Nice write up on these tools and cool car!
Thank you.
I think this project, (working one-on-one with a forum member), and the write-up is one of the best I've ever written.
- Cool tools.
- Cool project.
- Incredibly cool car.
Try to find a write-up like this on
any other forum.
Mike, have you had to use the Rupes blue coarse pad as of yet?
Of course!
Ever since we brought the Rupes line in over a year ago I've been using the Rupes Blue Coarse Foam Cutting Pad and sharing it with others.
I can't even begin to count how many times I made people FEEL the blue cutting pad at this last weekend's Mobil Tech Expo just to hear them say,
Wow!
The exact same thing I did at SEMA 2014, that is before showing people,
How AGGRESSIVE the foam feels!
How AGGRESSIVE the foam cuts!
And how NICE the foam with the Rupes compound finishes out.
It's amazing.
See what I wrote in this thread,
post #13
Mike Phillips said:
Ok I have everything but the uber compound but my question is what rupes 15 or 21 will give me the mirror like finish..
Either or...
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 with the Wolfgang Uber Compound and after,
- Sanding the panel
- Making about 6-8 passes with the Rupes/Uber Compound
- Then wiping off...
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...
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 do the demo, wipe off the reside and
voilà show car finish.
Can I get a witness? We had plenty of forum members stop by the booth and watch the demo.
I ordered myself a Rupes 21 earlier this week and will be using my LC orange/white/black flat pads for the most part. But,
I also picked a small stack of blue Rupes 6" pads for extreme cases.
In my opinion... the Rupes polishers are best used as a
system...
Rupes Detailing Classes at Autogeek!
Rupes Detailing Classes
[video=youtube_share;sndP0ijmvQU"]Video documenting the true before condition[/video]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
