Those are some fine machines you bought and should serve you well for a long time. I’d like a flex rotary but my 20 year old makita is still going strong. But I do have a flex xce 10-8 125. Which is just a little more refined 3401. I think the 3401 is still a touch more aggressive though.I’m a newbie and couldn’t make up my mind so ended up with both. The Rotary is what works for the serious paint correction but I like the RO for the polishing stage. Cordless would have been nice but the the length of time I’ve found myself working I know I would need a lot of expensive batteries…. If I was one and done with this project then I would have gone the Harnor Freight cheap route. I have a lot more buffing and polishing envisioned in my future so I went ahead and got the Flex 14-2 Rotary and a Flex 3401 forced RO.
I guess I have some “tool snob” in me… tend to go overboard when I need to buy new toys, even when I’m sure cheaper crap would serve fine for the limited use I will give them.Those are some fine machines you bought and should serve you well for a long time. I’d like a flex rotary but my 20 year old makita is still going strong. But I do have a flex xce 10-8 125. Which is just a little more refined 3401. I think the 3401 is still a touch more aggressive though.
will be a metallic paint with clear, so if im thinking about this right it will be just to cut and buff the clear a little. thanks you guys for responding.That is a rotary and will do all the buffing and polishing you could want. Some people think it’s scary and you’re going to ruin your car. I don’t know, it’s what I learned on over 20 years ago. You could always get the feel for it on a scrap panel. Or harbor freight makes the Hercules geared polisher which is a copy of the flex 3401. It still gets a lot of correcting done but is a little “safer” if you’re worried. What kind of buffing are you doing? Just refreshing some old paint? Cutting and buffing new paint?
If you thought you were going to use it more than once then yes. I’m in the Milwaukee ecosystem so I have one along with the da polisher and they both work great. I do a fair amount of work “offsite” so I like my cordless equipment for that. Or if I just need to hit a quick spot I don’t have to get a cord out. I believe I got the m18 rotary for 190ish bare tool.or one of these???? i have the batteries and charger. it would be a 125 bucks more than the bauer for the tool only. but i dont know if i would ever use it again.View attachment 30764
I used the HF unit for a few years. When it died I got this same DeWalt model. Love it!I would recommend getting a name brand that will be easy to resell when you're finished.
The one below is what I use and it has a variable speed trigger as well as the dial to set maximum speed.
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Jim, do you run foam on a rotary?.. I had issues when i tried that..Pad was jumping around like nuts..The foam pad i tried was larger, maybe 7-8 inches, if i remember correctlyrotary.....
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Try some Chemical Guys pad lube. Really helps foam pads from grabbing. At least I think that is what you are describing.Jim, do you run foam on a rotary?.. I had issues when i tried that..Pad was jumping around like nuts..The foam pad i tried was larger, maybe 7-8 inches, if i remember correctly
Thx,I found on the web,rotary.....
wool 2000-2200
foam 1200-1400