Looking to buy a flex 3401

rmagnus said:
To your earlier post, I totally get the addiction of always buying new detailing stuff. I try and separate consumables from tools. Guess its my way to justify.

Bite the bullet and buy one Hydro flat 5.5" pad for your 3401.

In terms of pressure DAs use more than rotaries. You really don't need to use much pressure. Get a bathroom scale and place your buffer on it then press down till it reads 15 lbs. I've never measured downward pressure. Id guess 10-15 pounds is more than enough. I just go by feel and observe how the paint is responding.

Walking is an issue of tilting the pad. The larger the pad the easier it is to tilt. 5.5 are easier too control but you still need yo keep them flat. Pay attention to the compression of the pad as it should be even. Use less pressure try using just the weight of the Flex itself. Personally I like being able to steer it by varying the tilt of the pad. I've never experienced the Flex being difficult to control. I took a long time to buy one but never regretted it for a moment.
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Thanks for the insight man. To be honest, I just don't use my Flex as much as I'd like.. I need more cars for practice. I corrected my car about a year ago and it's still in good shape.... all it really needs now is a super light polish like sf4500 (which I've been doing intermittently.)

In an unrelated note, I have been getting to "detail cars" lately and clue a few buddys in on car care. These details haven't consisted of correction though. I did a test spot with 105 on my sister in law's minivan and it worked like magic, but she didn't care, LOL. It was silver so even though it had a ton of swirls it doesn't look bad when it's clean and after I put a coat of Opti-Seal on it.

My buddy brought over his brand new Fusion yesterday and he got lucky... We ONR'd it, clayed it (wasn't bad at all), and dressed the wheels/trim and applied Opti-seal. The paint is literally flawless. Not a single swirl, so no DISO. The car is like a metallic blue and it is REALLY sharp. He loved working on it and I told him, you have perfect paint right now and as you can tell, with the wash process we used, you can keep it this way for a long time. Just had to tell someone!
 
StuDLei said:
Thanks for the insight man. To be honest, I just don't use my Flex as much as I'd like.. I need more cars for practice. I corrected my car about a year ago and it's still in good shape.... all it really needs now is a super light polish like sf4500 (which I've been doing intermittently.)

In an unrelated note, I have been getting to "detail cars" lately and clue a few buddys in on car care. These details haven't consisted of correction though. I did a test spot with 105 on my sister in law's minivan and it worked like magic, but she didn't care, LOL. It was silver so even though it had a ton of swirls it doesn't look bad when it's clean and after I put a coat of Opti-Seal on it.

My buddy brought over his brand new Fusion yesterday and he got lucky... We ONR'd it, clayed it (wasn't bad at all), and dressed the wheels/trim and applied Opti-seal. The paint is literally flawless. Not a single swirl, so no DISO. The car is like a metallic blue and it is REALLY sharp. He loved working on it and I told him, you have perfect paint right now and as you can tell, with the wash process we used, you can keep it this way for a long time. Just had to tell someone!
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I enjoy these reads good job and congratulations!
 
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