Great review Ollie, one suggestion is you maybe should've used the compound and polish found at harbor freight meguiars 110 and 210. Would be cool to your heart pounds on someone going to harbor freight and getting everything there
When I took auto body back in high school the shop teacher gave us old car hoods like this to practice on. They're perfect for learning how to pull dents and reshape metal. He had us spending hours in class working out the imperfections in those hoods before we could even think about laying down a primer coat let alone any base color. What's great about them is if your results becoming a steaming pile in the end you just sand it back down and start again until you get better. Sadly I never was able to get a job in a shop after I graduated. So what I learned kind of went to waste over the years. It's a great skill to have but it's also made it very difficult for me to do any projects that are of interest. Because if I can't do it correctly the first time I'd rather not do it at all. And because having the proper shop and tools to do the job are out of my price range I never start anything. 😂 Eventually once I have all of the needed stuff acquired to get back into painting I'm gonna have to start back on hood-practice again. 😁
@@jfeeble I'll get back into painting eventually. Money is always my biggest problem, it's like you never have enough of it. But what you do have is constantly going to something you have to pay for or else it'll get taken away.
im really more curious about the durability and longevity of it. I have 2 dewalt dw849 type 1 rotary polisher that i have had since mid 2000's and only issue ive had is the trigger, but that was easily repaired. still has same everything else on it.
It is not the exact pad of the Rupes. After rinsing my blue Bauer pad under water, the Velcro came off the pad. I work in a collision repair shop and use Rupes pads daily and I can rinse and spin those pads out for countless times without them coming unglued. I do love the plastic storage containers though. I use them to store my good pads. The Bauer pads would be ok for one vehicle
Two totally different styles of polishing! The Bauer is a traditional long throw which is great for beginners! This is a forced rotation which has the ability to cut like a rotary but finish beautiful like a long throw! A lot more power but a smaller throw. They both work great but the Bauer is a great starting point!
@@thekillerslazh8474 It can damage edges a lot more easily. The Bauer can basically never do that unless you try REALLY hard. I daily drive the Bauer in our business and its wonderful. Great durability.
Have you came across 46G a Mazda color in ultra 9k water yet?? Our tech rep can't even match this color at all its not even close he said to spray black base on it first. But even then the color just isn't a good match what do u recommend for this color 🤔
@Olie_Olie_Paintz it is trash lol 😆 I have done 1 the 3rd week of switching to this paint and now I have another one this Monday 😅 it took multiple sprayouts to get anything bendable for the first one I did but man wasting all that time for the second one is goong to be a nightmare. The sprayouts I got don't match this one oof
@@jacobshank9362 To an extent. But saying 510 dusts and M100 dusts, while both true, are worlds apart. 510 dusts a bit if pushed, 100 dusts like it’s proud of it. One is pretty much completely dustless. So I put a drop of One on the pad with 500/510 if I’m pushing it. For the way I polish, that pretty much eliminates dust for me. But yes, most “dustless” compounds will still dust if pushed far enough. 510 is amazing, but it does dust fairly easily for a 3D compound. That’s probably why Mike used a DA, foam, and a lot of it, because on wool and a rotary, using normal amounts, it dusts sooner than it should. Sooner than 500. But it also cuts harder and finishes a bit better in my experience. So for heavy polishing after wet sanding texture, I prefer 510. For regular paint correction, just going after swirls and the like, I use One 95% of the time.
That's always been my questions. It would've great if we had steps for each pad and the speeds for each use so beginners such as me won't burn the paint with all my black cars I do have
@@paulstewart612unless your paint has seen a lot of work burning through through it just isn't going to happen. You can compound on the same area for 10 straight minutes with a ln aggressive pad and not burn through. When you're doing normal compounding you may spend 5 seconds on any given spot over 3-4 passes and you're never building the same heat to swell the clear. It's just not going to happen through normal technique unless your paint has been through A LOT.
@olie_olie_paintz I have the Flex3401 and going to HF to get this model to work on RV's, the larger backing plate will work great on large panels. I wonder if HF will also sell just the larger backing plate? If so I'll also buy one to mount on my Flex 3401 so me and my employee will help using the larger pads from Harbor Freight. One more question, is this model also counterclockwise as the Flex?
@@olie_olie_paintzI was going to say the same thing. I like backups and so bought this and honestly it's wild. Maybe my 3401 is a tiny bit smoother but it's like the price is making me say that. The difference is tiny if it even exists.
