These accessories have just delivered the knock-out blow to the Rupes Nano in my opinion. I’ve been using them for a couple of weeks now and the PXE can finally reach every part of the car, including tricky areas of alloys.
Just an update folks. Firstly, thank you to Jon for posting a video with his thoughts on the accessories. More stock is due in approx a week if anyone is wanting one, you can sign up to notifications to be alerted when it is back in stock.
Bought a PXE a few weeks ago. It’s amazing. I wish I had bought one much sooner. I’ve bought some of the APS accessories direct from APS in Germany. Their 75mm backing plate is far better quality than the Flex original. The prices are way better than the UK. Delivery is not cheap, but the savings make up for it.
Jon, i think it is ok to use non-standard accessories as long as we dont crank her up all the way and use it at a conservative power load. Furthermore, when i was tinkering around i did burn a very tiny section of paint with the rotary on level 1 or 2. Luckily, it was under the boot lid, so you litterally cant see it unless you open the boot, and its such a minor burn you cant even see it. good lesson though.
well to be honest if you spoke to flex they may well say no its not ok, because they have no tested or qualified their tool with these accessories. This is more relevent to the 50ml rotary plate. but in reality its just a little attachment. but you are taking a leap of faith that APS has tested this well. Im sure they have.
You’re the man because I tried and bought the one on eBay four months ago and they never shipped it. I contacted the seller who told me he’d have it in 7 days after waiting a month after the delivery date and they never responded. I got a refund so it was no big deal but I wanted the extensions. And the 2” backing plate. Shipping to the US I guess is the issue.
Hi @Forencis Detailing Channel. We are APS :) Just saw your video about our stuff :) thank you very much !! We are from Germany and we are happy to supply UK with our best products. if anyone has any questions, we are ready to answer everything, or you can ask our dealer in the UK also. Best wishes from Germany from Felix, stay clean!
nice one guys. thank you for engineering this solution, it really does add a lot of value to the nano tool and allow you to do things you cannot do (and need to do without the adapters). Love it when people see a problem and solve a problem. brilliant.
s2 black is nice, s2 shock is much more agressive and not as smooth as black. I would personally go with S2 black. The question is really as a guy at home S3, S20, S40 is probably good enough. S2 yes it will give more cut but theres not much in it. So I guess you can switch out S3 for S2. Scholl concepts abrasives are good products dave.
Hey Jon, just wanted to say ive recently found your channel after wanted to getting into how to wash my car properly after only ever taking it to drive throughs before not realising the damage its doing! For the last couple weeks i ive gone through pretty much every single one of your videos, you are absolutely amazing and the best channel ive found, even my wife is starting to laugh along with some of your accidental jokes and puns! Keep up the great work you have a new huge fan of your channel, p.s my car is now looking brand new and protected up to the back teeth thanks to your guides and recommendations!
@@ForensicDetailing Hi Jon, quick question, just got into properly cleaning my car, got a brand new black car about 6 weeks ago, the day I got it I clay barred it then used AG SRP, followed by BH double speed-wax(based on your recommendation). My question is, how do I know when to re apply the products again and how do I know if the polish and wax is removed or does it matter?? I have been washing using AG Polar wash about 50/50. Every weekend. So about 6 washes. Thanks in advance! 👍👍
One question. So you cant use those M14 flex made extension shafts which they have for the rotary (on your flex wall as well) and add an M14, 2-inch disc on there?????
@forensic detailing channel finally purchased my first pxe thanks to you 😎 I'm just adding these accessories and pads to my basket to go with my tool and have a question u know this aps fva50 for the cone pads if I buy that can I remove the end cone attachment part and just use the bar as an extension like the fv50 extension bar 🤔 I could save £11 if it works beach's they look the same
Man , I needed a translator for this guy...I’m not up on my UK lingo 😂. Thanks for the info though. Do you have any links to US sellers ? These guys don’t seem to ship internationally
😍😍😍😍😍😍 Im loving these, as you said, flex havent made these for the PXE 80 yet. This is what we need :D, excellent work John! you robbed me of some more money haha, but its well spent on these!
