. I use it almost everyday & love it.
 
loving the responses.

Not going to give my two cents since I have zero experience with a Rotary so keep it up you guys

Feed back please
 
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