How to detail cars using FLEX Polishers hosted by Mike Phillips
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- For more than 90 years, Stuttgart, Germany based FLEX has built their reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality power tools. The secret to their success is that they “Build quality tools by professionals for professionals”. This is one of many secrets to their success. With their close alignment following the requirements of craftsmen, the result is products known for their long life and performance.
Whether the need is for the XC 3401 VRG, Positive-drive orbital polisher named the Beast, the PE 14 or PE 8, or L3403 Rotary units, FLEX has the right tool for your application and needs. All machines are built with professional standards have continuous speed control, soft start, designed ergonomics, lift off carbon brushes and comfort features for daily usage and years of performance.
Thanks to you, our customer, FLEX has maintained their leadership in the Automotive Industry through your support. FLEX will continue to manufacture these tools to your expectations and needs.
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Excellent video. Like the background music.
Just bought my XCE 10-8 yesterday. really happy with it!
Enjoy it
Excellent demonstration 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Great video awsome information thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome video Mike!! What pads did you use for both machines? What pads do you recommend for both machines?
Exelente
I like the 3401 and the c beast etc but its really hard to beat a rotary. Looks good mike 💪
@Franco Blaze. You pretty much nailed it, nobody gives a damn!
@Reyansh Giovanni. You aren't a bot or anything 😂😂
Can I use a 5 inch backing plate on the 3401? I have all 5 inch pads and don't want to buy all new 6 inch
Do you think rotary’s are necessary nowadays? I can cut just the same with a rupes or flex forced action DA and not leave holograms or even the MK3 15 regular DA still cuts very well I have a rotary but it’s just so more complicated and requires more steps
Tbis video is older than 3 years because if you look at Mike now, he looks about 10 years older.
Another awesome one Mike! Unfortunately I just burned the edge of a hard body line on a new VW Jetta using the new version of the 3401 (speed setting 4, lambswool pad, M100, light pressure). The paint was so hard that 2500 sanding marks couldn’t be removed by any other means. Do you think the edge burned so easily because I had to tilt the pad slightly in order to get into the tough to reach area where the sanding marks were?
It's hard to tell, when you are using a forced rotation or a rotary you always want the pad spinning off the edge. If you have the pad spinning toward the edge then you take a chance of burning a edge... hope this helps
@@carbonconnection2480 Thanks Aaron! I guess I was negligent to assume that the slower rpm of a forced rotation compared to a rotary wouldn't be enough to strike through an edge that easily...lesson learned the hard way. I'll definitely keep "rolling off the edge" for now on!
@@ronjondrums5184. Never know brotha, better safe than sorry.. we live and learn 💪
When in doubt about the edges tape or use a smaller backing plate.😉
Omg he got both good legs!
would you prime the pad no matter what buffer you're using? example... a cyclo?
Yes
When was this video shot? Mike was still priming the foam pad. I know he doesn’t normally do that anymore.
Seems like it's an older video for sure. I know he changed his mind on that a while ago, since polish tends to spread out over the face of the pad after smearing it on the panel just like it would had you primed it. I still like to add a spritz of diluted ONR to my foam pads to aid in lubrication, it works for me!
Was an old video, just never public before