I was kinda bummed when I found out that you couldn't use it like a rotary on the 75 plate, and no marketing pointed that one out. So I drilled a hole in it! Just be easy with too much pressure and it works like a charm imho. No overheating issues on my use.
there must be a reason rickard but Im half tempted to do the same. its a small machine it might be asking a lot of the tool to drive a 75 plate in all scenarios.
@@ForensicDetailing Rumours say that the early prototype had it running the 75 as rotary. Also in the early vids they claimed the 50mm plate to include as well in the package, bummer! Maybe they pulled the 75mm rotary away if they can't guarantee it spinning a full-day at a shop. But being a amateur polisher not polishing everyday I think it should hold for my use. Have a go and make a video about it!
The pin in the rotary attachment is just a pipe pin. Put a pair of pliers on it and pull it out. It’s very easily done, no glue or nothing. I suspekt it was done this way so it would be possible for people that wanted it, but to eliminate the possibility for errors by people assembling them by accident. The tool itself works perfectly fine as a 3 inch rotary.
hello Jon, just received the PXE in the mail. Your videos are very informative. have had a problem finding the 1 and 2 inch pads and the cones. Tried Ali baBa and others. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Jim
Can I just ask your advice? Is it always necessary to machine polish after machine compound, or can I bypass the polishing and go straight to hand wax from the compound stage? Thanks very much
you can polish a car to any standard you like. most human eyes will not be able to tell the difference in finish between a good high gloss heavy cutting compounds like H8 and a finishing polish. But its not just about the level of gloss. When you compound you typically do it with stiffer coarser pads or wool pads or microfiber pads and you can get whats called compound marring, or machine marring from compounding. so a lot of times you then switch to soft foam pad and finishing polish to take out compound marring. let me make it simple though, if you are a "detailer" I personally do not think leaving a high gloss finish from a cutting compound is acceptable really. you should finish it out or use a single stage product like perfect finish or S20.
Hi Jon! I’m just wondering your opinion... I have a 12mm free spinning DA, and a mini rotary (1,2 and 3” BP). I’m just wondering if you think that the XCE will provide a noticeably faster/better cut when compared to the free spinning DA? I’d like to eventually get the PXE, XFE AND XCE but can’t afford to buy all at once, so wondering what would be the best order to buy them in. TIA mate!
Jon, what do you think of the G360 super fast compound and the compound finish. How are the products, is it what you expect from it, or do you recommend something else? Im looking for something new.
Hi, any idea whether the ShineMate mpk-3 mini polisher kit will fit on this machine? I have the ibrid nano (I’m willing to replace it) and my 3” polisher is crap, I’m looking to upgrade it to the rupes and I need to get a rotary polisher for that kit, however if I this machine accepts both then I can kill 2 birds with one stone
no 7-12 is on another leve of grunt and power. there has to be a comparmise. the pxe is a nano tool with remarkable grunt for something so small but its still a nano tool. 7-12 mains powered bigger motor much more torque.
Soon as you showed the cone, was 99% sure you were going to say Wheel spokes. Anyone with painted wheels would say that first I’m sure. They need correcting to, chips and marring same as panels, minimum once a year. Can’t get in everywhere with an iBrid..
its more powerfull, has a much better mechanism for swapping plates or adapter, its cheaper, the batteries I think are better. But also with the 75ml plate on the 12ml adapter, it works very very very well as a standard 3 inch mini and you will find a lot of areas on the car where its perfect for. the nano was a more intricate tool though. This extention bars and cone adapter really do bridge that one area where the rupes was better.
Lesley Smith , the mini polisher is indeed a flex, which he reviewed about a year ago. This video is about the accessories made by a 3rd party for this polisher, hence not a flex product. In the last year I see 3 videos about flex, so he’s hardly pushing the brand.
Nice video Jon, APS is a German online shop with very good detailing stuff and they produce this accessories for many types of polishing machines 😊
These accessories have just delivered the knock-out blow to the Rupes Nano in my opinion. I’ve been using them for a couple of weeks now and the PXE can finally reach every part of the car, including tricky areas of alloys.
