Besides price, how does this unit compare to Paint Shaver Pro in results? As fast, not as fast? Worth price difference or not? Stripping clapboard in my future, I want best tool for job as I internally grown in anticipation!
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I own/use the paintshaver pro and the metabo. I preferred the metabo and my crew of workers used to argue who got to use it. The paintshaver pro is aggressive and will gouge the woodwork. The metabo on any setting never gouged. They strip equally fast, the metabo area needs less prep before paint in my experience. I suggest buying an extra set of blades for either one. Hitting hidden nails dulls them and I've learned the hard way and had to order them and wait for delivery. If I wouldve known i would have bought 2 metabos instead of one paintshaver pro. Oh and also the vaccume you hook it up to makes a big difference also. Hope this review helps your anticipation
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It's not about the volts. It's more about the quality of the product. Andies speed master and the Oster salon pros are two I would highly recommend. For an even smooth cut every time with less work. Gives you a more professional look.
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I bought the two stage unit just for that reason. I collect cars, and the two stage unit is great. You can dry a car fast, no streaks, as always the less you touchthe paint. The less swirling. Another major advantage, with the blower unit, you can blow the water out from under trims, badges, light bezels, thats a big deal. Only issue the wheels are kind of cheap, no problem though. One of my kids had an old skate board. I put those wheels on. <Hint skate board wheels are great on it>
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For what it's worth, I've used both. I initially purchased the Robocut and used it for six months. After the first hair cut I noticed that the unit would stop working after twenty minutes of use. After quite the hassle, I spoke with a representative and they said that it shouldn't take me that long to cut my hair and that the motor was probably overheating. They agreed to send a replacement which sadly overheated more frequently than the original. I "bit the bullet" and just accepted that I would have to take breaks after cutting each section of my hair. I thought perhaps it was due to my overly-thick hair which I often grow out long. After the sixth month it completely stopped working. I decided to give the Flowbee a try, and after reading several message boards opted to go ahead and purchase the vacuum as well. It's made a WORLD of difference. Immediately I noticed it seemed to cut the hair easier and it never stops running during the haircut. I must say though that I do highly recommend getting their vacuum as well. I've hooked it up to both our household vacuum along with my shopvac, and their small (yet powerful) unit does a much better job. The only drawback is their vacuum is quite loud. I do not think this affected the performance of either unit, but the Robocut uses a spinning blade while the Flowbee uses a blade that cycles back and forth. My Flowbee (with vac) is now on it's third year and second pair of blades. Honestly, the worst part about owning a Flowbee is that once the word is out you will have people coming over asking for a free hair cut! I would get a Flowbee over a Robocut hands-down, but make sure you go ahead and purchase the vacuum with it.
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I picked up an ep121 at fry's in concord last week, I have a CINTIQ 21UX, and I'm employed as a character artist. The cintiq pen and intuos pens won't work on it as people have already said. The pressure sensitivity is not working in photoshop, i think there's a driver fix for this but i haven't bothered with it. Photoshop works best with a keyboard/keypad anyways. Alias sketchbook pro will be your friend. The brushes work great and the program is stroke based. 256 levels of pressure sensitivity, it depends on the artist. It's fine for me, I don't know that my arm has 256 levels of pressure. The line quality is good and it's responsive while drawing. Awesome device for drawing on the go, or sitting on the couch. Any serious work you'll probably want to use a standard computer, but no reason you shouldn't be able to do great things on the ep121. Battery life i get around 3-4.5 hours depending on use. I hope they start shipping these things out to you all soon, I'm loving mine! ps. This thing also runs zbrush pretty well. although it's pointless to try to use zbrush with a resolution os 1200x800, the menu's are too filling. But, it CAN handle a million polygons without much problem. I didn't try maya on it yet. If anyone's interested i can give it a shot.
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Same deal here - I think the charger base has a fundamental mechanical design problem with the mechanism that mates the charger contracts to the shaver while in the base. For a while, I used q-tips to force the shaver up against the contacts, but even that method is failing me now. I find I'm still a razor man, so I'm going to put this turkey (Braun) out to pasture. Total cost of ownership is very high, between the acquisition cost, cost of replacing the head/foil, and the cleaning fluid. Even when I try to stick with the program for a month or two using the Braun, the shave is not even in the same league as one of these multiblade razor systems.
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This is better than the Ultimate- & Quick detailer, easier in use and adds a way better hydrophobic finish to the surface.One of the best quick detailer sprays on the market. And it smells great ;) Kind Regards
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The Pro has 2 speeds and comes with Pro discs which give a more thorough microdermabrasion treatment. The Personal unit has one speed and comes with the discs for moderate (medium) exfoliation and sensitive skin types. I love the Pro because the lower speed can be used when I want the exfoliation the Personal unit gives and the higher speed when I need more exfoliation (like when the seasons change and I have more dead skin build-up). You can also use the higher speed with the sensitive discs and the lower speed with the (red) more abrasive tips. I love to use a peel like the Pumpkin Peel with a moderate PH level (before the PMD treatment) to soften up old/dry skin for amazing results when sloughing off the dead skin with the PMD unit. I also love to use a serum like the Epicuren Ultima Peptide after exfoliation because it soaks right into the skin. Use spf after using this device because you have new baby skin that needs protection from the sun.
