What's your favorite rotary?

What's your favorite rotary?

  • FLEX L3403 VRG

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Makita 9227

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • FLEX LK603VVB

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • DeWalt 849

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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siperwrx

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I'm in the market for a rotary. I've got a UDM now I'm tired of having numb, cracked hands at the end of a 10 hour detail. I'm looking for something lightweight yet effective so feel free to make suggestions if I've missed a worthy candidate. Please don't ask me to hit the SEARCH button because there are a ton of threads but the most recent poll was from 2003. I want to see what people are using these days to make the best possible decision. Thanks!
 
if you stick with what you have listed and the Hitachi or Metabo

you will be fine





also rotarys have not changed much since 03 so that poll should still be good



I have had my Makita for a good 15 years or so with no problems

but have no hands on with any of the others
 
I was leaning towards the Makita anyways but am interested to know how popular the others are. Also, I should have said the thread from 2003 was just a general question, not an official poll.
 
Do you have 2 makita's in case one fails mid-detail or do you have two different models (I'm only aware of one).
 
Metabo FTW!!! and makita is nice too...but My first choice is metabo!



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I have a dewalt and i really it, but it is sort of a brute. It is heavy, loud and tuff. Not the greatest rotary for a beginner, but none the less i understand why i see them in so many body shops. Unfortunately i managed to kill it awhile aback. If i ever get the dewalt fixed i think it will be my backup. I have a makita waiting in a box here in my office and i am anxious to try it out. Maybe if i get some time off during christmas i will crank up the shop heater, bust out the ONR and SIP and work on some cars with it. :woot2: It really looks like an awesome machine.
 
Funny that I've owned 50% of the rotary polishers on that list and neither of these are my top choice. My favourite would be a Makita.
 
I've had my dewalt for almost 5 years. it was the first one i learned with. It took some practice to get it to glide. I always wanted a makita because of the handle that looks more ergonomic and easier to manuever than the one on the dewalt. Also i wanted something lighter because it would get kind of tiring if working above shoulder height on some pickups. so i ended buying the flex L3403VRG. it weighs almost half of the dewalt with 6 inch pads (1100-3700 rpm) i could get in places were the 8 inch pads couldn't. I love both of them, they both took some getting use to, but depending on the application i end up using both. the dewalt is great on wool pads and large panels. the flex is exellent on curves.
 
I've had them all and love the Metabo. I might get a Fein to try out next.



I finally just blew up my Metabo after 16 months which is the longest record I have ever run a rotary with no work. I ground out the gears to dust. The design inside is superb, and the fact that they put a plastic grease packed housing to catch all the metal dust is top notch, so you know it will not just get spit back on the surface like standard machines.



I am gonna repair the Metabo myself as the warranty does not cover warn parts.
 
siperwrx said:
I've got a UDM now I'm tired of having numb, cracked hands at the end of a 10 hour detail.
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Remember that the UDM is not a rotary polisher, it is a Dual-Action. I think the Autopian consensus is to follow a rotary polish with passes by a DA polisher, not use DA for the entire job. I understand your criticisms of the UDM. I have one myself and am also looking for a new tool. I see so many with the u-shaped handle at the front, I think I'd like that more than a side-mounted handle. I'd also like a better way to adjust speed during use, the location of the UDM speed dial combined with weight and housing vibration, makes it hard to adjust speed on the go.
 
Love my Dewalt 849. Sure, it isn't the lightest rotary but it has a seriously heavy duty feel to it, seems like it will last forever. I also have a PC 7428 that needs to be repaired. It is also a pretty good rotary, has the soft start but it doesn't feel as rugged as the Dewalt. Proabably going to get the PC 7428 fixed and get a Dynabrade attachment for it.
 
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