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Perfect for a beginner who can't afford the Flex, hopefully they hold up a while
Keep us updated on that polisher. I want to buy one!!
Thanks for he review ...great job
Been eyeballing those series 3 toolboxes too!! Can’t wait too see the video you make on it !! Great video by the way !!
You and me both!
Great review Ollie, one suggestion is you maybe should've used the compound and polish found at harbor freight meguiars 110 and 210. Would be cool to your heart pounds on someone going to harbor freight and getting everything there
I think many will love this polisher
Would like to see a detailing cart that would accommodate polishers, brushes, bottles, etc.
will check the coupons online, when the deal will appears, I will drive down from canada to usa to grab one!
U can use flex 3401 5 in backing plate and then have 5 in machine
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I saw your TikTok video… I’m glad I checked out your RUclips… “Subscribed!“ great content!
I appreciate it man!!
When I took auto body back in high school the shop teacher gave us old car hoods like this to practice on. They're perfect for learning how to pull dents and reshape metal. He had us spending hours in class working out the imperfections in those hoods before we could even think about laying down a primer coat let alone any base color.
What's great about them is if your results becoming a steaming pile in the end you just sand it back down and start again until you get better. Sadly I never was able to get a job in a shop after I graduated. So what I learned kind of went to waste over the years. It's a great skill to have but it's also made it very difficult for me to do any projects that are of interest. Because if I can't do it correctly the first time I'd rather not do it at all. And because having the proper shop and tools to do the job are out of my price range I never start anything. 😂
Eventually once I have all of the needed stuff acquired to get back into painting I'm gonna have to start back on hood-practice again. 😁
Shame. Hope you get back in there.
@@jfeeble I'll get back into painting eventually. Money is always my biggest problem, it's like you never have enough of it. But what you do have is constantly going to something you have to pay for or else it'll get taken away.
im really more curious about the durability and longevity of it. I have 2 dewalt dw849 type 1 rotary polisher that i have had since mid 2000's and only issue ive had is the trigger, but that was easily repaired. still has same everything else on it.
I concur HARBOR FREIGHT should add 5 and 3 inch plates and pads.
Thanks for the post.
Flex plates will work on hercules they are interchangeable..
It is not the exact pad of the Rupes. After rinsing my blue Bauer pad under water, the Velcro came off the pad. I work in a collision repair shop and use Rupes pads daily and I can rinse and spin those pads out for countless times without them coming unglued. I do love the plastic storage containers though. I use them to store my good pads. The Bauer pads would be ok for one vehicle
You sold me on the gear driven part, seems right for a porsche.
You can use the Flex 3401 43/8 backplate on the Hercules for even better performance 😂😂. For 100$ it’s a great beginners or backup option. Nice video
Has anyone used a 3" backing plate with this HF polisher? If so, which one? Thanks in advance for any information!
Is this a good polisher for beginners.?
This polish is good for beginners?
I was looking at them today
Very goodcjob. I subscribed
Am new here good content man
Pretty killer polisher! Curious to how it cuts 3000 grit scratches and how long it takes like you mentioned at the end.
I’m definitely going to be trying it soon!
@@olie_olie_paintz any luck with the P3000 removal? I got the Rupes Mille, and with a 6” backing & the rupes coarse, it does a decent job of removal
I saw it earlier and made up my mind that I have to buy it.
It’s worth it man! Just works great and the cord is an added bonus!
Man, a HF I was @ yesterday had an open box one of these for only $63.49 (strange price). I knew I should've bought it. Hope it's there today🤫
Bought mine today for $45 after taxes
Supposedly 40% off the open nice price of $73
I would change out the grease, and the pad to five inch.
The Hercules polisher vs the Bauer DA polisher, whats the difference between them? which is the better polisher overall?
Two totally different styles of polishing! The Bauer is a traditional long throw which is great for beginners! This is a forced rotation which has the ability to cut like a rotary but finish beautiful like a long throw! A lot more power but a smaller throw. They both work great but the Bauer is a great starting point!
Then you don’t
Recommend the Hercules polish machine for
Beginners?
@@thekillerslazh8474 It can damage edges a lot more easily. The Bauer can basically never do that unless you try REALLY hard.
I daily drive the Bauer in our business and its wonderful. Great durability.