Just an update folks.
Firstly, thank you to Jon for posting a video with his thoughts on the accessories.
More stock is due in approx a week if anyone is wanting one, you can sign up to notifications to be alerted when it is back in stock.
worldwide shipping available?
@@muntadar5210 yes, we can ship these worldwide
Any news on stock with these APS accessories?
@@shockmusic1 we are hoping either end of this week or start of next week. Will be plenty in stock, including over 400 cones
Hi. It looks like these devices are only shippable now in the UK. Any way to get US distribution?
Bought a PXE a few weeks ago. It’s amazing. I wish I had bought one much sooner. I’ve bought some of the APS accessories direct from APS in Germany. Their 75mm backing plate is far better quality than the Flex original. The prices are way better than the UK. Delivery is not cheap, but the savings make up for it.
Think I'd put a bit of heat shrink around the metal bit of that cone attachment just in case you do catch the paint.
I bought and extra flex 3” plate, trimmed it down to 2”, drilled a little hole so I can use it in rotary mode.
From Philadelphia, Thanks again, Jon. I will always indicate where I currently live so that you know that you do have fans here in Philly!!
I bought some to go with the Flex PXE a few weeks ago and it’s the business. 👍🏼 Couldn’t be better and great to have the 2” pad.
The extension bar looks really nice, this is the one downside with it stock is it is hard to get into a few tight spaces without an extension bar.
Jon, i think it is ok to use non-standard accessories as long as we dont crank her up all the way and use it at a conservative power load. Furthermore, when i was tinkering around i did burn a very tiny section of paint with the rotary on level 1 or 2. Luckily, it was under the boot lid, so you litterally cant see it unless you open the boot, and its such a minor burn you cant even see it. good lesson though.
well to be honest if you spoke to flex they may well say no its not ok, because they have no tested or qualified their tool with these accessories. This is more relevent to the 50ml rotary plate. but in reality its just a little attachment. but you are taking a leap of faith that APS has tested this well. Im sure they have.
You’re the man because I tried and bought the one on eBay four months ago and they never shipped it. I contacted the seller who told me he’d have it in 7 days after waiting a month after the delivery date and they never responded. I got a refund so it was no big deal but I wanted the extensions. And the 2” backing plate. Shipping to the US I guess is the issue.
Hi @Forencis Detailing Channel. We are APS :) Just saw your video about our stuff :) thank you very much !! We are from Germany and we are happy to supply UK with our best products. if anyone has any questions, we are ready to answer everything, or you can ask our dealer in the UK also. Best wishes from Germany from Felix, stay clean!
nice one guys. thank you for engineering this solution, it really does add a lot of value to the nano tool and allow you to do things you cannot do (and need to do without the adapters). Love it when people see a problem and solve a problem. brilliant.
I can see using the small pads and cones to polish wheels too, 👍👍
great video got the mp9 autobrite polisher rearly good
Awesome Jon. Just snapped up one of each now.
Hi again Sir John does your pxe rotary shaft came with a red ring seal? Thanks again Gid bless🙏❤️😇
It's made by aps m8 I'm not at home to check
I’m using the kit you’ve reviewed here Jon, it’s excellent stuff and works a treat 👍
This is awesome! Been trying to find some aftermarket backers to retrofit this. Thanks for sharing!
Jon im so excited about Scholl Concepts new S2 BLACK!!! PLEASE DO A REVIEW...maybe a full brand review is due.
DAVE! get yer head out of the poker tournament! He did a scholl video about 2 months ago showcasing the brand. Just breaking yer balls 🤝
s2 black is nice, s2 shock is much more agressive and not as smooth as black. I would personally go with S2 black. The question is really as a guy at home S3, S20, S40 is probably good enough. S2 yes it will give more cut but theres not much in it. So I guess you can switch out S3 for S2. Scholl concepts abrasives are good products dave.
