is the Rupes LFR75E really worth $200 more then GG3"

I am going to be ordering a LHR75e this week on a pretty large order that I am putting together. I am looking forward to testing it out in a few weeks on my personal car before I start back up for the spring.
 
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Used mine over the weekend! It is leaps and bounds better than the GG3".

Ferrari vs. Pinto
 
FivePoint.0 said:
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Used mine over the weekend! It is leaps and bounds better than the GG3".

Ferrari vs. Pinto
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Ferrari vs. Pinto.....really? I'll say this, I'm sure its a good machine and they (Rupes) have really done something right with all the fans of it. With what I've had to work on my GG3" has handled everything just fine but if you need more of whatever its good to know there's options out there if you have the extra money.

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Klasse Act said:
Ferrari vs. Pinto.....really? I'll say this, I'm sure its a good machine and they (Rupes) have really done something right with all the fans of it. With what I've had to work on my GG3" has handled everything just fine but if you need more of whatever its good to know there's options out there if you have the extra money.

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Since I don't have any pictures of my own yet........

'Nuff said!!!

Rupes vs. Griots Showdown - Rupes Duetto and Mini vs. Griot's 6 and 3 inch polishers - Autopia Forums - Auto Detailing & Car Care Discussion Forum
 
Yeah I had seen that thread also. I am ordering the Rupes LHR15ES and the LFR75e this week. The big selling point for me is the very little pressure required with the Rupes due to my shoulders, along with the smoothness while running that they offer. I am excited to test them out once I get them.
 
VP Mark said:
I've been using my PCXP for a while with the 3 inch backing plate and pads and it works excellent. I will eventually upgrade to the Rupes but it just doesn't seek necessary at this point.

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:iagree: I have both and no I use my griot's for cleaning floor matts with the brush on it.
 
KMG said:
Yeah I had seen that thread also. I am ordering the Rupes LHR15ES and the LFR75e this week. The big selling point for me is the very little pressure required with the Rupes due to my shoulders, along with the smoothness while running that they offer. I am excited to test them out once I get them.
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Awesome bud!!! :props:
 
Detailing by M said:
the gg is worthless in my book
Rupes is the king of polishers, period
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No, experience and technique is...

I can achieve the same results you will achieve with your Rupes with a regular rotary and in less time if I know what I am doing and I won't need multiple Rupes machines to do a car or a Rupes polish and pad system.

Don't want to start anything here, but saying Rupes is king is just silly.
 
I am hoping for a Rupes LHR75E for my birthday, have to see how that goes :)
 
Detailing by M said:
the gg is worthless in my book

Rupes is the king of polishers, period
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The GG6 is more powerful than the Rupes machines. It's very difficult to stop the pad from spinning, so you can polish with a LOT of downward force on it ~25lbs+.

This comes in convenient when removing defects from glass. As far as I know, the GG6 is the only non-forced rotation DA sold in the USA that can take care of defects in glass with CarPro's glass polish and pads fairly easily. As, it takes a lot of downward force to remove defects in glass - and the pad has to spin - FAST!

If I'm wrong, I'd love someone to prove it - and I may be wrong - I'm not a world renown expert. Glass polishing is where the brute power of the machine is a real advantage IME.

Just my experience.
 
swanicyouth said:
The GG6 is more powerful than the Rupes machines. It's very difficult to stop the pad from spinning, so you can polish with a LOT of downward force on it ~25lbs+.

This comes in convenient when removing defects from glass. As far as I know, the GG6 is the only non-forced rotation DA sold in the USA that can take care of defects in glass with CarPro's glass polish and pads fairly easily. As, it takes a lot of downward force to remove defects in glass - and the pad has to spin - FAST!

If I'm wrong, I'd love someone to prove it - and I may be wrong - I'm not a world renown expert. Glass polishing is where the brute power of the machine is a real advantage IME.

Just my experience.
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Does a Dynabrade head count as a DA? :buffing:
 
I got my rupes lhr75e last night and was able to compare it with my gg3 today. In all honesty yes it was pretty damn expensive.. especially for a 3".

The power, correction, and time it took were 10x better than the gg3. So for me it was a good buy, and don't see myself using the gg3 anymore unless its for sanding (wet/dry) Make sure y'all check deals and such I was able to get mine $50.00 less than the advertised price.

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Its a tough question to answer considering the price. For a professional , its a no brainer, the rupes corrects paint easily while the griots needs perfect technique and a lot more time to produce matching results.

For a weekend warrior the griots will produce good results considering you'll only use it once or twice a year.

If you have the money to spare, get the rupes. Its a powerful machine thats very effective at correction with its gigantic stroke overall.(stroke size : pad size). Also , not needing to use pressure with the rupes helps as well.
 
I have the GG 3" and mg6045 is correct. If you have a good technique the GG 3" can be a little beast!! It can get in tough areas that a bigger DA can't. I do not have a Rupes so I cannot comment about it. I would assume it is a bigger beast than the GG3. Normally, I just change the backing plates on my Flex 3401 VRG or PC 7424 XP to the smaller backing plates that are just as effective. I am sure that the Rupes sells different backing plates or will soon. Either way my guess you have a great little machine.
 
Just got my mini in the mail :D

Can't wait for this winter to blow by

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Good stuff! Mine has been sitting in the cabinet waiting for the weather to warm up so I can get things rolling again. It certainly seems to be a really nice machine.
 
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