Mind Blowing - Rupes Blue Foam Cutting Pad and Zephir Gloss Coarse Gel Compound

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Mind Blowing - Rupes Blue Foam Cutting Pad and Zephir Gloss Coarse Gel Compound



Something that was absolutely mind blowing at SEMA was demonstrating the RUPES Duetto with the RUPES COARSE blue foam cutting pad on a BLACK demonstration panel.


The paint was flawless and looked like we just removed a show car wax.


Did this over and over and over and over again for 4 day in a row, thousands of eyeballs watching under incredibly bright lights. Here's a picture or the RUPES Duetto with their coarse, blue foam cutting pad and our black demo panel.

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Anyone watching we would first have them FEEL a clean, blue Rupes foam cutting pad. They would always say,

WOW!



Because it feels so aggressive and scratchy. Then I would do the demo, wipe off the residue and voilà --> a show car finish. How can a pad so course and sharp finish out so nice on black paint?

It's MIND BLOWING.


Can I get a witness? We had plenty of forum members stop by the booth and watch the demo.





:)
 
RUPES COMPLETE PAINT POLISHING SYSTEM

RUPES offers a complete polishing system to go with their polishers including 4 different liquid with color matching caps to go with forum different foam buffing pads offering different levels of aggressiveness or non-aggressiveness.

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From the most to the least aggressive...

Zephir Gloss - Coarse Compound - Blue Lid & Blue Foam Pad
Zephir Gloss is engineered to be used with the aggressive blue foam cutting pad to remove deeper below surface paint defects while polishing out to a hologram-free finish. Zephir Gloss is aggressive enough to remove down to P1500 sanding marks.

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Quarz Gloss - Medium Cut Polish - Green Lid & Green Foam Pad
Quarz Gloss is engineered to be used with the medium aggressive green foam polishing pad to remove medium depth below surface paint defects while polishing out to a clear, high gloss finish. Quarz Gloss is aggressive enough to remove down to P2500 sanding marks.

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Keramik Gloss - Fine Cut Polish - Yellow Lid & Yellow Foam Pad
Keramik Gloss is engineered to be used with the soft yellow foam finishing pad to remove fine or shallow below surface paint defects while polishing out to an LSP-ready, flawless show room new finish.

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Diamond - Ultra Fine Cut Polish - White Lid & White Foam Pad
Diamond is engineered to be used with the ultra soft foam finishing pad to remove maximize gloss, clarity, depth and shine. Diamond Ultra Fine Cut Polish is an optional step for anyone looking to create a true show car finish.

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On Autogeek.net

Rupes LHR21ES Random Orbit Polisher

Rupes Zephir Gloss Coarse Gel Compound 500 ml.

Rupes Quarz Gloss Medium Gel Compound 500 ml.

Rupes Keramik Gloss Fine Gel Polish 500 ml.

Rupes Diamond Ultra Fine Gel Polish 500 ml.

RUPES Color Matched 7" Foam Buffing Pads

All RUPES Polishers, Pads and Polishes


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Rupes system is the way to go. Even a dummy like me can get good results.
 
Wait, they are color coordinated? Why didn't someone tell me???

You are 100% correct Mike. Scary at first to see such an aggressive looking pad but as you pointed out, the results speak for themselves
 
The more I read about Rupes as a company, the more I friggin love this company! Awesome! I'm barely over the mind blowing performance of my Rupes 21!
 
After taking the close-up pictures of the heavy cut blue Rupes foam cutting pads it jogged my memory.

I remembered I took a picture of another foam pad with a similar type of foam...


Kompressor Pads

The first machine step I'm going to use on the 1973 Lincoln Continental is the 6" Purple Heavy Cutting Pad. This is a very aggressive cutting pad in and of itself but used carefully it can be used safely and successfully on vintage paints.

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The reason I chose this pad is because the loops of foam fibers offer good cleaning and scrubbing action and the face of the pad is slotted or tabbed and this gives the pad the ability to flex and contort to the shape of the panel being buffed.

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Another benefit to the slotted tabs is when you clean this pad on a Pad Washer the tabs separate and release any built-up polish residue and paint residue.
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:)
 
KillaCam said:
Hey Mike, do you have any before and after pictures?
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Before and after using the blue pad on the black demo hood?


Not really but the hood is out in the garage so it's easy enough to repeat.


We did this everyday at Mobil Tech Expo with HUNDREDS of people watching and even doing the polishing work themselves... it seem like between the people that saw this demo at SEMA and the people that saw this demo at MTE that are also members of this forum, well it seems just as powerful as a picture would be for one of these people to simply chime in and post what they saw first hand.


Can I get a witness?


:dunno:
 
The zephir compound is exceptional. Cuts very fast and finishes very clear. I like using it with a wool pad and rotary (I know this is backwards, but it works great for sanding marks and comes very close to halo free). The blue pad on a 21 is very aggressive. On some paints it does leave DA micro marring. Overall I like the compound.
 
That purple kompressor pad used with a pad washer can carry away cups of oxidized paint in a hurry. I'm glad you mentioned it last year in one of your write ups. It was a huge time saver when I worked on the '59 Buick flat top. You're the gift that keeps on giving.
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Before and after using the blue pad on the black demo hood?


Not really but the hood is out in the garage so it's easy enough to repeat.


We did this everyday at Mobil Tech Expo with HUNDREDS of people watching and even doing the polishing work themselves... it seem like between the people that saw this demo at SEMA and the people that saw this demo at MTE that are also members of this forum, well it seems just as powerful as a picture would be for one of these people to simply chime in and post what they saw first hand.


Can I get a witness?


:dunno:
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I'm not doubting you in any way at all. I just like a visual!
 
KillaCam said:
I'm not doubting you in any way at all. I just like a visual!
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Oh I know... and I never mind if someone does doubt, that's how we're wired.


It's just so many people watched for 4 days straight at SEMA and 2 full days plus the Thursday "Education Day" that I know we have forum members that have both seen the demo and in some cases I put the polisher in their hands and let them do it.


:D
 
The only thing I like better than Zephir on Rupes blue pads is Scholl Concept's S3 Gold. It just seems smoother and more refined to me. I also like Zephir on Rupes green pads very much.
 
Going through my PM's and get a question from a brand new member that goes like this,


Is it normal for the Blue Pad and FG 500 being as abrasive as it is to finish to such a high gloss or is that just BMW paint ?


I just copied and pasted the blue clickable link to this thread.


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I too was skeptical when I pulled the Blue pad out of the pack. I thought,"Man, this thing may cut, but it is going to cause some hazing." Well, I emailed TundraPower about it and he said, "Trust me, use it, one of the best pads they make." So, I was working on the Black X5 top and it had some nice swirls and water spots, so I said "What the Heck!" and put the blue pad on with FG400 and just like what you have said, amazing results.

HUMP
 
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