I had the original GG DA for 12 years; It finally fell apart on me in the middle of polishing my new ride - luckily pulled away just before it hit the paint. Anyway, I bought the Chemical Guys TorqX after VERY short research figuring it had to be better than what I bought 12 years ago if nothing else. Well, it isn`t. It gets so hot, so fast, that it`s almost impossible to hold on to the damn thing. Not only that, but just the smallest of curves in body panels and it appears to bind up. At first I thought maybe my eyes just couldn`t see it spinning, but after reading on here, I see it is called "stalling out. So, maybe perception is reality in that regard. If that`s the case, this thing is only good for perfectly flat panels and nothing else.
I have a 2018 Ford Explorer Sport in black. So, it has a lot of large "flat" panels, but it also has a lot of small curved edges at windows and on the panels towards the back end, not to mention the entire tailgate area. With my GG, I could have just turned it up on end or angle and kept right on going - nothing made it bind up or "stall out" as it`s apparently called.
That said, I used to detail cars for friends and local car club members for a little extra cash on the side. These days, it`ll just be maintaining this black Explorer (which I said I`d never have another black car after my last one 18 years ago) and my wife`s Edge, or whatever she ends up with next. So, I don`t mind spending a little extra time on the polishing as long as I`m not constantly dealing with stalling or power issues. I won`t have to deal with paint that is so messed up that I`ll need a whole day of just polishing and 5 different polishes to fix. So should I just get something with a 3" backplate and spend the extra time, or is there something in the 5" range that won`t bind/stall out on the smallest of panel curves that doesn`t cost $400? Really, $300 is about my max, seeing as I`ll likely only use it once/year on each car, as I`ll be topping with a ceramic coating myself. Thoughts and suggestions?
I have a 2018 Ford Explorer Sport in black. So, it has a lot of large "flat" panels, but it also has a lot of small curved edges at windows and on the panels towards the back end, not to mention the entire tailgate area. With my GG, I could have just turned it up on end or angle and kept right on going - nothing made it bind up or "stall out" as it`s apparently called.
That said, I used to detail cars for friends and local car club members for a little extra cash on the side. These days, it`ll just be maintaining this black Explorer (which I said I`d never have another black car after my last one 18 years ago) and my wife`s Edge, or whatever she ends up with next. So, I don`t mind spending a little extra time on the polishing as long as I`m not constantly dealing with stalling or power issues. I won`t have to deal with paint that is so messed up that I`ll need a whole day of just polishing and 5 different polishes to fix. So should I just get something with a 3" backplate and spend the extra time, or is there something in the 5" range that won`t bind/stall out on the smallest of panel curves that doesn`t cost $400? Really, $300 is about my max, seeing as I`ll likely only use it once/year on each car, as I`ll be topping with a ceramic coating myself. Thoughts and suggestions?