Good. :xyxthumbs:
Basically, the larger the pad, the more potential for heavier defect removal?
A larger pad with more torque and power behind it, and the ability to have the tool PUSHED against the paint under pressure for long periods of time, the by all means "yes".
Again, there's a difference between an enthusiast going out into there garage to buff out a panel and a Pro Detailer tackling a multiple-step process using a rotary buffer to an entire car and the goal is to get through the entire car in one day. In a perfect world a guy would get 2-3 days for a major correction project because hurrying is never a good thing when it comes to buffing out a car. In the real world getting a fair price for your time and work is a challenge with most customers because they don't have any idea how much work is involved with doing a "Complete" buff=out to their car is, so most detailers try to get the job done in one day and that means hustling and that means using the right tool for the job.
If you put an 8.5" orange pad on the Makita, it will remove heavier defects than a 6.5" orange pad on the Makita? Or, is the bigger pad only removing defects over a larger surface area?
Both tools will remove a deep defect to a small area about the same time and both tools can be used this way. Do you want to talk about this scenario or doing whole car buff-outs?
Without being an engineer, my guess is that the larger size of all the working parts is going to give the full size rotary buffer more power over the larger pad. I'm not sure how else I can say this except that a full size rotary buffer offers more brute power than the lightweight rotary buffer and if you're buffing out entire cars in a day then you're going to want this brute power versus trying to do the job with the L-i-g-h-t-w-e-g-h-t rotary buffer.
The best way to see the difference would be to get your hands on both and then do at least two "Complete" buff-outs doing a multiple step process to 2 large cars, trucks or s.u.v.s and see which one you think tackled the job better.
I already posted tis once, but it's about using the right tool for the job.
What are you working on?
What are you trying to accomplish?
Mark, if you're just working on your Corvette and you don't plan on starting
Mark's Detail Business either in a brick and mortar store or going Mobile where you're driving to someone's house to buff out their entire car in one day, then get the Flex Lightweight.
If you do plan on doing complete buff-outs to neglected finishes, then you can get either one or the other but the full size rotary buffer is going to take a beating, day after day after day better than the lightweight is going to.
Plus with the full size it's not going to matter which size pad you use as it's going to spin any size pad without a hiccup. The lightweight will spin any size also but the body of the tool is going to get pretty warm if you try to sand down your Corvette and thin in one day do a 3-step rotary buff-out process to it using 8" pads.
Does that help?
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