New Rupes Polisher AMMONYC

You may have to take out a second mortgage to buy this thing.
 
So 30% more power, my question is this? How will it affect having more power with vibrations. Other machines put too much power and so much more vibration. The rupes till this day still the smoothest out of them all with a perfect balance. I am going to wait and see the reviews on this before I purchase it yet another one.
 
but i literately just got my rupes 21es and worked on only 1 car....
 
My 15 is starting to show its age. Sounds like a 21 mark 2 is in my future...
 
All this time people say its all about technique to use a Rupes on curves....now its all about a new machine working better on curves. lol
 
So do we know when these will be released world wide ?

While they be similar price to the original bigfoot 21 ?
 
d33p said:
All this time people say its all about technique to use a Rupes on curves....now its all about a new machine working better on curves. lol
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It is all about technique. I can always get my 15 to spin on curves. What would be nice is to have a little more power to correct curves faster.
 
VP Mark said:
It is all about technique. I can always get my 15 to spin on curves. What would be nice is to have a little more power to correct curves faster.
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Same, been primarily using rupes for the past year and don't have any problems. I haven't touched my flex in ages
 
04Golf said:
Same, been primarily using rupes for the past year and don't have any problems. I haven't touched my flex in ages
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I've been using my 15 with LC HD Orbitals, Megs thin foam and MF cutting discs along with the KB washer mod and am astounded at the speed of correction and ability to keep rotation on all types of curves. Hardly any pressure at all, just guide it and it corrects unbelievably whilst being ultra smooth.
 
Pinpoint_Precision said:
So 30% more power, my question is this? How will it affect having more power with vibrations. Other machines put too much power and so much more vibration. The rupes till this day still the smoothest out of them all with a perfect balance. I am going to wait and see the reviews on this before I purchase it yet another one.
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Are we talking about power in (watts) or power out (torque) when you say other machines put too much out?

You are correct in assuming that the motor in the Mk. II is more powerful, but it is even more efficient and will still only draw the same wattage (pretty remarkable).

The Mk II tools will be at least as vibration free as the Mk I, deliver class leading torque and run cool for days on end :)
 
VP Mark said:
It is all about technique. I can always get my 15 to spin on curves. What would be nice is to have a little more power to correct curves faster.
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Wait until you see the 15 Mk II. It is beyond impressive...

I mean if there is going to be a 15 Mk II....
 
VP Mark said:
It is all about technique. I can always get my 15 to spin on curves. What would be nice is to have a little more power to correct curves faster.
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Do you think you will be able to correct substantially faster on curves with more power? I've found with the long throw I just need to make take more lines to cover all the contours.

Consider a fender with a complex curve in the top 6"-8" with a recessed body line just below, I think I will still have to take 4 lines across there (one on the horizontal at the hood, one where it starts to curve, one on the main portion of the curve and one at the body line). I will then need to take an extra correction line within the body line, this is where more power will definitely help as technique is key in a recessed body line. I think that's a function of the long throw, not the power as I can do the same with my flex and a 5" pad in 3 lines (one at the top, one on the curve and one in the body line). I may be able to do one less section pass over the entire car with more power, but still taking as many lines. The stalling isn't the problem for me, it's pad contact on the panel with the combination of long throw and very rigid correction pad vs. the hybrids that I use on the flex which have more give.

Certainly 4 vs 5 section passes will save time overall, but I don't think more rotation alone will save substantial time on curved panels. YMMV.
 
Rupes took the evolutionary approach as opposed to the revolutionary, which is good for Rupes owners like myself as the machines still look almost identical etc. which I'm sure was the intention as essentially its the output/ability to stall less thats all the difference. I'm guessing the long stroke is already at the pinnacle of its design and the only changes that can be made will be subtle ones.

I now am more curious then ever as to what Flex has up their sleeves as the silence can only be something huge along with the fact that its current polisher models have been longer in the tooth than Rupes. A lighter more compact rotary? A long stroke forced rotation DA? C'mon someone announce something already!
 
Zubair said:
I now am more curious then ever as to what Flex has up their sleeves as the silence can only be something huge along with the fact that its current polisher models have been longer in the tooth than Rupes. A lighter more compact rotary? A long stroke forced rotation DA? C'mon someone announce something already!
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there are going to be some awesome new products coming out from quite a few different companies and it's going to be exciting!
 
Zubair said:
Rupes took the evolutionary approach as opposed to the revolutionary, which is good for Rupes owners like myself as the machines still look almost identical etc. which I'm sure was the intention as essentially its the output/ability to stall less thats all the difference. I'm guessing the long stroke is already at the pinnacle of its design and the only changes that can be made will be subtle ones.

I now am more curious then ever as to what Flex has up their sleeves as the silence can only be something huge along with the fact that its current polisher models have been longer in the tooth than Rupes. A lighter more compact rotary? A long stroke forced rotation DA? C'mon someone announce something already!
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Yes we took an evolutionary approach with the 21 & 15. The Mark II tools have been in development for quite a long time (I first saw the concept almost 1 year ago and the engineers have been at work quite a bit longer).

In fact I got my first Mark II prototype at Autogeek's Detail Fest in my hotel room, 007 style... :)

However there may still be a revolution happening

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Todd@RUPES said:
Yes we took an evolutionary approach with the 21 & 15. The Mark II tools have been in development for quite a long time (I first saw the concept almost 1 year ago and the engineers have been at work quite a bit longer).

In fact I got my first Mark II prototype at Autogeek's Detail Fest in my hotel room, 007 style... :)

However there may still be a revolution happening

:dblthumb2:
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You guys sure do know how to tease us!

I'm not spending anymore money till after Sema thats for sure!
 
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