Now test it against the Makita forced ( switchable)rotation machine !!.
That compound is totally bodyshop safe
Flex backing plate will work on the hercules...
Have you came across 46G a Mazda color in ultra 9k water yet?? Our tech rep can't even match this color at all its not even close he said to spray black base on it first. But even then the color just isn't a good match what do u recommend for this color 🤔
I have one coming up. I made one card with standard and it was trash. We shall see how it goes!
@Olie_Olie_Paintz it is trash lol 😆 I have done 1 the 3rd week of switching to this paint and now I have another one this Monday 😅 it took multiple sprayouts to get anything bendable for the first one I did but man wasting all that time for the second one is goong to be a nightmare. The sprayouts I got don't match this one oof
What brand heavy cut compound do you recommend that is easier to remove?
Rupes coarse works great and is easy to remove.
@@olie_olie_paintz Doesn’t it dust like crazy or have they updated it?
@@jdisdeterminedeverything will dust, it’s all about the variables. Even 3D ACA 510 (one shown in the vid) will dust under certain conditions
@@jacobshank9362 To an extent. But saying 510 dusts and M100 dusts, while both true, are worlds apart. 510 dusts a bit if pushed, 100 dusts like it’s proud of it. One is pretty much completely dustless. So I put a drop of One on the pad with 500/510 if I’m pushing it. For the way I polish, that pretty much eliminates dust for me.
But yes, most “dustless” compounds will still dust if pushed far enough. 510 is amazing, but it does dust fairly easily for a 3D compound. That’s probably why Mike used a DA, foam, and a lot of it, because on wool and a rotary, using normal amounts, it dusts sooner than it should. Sooner than 500. But it also cuts harder and finishes a bit better in my experience. So for heavy polishing after wet sanding texture, I prefer 510. For regular paint correction, just going after swirls and the like, I use One 95% of the time.
What speed do you use to do your corrections and what speed to do the polish?
That's always been my questions. It would've great if we had steps for each pad and the speeds for each use so beginners such as me won't burn the paint with all my black cars I do have
@@paulstewart612unless your paint has seen a lot of work burning through through it just isn't going to happen. You can compound on the same area for 10 straight minutes with a ln aggressive pad and not burn through. When you're doing normal compounding you may spend 5 seconds on any given spot over 3-4 passes and you're never building the same heat to swell the clear. It's just not going to happen through normal technique unless your paint has been through A LOT.
A lot of these companies that produce pads similar to bigger brands, will get the formula and just make their own cuts. Similar to chemicals
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It worked! 😂 man that was so much simpler!!
@@olie_olie_paintz it’s always the little dumb things😅 glad it worked 💪🏻 killer video
can the backingplate could be swaped from the 3401? i use 5 inch pads
Yes in fact. I just took them both off and they swap right over!
Of course man 🍻
@olie_olie_paintz I have the Flex3401 and going to HF to get this model to work on RV's, the larger backing plate will work great on large panels.
I wonder if HF will also sell just the larger backing plate? If so I'll also buy one to mount on my Flex 3401 so me and my employee will help using the larger pads from Harbor Freight.
One more question, is this model also counterclockwise as the Flex?
Yes it is counter clockwise
@@olie_olie_paintz Thank you, I caught than at the end of your video, well done sir. 👏
What speed was it at?
Speed 5-6 idk why I didn’t mention that!
Off topic but if you haven’t grab the M18 Inflator from Milwaukee!
I have a m12 at home!
when’s the next video on the civic progress?
Coming soon man! I have it all imported but it’s a lot to chop up!
Harbor freights polishers are ok if you dont use them for a long time. If you do your hands feels like a bed of nails
Where are the pads from ??
Harbor freight Bauer pads. They work pretty well.
@@olie_olie_paintz which pads would you recommend ??
I thought priming pads has been debunked to not be needed.
No, it has not. Esoteric's test method was inherently flawed. He did not prime the pad correctly in his video and refuses to admit that it matters.
The Chinese clone will never be as smooth as the German model.
The german model has heat treated precision gearing the chinese model does not.
Try both. I own both 😂 both are super smooth.
@@olie_olie_paintzI was going to say the same thing. I like backups and so bought this and honestly it's wild. Maybe my 3401 is a tiny bit smoother but it's like the price is making me say that. The difference is tiny if it even exists.
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