Mike Phillips
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RUPES BigFoot Foam Pads on the FLEX BEAST - Supa BEAST and CBEAST
In the past year or so I've been asked numerous times,
How do the RUPES foam pads work on the FLEX tools?
To be honest, in the past I have tended to use the Lake Country 6.5" Force Hybrid pads for the BEAST and the Supa BEAST and the only time I've really invested any time using the RUPES 7" foam pads on these FLEX tools is in my boat detailing class as we use the blue and green pads for the polishing step. For the CBEAST, I use a variety of smaller 5.5" pads including the 6" RUPES pads as they are a good fit and work well.
So to have a better real-world answer for anyone asking me about this pad/tool combo I've been testing out the RUPES foam pads more and more on the above FLEX tools and I find they work darn good.
One thing I really like about the RUPES 7" and 6" foam pads is the tapered design. This tapered design gives the pad a tick more reach into tight areas and sometimes that's all I've needed to get the job done.
Here's a few pictures,
RUPES 7" Foam Pads
The FLEX BEAST comes with a 6" backing plate from the factory and these pads fit perfect. The Supa BEAST comes with a 5" backing plate from the factory and I remove this and install the FLEX 6" backing plate to take advantage of all the power this tool has to offer and this means I can also use the 7" RUPES foam pads as well as the 6.5" LC Hybrid pads.
RUPES 6" Foam Pads
The CBEAST comes from the factory with a 5" backing plate and I have found most of the pads on the market to simply be either a tick to small for this tool or too large. The RUPES 6" foam pads fit the backing plate perfectly and have just the right pad diameter to be excellent performing pads on this cordless gear-driven orbital polisher.
And.... I've also been testing the RUPES wool pads on the above tools with good results. Stay tuned.
On Autogeek.com
All RUPES Foam Buffing Pads
In the past year or so I've been asked numerous times,
How do the RUPES foam pads work on the FLEX tools?
To be honest, in the past I have tended to use the Lake Country 6.5" Force Hybrid pads for the BEAST and the Supa BEAST and the only time I've really invested any time using the RUPES 7" foam pads on these FLEX tools is in my boat detailing class as we use the blue and green pads for the polishing step. For the CBEAST, I use a variety of smaller 5.5" pads including the 6" RUPES pads as they are a good fit and work well.
So to have a better real-world answer for anyone asking me about this pad/tool combo I've been testing out the RUPES foam pads more and more on the above FLEX tools and I find they work darn good.
One thing I really like about the RUPES 7" and 6" foam pads is the tapered design. This tapered design gives the pad a tick more reach into tight areas and sometimes that's all I've needed to get the job done.
Here's a few pictures,
RUPES 7" Foam Pads
The FLEX BEAST comes with a 6" backing plate from the factory and these pads fit perfect. The Supa BEAST comes with a 5" backing plate from the factory and I remove this and install the FLEX 6" backing plate to take advantage of all the power this tool has to offer and this means I can also use the 7" RUPES foam pads as well as the 6.5" LC Hybrid pads.
RUPES 6" Foam Pads
The CBEAST comes from the factory with a 5" backing plate and I have found most of the pads on the market to simply be either a tick to small for this tool or too large. The RUPES 6" foam pads fit the backing plate perfectly and have just the right pad diameter to be excellent performing pads on this cordless gear-driven orbital polisher.
And.... I've also been testing the RUPES wool pads on the above tools with good results. Stay tuned.
On Autogeek.com
All RUPES Foam Buffing Pads
