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Thanks for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

Double-sided pads are nice - makes for smooth buffing. -Mike Phillips

Sometimes the quality you're paying for is NOT on the outside, but on the inside. Something ALL FLEX tools have that copies don't is their 7-function microprocessor. No other polisher that I know of, be it an orbital or a rotary, has the 7-function microprocessor that comes from the factory in all FLEX polishers. The FLEX 7-function Microprocessor includes, 1: Provides constant speed control via the tachometer generator. 2: Provides a soft, gradual start of the rotation of the electric motor that powers the drive mechanism. 3: Controls the accelerator trigger switch. 4: Provides restart protection after a power interruption. 5: Provides overload protection. 6: Monitors the temperature of the coil windings and turns the polisher off before damage can occur. 7: Controls speed set by the variable speed dial. One of the most important functions is the heat sensor, which monitors tool temperature. If the tool becomes too hot, the 7-function microprocessor will turn the tool off so no damage can occur. Another key benefit to the 7-function microprocessor is the power interruption function. If power goes off to the tool, when power is restored, the tool will NOT turn back on until you release the speed trigger lock. This prevents the tool from turning on and possibly causing damage to a vehicle or a person. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

Do you mean a classic AMC Eagle? I'm trying to think of any *new* cars called the Eagle? Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

Good for you. In this day and age, you MUST be PROACTIVE when dropping your car off at the dealership or they will wash it and in most cases, put in a lot of swirls and scratches. Like my saying goes, It takes HOURS to buff out a car, it takes SECONDS to put scratches into the paint Thanks for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

Our pleasure. Thanks for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

Yes, waxing or any quality paint protection product will help to prevent water spots. Waxing will not normally remove water spots unless it's a cleaner/wax or AIO. One thing I like to point out when it comes to water spots - modern car paint is pretty tough or *stout*. Anytime you discover water spots, you have to stop and think? *_What's in the water?_* There must be something so corrosive in the water that it can corrode or etch into the urethan clearcoat resin. Don't drink the water.... Thanks for watching and commenting! -Mike Phillips

Thanks for watching and commenting! I just finished using a wool pad to pull out the sanding marks after sanding down a 1968 Camaro. Now I'm switching over to a foam pad on the BEAST to remove the holograms. I'll do a final polish to make the paint look perfect using NSP 95 and a foam finishing pad. Mike Phillips

I agree. Wool pad and Rotary is the best way. Always has been

These types of tools will always have some level of vibration as do most orbital polishers - it's the nature of the beast. I can't say I notice any difference in vibration using the factory 6" backing plate versus the non-factory 5" backing plate. Plus remember - you're going to attach a pad; this can cause vibration. As the pad becomes wet with product, this can cause vibration. At the end of the day, if you're going to use a tool like this to do all the paint correction to a car, the size of the backing plate and any vibration it may or may not cause will be the least of your concerns. A quality backing plate for this tool is made by Lake Country Manufacturing, they've been making these for decades and they are uniform in construction and balance. Buff and Shine Pads also offers a similar, high-quality 5" backing plate. If vibration is a concern, I would avoid no-name, cheap backing plates off Amazon. It might be balanced, but it might not be balanced. Thank you for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

@@mikephillipsrealworlddetailing thank you Mike for the detailed reply there. I will be placing an order for the Lake Country.

Hi Adam, the answer is "no". This was done a few months and if I remember correctly when we shot this video, I had already washed it, clayed it, did all the paint correction and fixed the scratches in the taillights EXCEPT for the driver's side of the truck bed. I saved the driver's side truck bed just for this video. After shooting the video, it would have been 5:00pm and Yancy, the video guy will have packed up all his gear and went home while I stuck around and finished out the driver's side truck bed. The owner inspected my work 9-ways to Sunday and was 100% satisfied with the work. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

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This term has been used a long time.

extremely used term to experienced detailers

Your ignorance is oozing...

@waxmanvids5015 I think you meant this for someone else. My comment was clearly defending Mike, someone I've followed since his days at Meguiars.

@@waxmanvids5015 You too, brother. BTW, I loved hearing Mike say DISO, too!

awful

You have the option to take the car back and say in these exact words, *This is not acceptable* You need to do this within a very short period of time. In a perfect world, you inspect the car BEFORE you pay for it. The owner of the truck you see in this video had a commitment from the dealership, in Michigan I believe, to pay for the detail job, which they did. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

Yes, we recommend re-applying Matte Paint Coating over the area the Cleanser was used.

The tool I'm using is the FLEX PXE-80 or as everyone called it, the Pixie. The shaft is also by FLEX and it's called the Shafty. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

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The early Meguiar's G100 polishers were simply Porter Cable polishers with a Meguiar's *sticker* over the Porter Cable sticker. LOL - That said, the Porter Cable or G100 have been responsible for MILLIONS of cars being de-swirled and polished to perfection. RUPES and FLEX stand on the shoulders of Porter Cable. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

The Shafty, works great with the PiXiE the most important thing however is to be careful of the edges and take your time.

I'm on the other side of the fence than you. The longer the stroke, the greater the chance for pad stalling as the outer edge of the buffing pad has MORE leverage over the spindle versus a short stroke polisher. Nothing wrong with this is you're not in a hurry or don't mind watching the backing plate and buffing pad for the entire time you're doing any paint correction steps to visually see if the pad you're using is actually rotating or has stalled-out. I call this Brain Drain. Of course, there's no issue with a gear-driven orbital when it comes to pad stalling. The good news is, there's so many great options when it comes to picking the polisher that's best for you and your style of detailing. Thank you for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

I have never used the DIY 25mm DA polisher, so I don't have any real-world experience to then have a real-world opinion. Generally speaking, the LONGER the stroke, the more the outer edge of a buffing pad has leverage over the spindle and the greater the risk for pad stalling. About the only time I use free spinning random orbital polishers is when either doing show car finishing work or when working on soft paint. My style is to knock out a car as fast as humanly possible while maintaining pro quality results, thus I use gear-driven orbital and avoid all the pad stalling issues as well as the Brain Drain that comes with them. Thank you for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

I have never seen a 5" DA backing plate at Harbor Freight. If this is what you're looking for, you'll need to shop online. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

​@@mikephillipsrealworlddetailingwhat thread is the backing plate????

@@charliemagoo7943 - 5/16" Fine Thread -Mike

Found it 5/16 24 on the spec page

Well most people do, it's the curiosity factor plus *INTEREST* in the actual tool being unboxed. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

I agree with Chris to about driving protocols. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

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Be sure to have plenty of buffing pads, it takes more than a single pad to buff out a car. Also, always choose products that use great abrasive technology. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

Thanks for watching and commenting Humberto! -Mike Phillips

Our glass coatings are formulated specifically for glass. You'll need to do your own research and testing with other brands to answer your question. Thanks for watching and commenting. -Mike Phillips

Thanks for watching and commenting. Please let us know what you think after using our glass cleaner. -Mike Phillips

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