Flex 3403 OR 603

[Sal150]

Whats up guys, i have a serious question. my PC broke last week and my once side job has turned into a buisness, i have aquired weeks of appointments on diffrent vehicles and now have aquired a boat. The boat is a 38 foot ciggarette with minor scratches.

Now since my PC is down i was thinking about buying a flex due to high volume of cars and than later on just fix the pc for polishes and waxes etc.

Should i buy the full out rotary machine( 3403) or one of the other models.

Sorry for all the information, im just having a hard time finding an answer.

[Mike Phillips]

If you're going to just get one tool, the the Flex XC3401 offers more correction power because it's a direct drive tool which offers both forced rotation and forced oscillation. The G100 and all the tools like the G110 use a clutch which provides safety but limits it's correction power.

Might be a good idea to try to find someone that has one that you can test out before buying one and make sure you like how it handles as it's a lot different than a normal PC type tool.

One thing for sure, by yourself, it's going to take a while to buff the scratches out of a 38' Cigarette boat. Personally, if the goal is to remove swirls and scratches I would first find out if the customer understands what that means as far as time goes, also make sure they're going to understand they have to take care of it after you're done or it will just get swirls and scratches all over again. Maybe offer to do a really good job with a one-step cleaner/wax. Not sure if you were planning on doing multiple steps to a boat this big.




Porter Cable Dual Action Polisher





Flex XC3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher




FLEX L3403 VRG Rotary Buffer

[Sal150]

I WAS THINKING OF going with megs 49 on a polishing pad via flex (if I purchase it) followed by collinite. Correct me if that sounds wrong and amateur but like I said I'm just jumping into the marine world.

So your saying that I should just stay with a dual action but go flex?

If you're going to just get one tool, the the Flex XC3401 offers more correction power because it's a direct drive tool which offers both forced rotation and forced oscillation. The G100 and all the tools like the G110 use a clutch which provides safety but limits it's correction power.

Might be a good idea to try to find someone that has one that you can test out before buying one and make sure you like how it handles as it's a lot different than a normal PC type tool.

One thing for sure, by yourself, it's going to take a while to buff the scratches out of a 38' Cigarette boat. Personally, if the goal is to remove swirls and scratches I would first find out if the customer understands what that means as far as time goes, also make sure they're going to understand they have to take care of it after you're done or it will just get swirls and scratches all over again. Maybe offer to do a really good job with a one-step cleaner/wax. Not sure if you were planning on doing multiple steps to a boat this big.




Porter Cable Dual Action Polisher





Flex XC3401 VRG Dual Action Polisher




FLEX L3403 VRG Rotary Buffer