Are the Rupes polishers still living up to all the hype?

hernandez.art13 said:
If there was a scratch. couldn't it be wet sanded to say 1500 then 3000 and just buff it out with a PC with a yellow foam pad and some compound?

I'm also just wondering because... That is what I did with a Dewalt and a wool pad. So why not with a PC? according to AG customer service a PC can buff out 3000
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I think you've asked this question like 10 times. The reason is because you don't want to be more aggressive than necessary. Removing too much clearcoat faster is not as good as removing just enough clearcoat slowly.
 
hernandez.art13 said:
From what I read the rupes can buff out 1500 but so can a rotary (like a dewalt) so I am still confused of why one would want a rotary.

When the Flex OR Rupes are just as powerful.

(Not for one or the other) just still don't understand why?
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Because neither one can spin a wool pad.
 
Rupes polisher for the win! I got my 15 a few weeks ago and can literally polish circles around my old PCXP and 3D(HF basically) polisher. I will at times pull out the DeWalt rotary but since the Rupes showed up have not needed it at all.
 
Man i don't know why ppl are having problems with the rupes on curved panels. I did 6-7 cars and love it. If yu have problems on the curved surfaces your pushing to hard. WIth the rupes you hardly need any pressure so you shouldn't have a problem on the curved surfaces.
 
ihaveacamaro said:
I think you've asked this question like 10 times. The reason is because you don't want to be more aggressive than necessary. Removing too much clearcoat faster is not as good as removing just enough clearcoat slowly.
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Thank you Roshan, so why remove more CC than necessary. (Not a question)
 
I have the 15 and use it often. It is Aweeeesome!

Rupes pads and polishes are the best (to me)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
FivePoint.0 said:
The Rupes does very well on flat panels. I find it stops rotating too easily on non flat panels.
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What speed do you run at? I do not really noticed much at speed 5 but at lower speeds I see a significant change in pad rotation at times.
 
hernandez.art13 said:
From what I read the rupes can buff out 1500 but so can a rotary (like a dewalt) so I am still confused of why one would want a rotary.

When the Flex OR Rupes are just as powerful.

(Not for one or the other) just still don't understand why?
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I like using the rotary, its fast and smooth. Most of the stuff I do needs heavy correction though and I do a lot of thick single stage paints.

I like to think of it this way, a 4.5" 8amp grinder can grind down any size weld with enough time spent and enough discs. Just like a DA can eventually abrade away a lot of the scratches. If the 4.5" grinder can grind the weld down, whats the need for a bulky 9" 15amp? Speed. The 9" will cut that weld down 5 times as fast and providing its on a horizontal panel your body will have much less fatigue not to mention you wont have to stop and change discs all the time because the 9" ones last a long time. Do you have to have it? No but its a nice tool that makes life easier. I don't use the 9" grinder for many jobs just like the rotary stays put away for enough polishing jobs, but its there when you need it.
 
The Rupes definitely live up to the hype! That being said, there will always be a need for smaller stroke DA's and rotary tools and I still use all 3.

A rotary can cut faster, but it will usually require more steps to finish down hologram free too. So the time savings on the cutting step can often be a wash through out the whole detail.


Body shop cutting on the right with rotary and wool
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Rupes cutting on the left with M105 and MF Finishing pad! ;)
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RaskyR1 said:
The Rupes definitely live up to the hype! That being said, there will always be a need for smaller stroke DA's and rotary tools and I still use all 3.

A rotary can cut faster, but it will usually require more steps to finish down hologram free too. So the time savings on the cutting step can often be a wash through out the whole detail.


Body shop cutting on the right with rotary and wool
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Rupes cutting on the left with M105 and MF Finishing pad! ;)
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I would add that the person on the right was obviously not very good with a rotary as well. Typical body shop. Great work on the other side.
 
....and then some;-)

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6supersport7 said:
I would add that the person on the right was obviously not very good with a rotary as well. Typical body shop. Great work on the other side.
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True...but it made for a good pic. ;)


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until i read through this thread i thought that the rupes were a forced rotation da...i can see where thaey would be useful for large flat areas, but i prefer less of an orbital stroke for tight curves (my jeep has a lot of them) ill stick to my pc and my flex, i have a harbor junk rotary, (i got it for 30 bucks and have only used it 2 times, once for a cut and buff on a trucks tailgate, and the other time was to polish a windshield)
 
Rasky--was there any micro marring on that black paint after using the mf finishing pad? The finish looks great regardless.
 
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