Forensic Detailing Channel excellent customer service dad 😘
Hey Jon, just wanted to say ive recently found your channel after wanted to getting into how to wash my car properly after only ever taking it to drive throughs before not realising the damage its doing! For the last couple weeks i ive gone through pretty much every single one of your videos, you are absolutely amazing and the best channel ive found, even my wife is starting to laugh along with some of your accidental jokes and puns! Keep up the great work you have a new huge fan of your channel, p.s my car is now looking brand new and protected up to the back teeth thanks to your guides and recommendations!
love it welcome aboard my friend awesome that you have discovered all this stuff, be warned its addictive :)
@@ForensicDetailing Hi Jon, quick question, just got into properly cleaning my car, got a brand new black car about 6 weeks ago, the day I got it I clay barred it then used AG SRP, followed by BH double speed-wax(based on your recommendation). My question is, how do I know when to re apply the products again and how do I know if the polish and wax is removed or does it matter?? I have been washing using AG Polar wash about 50/50. Every weekend. So about 6 washes. Thanks in advance! 👍👍
One question. So you cant use those M14 flex made extension shafts which they have for the rotary (on your flex wall as well) and add an M14, 2-inch disc on there?????
Thanks Jon. Brilliant. Exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks for all the vids mate. Great channel. I am learning so much from you.
thank you so much for this review, i love the PXE80 and i cant wait to get these accessories.
I can’t wait to buy one, thank you for your great work and dedication to your craft.
@forensic detailing channel finally purchased my first pxe thanks to you 😎 I'm just adding these accessories and pads to my basket to go with my tool and have a question u know this aps fva50 for the cone pads if I buy that can I remove the end cone attachment part and just use the bar as an extension like the fv50 extension bar 🤔 I could save £11 if it works beach's they look the same
Man , I needed a translator for this guy...I’m not up on my UK lingo 😂. Thanks for the info though. Do you have any links to US sellers ? These guys don’t seem to ship internationally
😍😍😍😍😍😍 Im loving these, as you said, flex havent made these for the PXE 80 yet. This is what we need :D, excellent work John! you robbed me of some more money haha, but its well spent on these!
Any issue using Scholl 85/90mm pads on the PXE? Max pad size says 80mm. Didn’t realise this…. all my pads are Scholl
Should be ok
Nanolex also sels 50mm pads
I was kinda bummed when I found out that you couldn't use it like a rotary on the 75 plate, and no marketing pointed that one out.
So I drilled a hole in it!
Just be easy with too much pressure and it works like a charm imho.
No overheating issues on my use.
there must be a reason rickard but Im half tempted to do the same. its a small machine it might be asking a lot of the tool to drive a 75 plate in all scenarios.
@@ForensicDetailing
Rumours say that the early prototype had it running the 75 as rotary. Also in the early vids they claimed the 50mm plate to include as well in the package, bummer!
Maybe they pulled the 75mm rotary away if they can't guarantee it spinning a full-day at a shop.
But being a amateur polisher not polishing everyday I think it should hold for my use.
Have a go and make a video about it!
The pin in the rotary attachment is just a pipe pin. Put a pair of pliers on it and pull it out. It’s very easily done, no glue or nothing. I suspekt it was done this way so it would be possible for people that wanted it, but to eliminate the possibility for errors by people assembling them by accident. The tool itself works perfectly fine as a 3 inch rotary.
hello Jon, just received the PXE in the mail. Your videos are very informative. have had a problem finding the 1 and 2 inch pads and the cones. Tried Ali baBa and others. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Jim
in2detailing mate or slims
We’re can I get the extensions in America 🇺🇸?
Will they ship to the USA do you know.?
would a dremel or battery drill achieve same result?
possible yes but I can only guess unless I try this.
Can I just ask your advice? Is it always necessary to machine polish after machine compound, or can I bypass the polishing and go straight to hand wax from the compound stage? Thanks very much
you can polish a car to any standard you like. most human eyes will not be able to tell the difference in finish between a good high gloss heavy cutting compounds like H8 and a finishing polish. But its not just about the level of gloss. When you compound you typically do it with stiffer coarser pads or wool pads or microfiber pads and you can get whats called compound marring, or machine marring from compounding. so a lot of times you then switch to soft foam pad and finishing polish to take out compound marring. let me make it simple though, if you are a "detailer" I personally do not think leaving a high gloss finish from a cutting compound is acceptable really. you should finish it out or use a single stage product like perfect finish or S20.
