Well... I got my Rupes 21 in!

[JSou]

^ LULZ too funny

 

[Setec Astronomy]

Thanks for the reply. Setec Astronomy what say you. The circle is now complete.

I say that compared with 10 years ago, when the enthusiast detailer was working with a 1st gen PC and Meg's DACP on a 7" yellow pad as his most aggressive combo, to today with a Flex or a Rupes and a 5" MF pad with M105 or FG400, today you can take off a LOT more paint. If you can take off a LOT more paint, it CAN'T be as safe, that's just logic.

Yes, I know you can burn paint with a 1st gen PC, you can't fix stupid, etc. etc. All of these things that allow us to correct better/faster, whether it be smaller pads, more powerful and forced-rotation machines, agressive/SMAT compounds, increase the risk of damaging your paint.

So, maybe for you or me, a Rupes is "PC-safe", but I don't see how you can argue that for a newb who's never used a polisher before, at home alone in his driveway without an instructor, that he's as safe today with that Rupes as he was 10 years ago.

 

[Rsurfer]

Yes, I know you can burn paint with a 1st gen PC, you can't fix stupid, etc. etc. All of these things that allow us to correct better/faster, whether it be smaller pads, more powerful and forced-rotation machines, agressive/SMAT compounds, increase the risk of damaging your paint.

So, maybe for you or me, a Rupes is "PC-safe", but I don't see how you can argue that for a newb who's never used a polisher before, at home alone in his driveway without an instructor, that he's as safe today with that Rupes as he was 10 years ago.

:iagree:You can fix most things, but you can't fix stupid. Anyone that burns his paint with an old PC or a Flex/Rupes should not have a polisher in his hands.:buffing:

 

[Setec Astronomy]

:iagree:You can fix most things, but you can't fix stupid. Anyone that burns his paint with an old PC or a Flex/Rupes should not have a polisher in his hands.:buffing:

That's not fair. How many threads have we seen on this forum, where someone well-intentioned gets a scratch down to the primer on his car, searches the net, finds Autogeek, orders up a PC and some 4" yellow pads, and leans on the same spot with some M105 on speed 6 until he burns through the clear?

It seems to come in cycles, a few months ago we had a bunch of burned clear threads. ("what's this dull spot on my paint? I polished it but it got worse")

 

[Rsurfer]

That's not fair. How many threads have we seen on this forum, where someone well-intentioned gets a scratch down to the primer on his car, searches the net, finds Autogeek, orders up a PC and some 4" yellow pads, and leans on the same spot with some M105 on speed 6 until he burns through the clear?

It seems to come in cycles, a few months ago we had a bunch of burned clear threads. ("what's this dull spot on my paint? I polished it but it got worse")

Is that any different then the guy who buys Meg's Ultimate Compound otc wraps a mf towel around two fingers and rubs right through the clear?