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Don't despair S. Gunnell, whenever you change shaving methods (blade, foil or Phillips rotating cutters style) it takes three weeks or more for your skin to adapt to the different methods. I myself experienced this when I switched from my old Braun to a blade, then again when I purchased this braun. I have found this to be the best electric shaver I've ever used to the point that I'm considering buying another when they discontinue this model to eventually replace my current 8995 when it wears out!I have no experience with the Pulsonic, however. I found it curious that the replacement cutter/foil is more expensive with the 8995 than the Pulsonic.(At least in my local stores) Don't despair S. Gunnell, whenever you change shaving methods (blade, foil or Phillips rotating cutters style) it takes three weeks or more for your skin to adapt to the different methods. I myself experienced this when I switched from my old Braun to a blade, then again when I purchased this braun. I have found this to be the best electric shaver I've ever used to the point that I'm considering buying another when they discontinue this model to eventually replace my current 8995 when it wears out!I have no experience with the Pulsonic, however. I found it curious that the... » Read More Don't despair S. Gunnell, whenever you change shaving methods (blade, foil or Phillips rotating cutters style) it takes three weeks or more for your skin to adapt to the different methods. I myself experienced this when I switched from my old Braun to a blade, then again when I purchased this braun. I have found this to be the best electric shaver I've ever used to the point that I'm considering buying another when they discontinue this model to eventually replace my current 8995 when it wears out!I have no experience with the Pulsonic, however. I found it curious that the replacement cutter/foil is more expensive with the 8995 than the Pulsonic.(At least in my local stores) « Show Less
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See my review. There is a world of difference, in my opinion. When I finish my dry shave cycle my shave is close, but a wet shave (I use hot water, no foam) makes a significant difference in closeness and comfort. The 799 is worth every penny.
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Hello JJI. I have been meaning to respond to your post and used my braun 9595 for the 2nd time only today. I'm a doctor and appreciate your concern which is genuine and as you explain, far from ideal to end up with hairs in your trachy site. Unfortunately, I think you're safer staying away from this shaver for your particular concern since there was a considerable amount of small hairs that fell during my shave today. I could clearly see those hairs in the sink and since they fall out dry, they are more difficult to extract and clean. I don't know if you currently shave with 'wet' razors, but I would imagine that is the safest and cleanest way to shave around the area. Dry hairs tend to be problematic to remove and most likely to elicit the undesired inflammatory reactions although less likely obstruct the area due to their minute size. This shaver does not have a vacuum system and I don't know how it compares to others since this is my first electric shaver. Also, I can't even comment on the quality of shave at this very early stage yet but I'll leave a review in due course. I hope this is useful but please accept this at face value as my opinion only from what I've experienced personally so far. Its worth mentioning that my stubble is slightly thicker than your average stubble. All the best.
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I'm even more late, but thought I'd add my 2 cents. I have used two norelco rotary shavers, two Braun foil shavers and a Panasonic foil. Hands down the best shave is from the Panasonic. One of the Norelco's is my first electric razor purchased back in 1994 and still running like new - now that is quality construction. However the shave closeness is not as good compared to more recent shavers and takes forever. The other norelco is a much newer one, one of their recent nivea lotion models. I can get a good shave out of it, but it lacks in comparison to the Panasonic, not as close and takes much longer. The Braun's both performed excellently, but always left me with irritation, and sometimes good burns too. Both were self-cleaning synchro shavers. If you want strictly dry shaving, Braun is a good choice. Panasonic, a fully immersible wet/dry electric, I may have never used this razor dry, I can't remember so I won't comment on that. i prefer wet shaving with a quality soap or cream and brush, in the shower. It always gives me an almost blade close shave, without any irritation or most importantly bleeding. It never looses power when confronted with dense growth unlike the norelco's. If I have 2 days growth the norelco motor is audibly and sensibly effected. The Panasonic is unaffected It's motor plows through anything. I have loved my Panasonic ES8228S so much, but have decided to upgrade to the ES-LA93K. Will the Panasonic be up on ebay, like the fate of my other dis-guarded razors? HELL NO! I will keep it for a rainy day, change of pace, in case the 93k explodes or some other act of God takes it from me. I will continue to love my ES8228S for it's lifetime. Seriously guys, it's that good.
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It works great especially for the newer paints. To test it after buying it, I sprayed epoxy primer (1.8mm tip), base color (1.5mm tip), and urethane clear (1.3mm tip). The gun performed flawlessly. I would suggest you keep a cheap gun for the primer and use this for color/clear, so you don't have cross-contamination from the primer. I use a Husky HVLP (about $50) that works great. I would buy this gun again. I use it on classic Corvettes....
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I've been blade shaving for as long as I've been shaving (I'm 68 yrs old). I tried a few electrics but I never got the close/clean feel of a blade. I also used a Mach 3 but will have to disagree with you about the inexpensive blades. That's one of the reasons that I decided to give this wet/dry a try. Being total honest I don't think it gives as close of a shave as a blade but by the same token it dosen't remove as much skin either. As far as cost, I have owned my wet/dry since Dec. 09 and I just replaced the foil and blades at a cost of 50+ dollars. It helped a little speeding up my shaving time but I think the old foil and blades could have gone a few more months. I don't think your thinking is wrong it's just that everyone's different and has their own opinion. Watever works best for you is right.
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Hi Donna--I have used both. When our floors were refinished, the technician recommended Bona Pro and left me with a sample. I really like the Pro Series. It cleans better and the floors look fabulous and don't seem to spot as much. I have 4 pugs and when they come in from the rain, they track paw prints everywhere. With the Bona Pro, it dries and looks great. I clean every 2 weeks and sweep once or twice a week, depending on the floor.
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I've been using it to shave my head every other day for the past two weeks. It does a great job. I've tried multiple kinds of cartridges and DE blades, but have never been able to go against the grain without a considerable amount of irritation, especially on the lower back of my head. Going with and/or across the grain never gave me a good shave. I can rub my head against the grain after a shave and can't feel any hair. There's not pulling or discomfort and takes the hair right off. I've tried the Panasonic ES-LA63-S and it seems to take many more passes than the 790cc.
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If you go to the Braun website, they have a comparison chart. For me it was mainly the better reviews. Plus there are video reviews from someone on YouTube.