Thanks once again for your helpful advice, much appreciated
Sir is it also useful for car emblems/badges?
polishing around them or one them for sure mate.
@@ForensicDetailing very much obliged Sir🙏❤️😇
Hi Jon! I’m just wondering your opinion... I have a 12mm free spinning DA, and a mini rotary (1,2 and 3” BP). I’m just wondering if you think that the XCE will provide a noticeably faster/better cut when compared to the free spinning DA? I’d like to eventually get the PXE, XFE AND XCE but can’t afford to buy all at once, so wondering what would be the best order to buy them in. TIA mate!
Hey jon, would you purchase the Rupes iBrid nano or the Flex?
Jon, what do you think of the G360 super fast compound and the compound finish.
How are the products, is it what you expect from it, or do you recommend something else?
Im looking for something new.
Hi, any idea whether the ShineMate mpk-3 mini polisher kit will fit on this machine? I have the ibrid nano (I’m willing to replace it) and my 3” polisher is crap, I’m looking to upgrade it to the rupes and I need to get a rotary polisher for that kit, however if I this machine accepts both then I can kill 2 birds with one stone
Which one do you like the most the Rupes Nano or this Flex PXE polisher
APS makes this for rupes nano also and the pads
Awesome vid Jon!
Any alternatives to this at all? cheaper being the word.. i want something to use on motorbikes.
something like the SPTA mini polisher (carbon collective do a version of it) or a compact rotary using extention bars and 1 inch plates.
@@ForensicDetailing just revisiting - i bought a flex pxe80 in the end, great machine!
Hi I have fxe7-15. Now I’m looking for a mini polisher. Does pxe80e work as well fxe7-12 when it comes to corrections
no 7-12 is on another leve of grunt and power. there has to be a comparmise. the pxe is a nano tool with remarkable grunt for something so small but its still a nano tool. 7-12 mains powered bigger motor much more torque.
Do you know if there is a way to get these in the states? I can't seem to find a distributor here.
i would ask on the obsessed garage forums on facebook. someone will know but these are almost certainly available in the USA.
@@ForensicDetailing awesome will do, thank you!
Soon as you showed the cone, was 99% sure you were going to say Wheel spokes. Anyone with painted wheels would say that first I’m sure. They need correcting to, chips and marring same as panels, minimum once a year. Can’t get in everywhere with an iBrid..
Jon does the battery on your PXE say................made in China ?
yer mate, chinese owned company. the big polishers made in germany still though.
How can I purchase these accessories in the states??
google them mate I can see 2 USA suppliers instantly.
This polisher seems better than the nano ibrid?
its more powerfull, has a much better mechanism for swapping plates or adapter, its cheaper, the batteries I think are better. But also with the 75ml plate on the 12ml adapter, it works very very very well as a standard 3 inch mini and you will find a lot of areas on the car where its perfect for. the nano was a more intricate tool though. This extention bars and cone adapter really do bridge that one area where the rupes was better.
Have you also seen the ShineMate Mini Polisher Kit MPK-3? Seems like a bit more budget friendly kit
If youve spent 400 notes on the pxe already... another 20 odd quid is nothing. .
Its a no brainer
Flex, flex, flex .... Getting like QVC shopping channel. Only missing your Flex ‘Employee of the Month’ T-shirt.
This product isn’t made by Flex. If you are going to shit post, at least get some facts straight.
@@theseb1979 My apologies...I thought the mini-polisher he was holding was made by Flex. Sorry.
Lesley Smith , the mini polisher is indeed a flex, which he reviewed about a year ago. This video is about the accessories made by a 3rd party for this polisher, hence not a flex product. In the last year I see 3 videos about flex, so he’s hardly pushing the brand.
@@theseb1979 thats right, we are APS , this is our stuff :)
Damn it.. why did I click on this?! I can barely afford to breathe and now I want more toys 😭
𝕽𝖚𝖑𝖊, 𝕭𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖆!
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