Your most interesting product of 2024.

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For me it's been Labocosmetica's Preludio Alkaline.

I've still only used it once on my car cut 1:10. It never caused any issues and helped to clean the rather dirty lower panels with less passes. I have used a 500ml diluted bottle around the house. It's a typical Alkaline that will dry out your hands. It also smells great. One of the best chemicals i have in that regard. I don't have a lot however.

What as been your most interesting product of the year? For example, a few years ago i could easily say the big gold sponge. I still love that thing. One of my favorite tools.
 
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Through the Acidic in there as well.

I like the mitt slide grit gaurd for RW with sponges.

Cordless polishers.


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Through the Acidic in there as well.

I like the mitt slide grit gaurd for RW with sponges.

Cordless polishers.


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I haven't tried the acidic.

Those slide grit guards looks sweet but you know the sponges don't need to be scrubbed like a microfiber mitt.

Looks like Rupes shyt to bed again with the long throw cordless polishers. The battery is postioned in a way that gets in the way. haha. No clearance.

Even the new Mark 5 still doesn't have a free spinning backing plate.

Mirka is working on one i read.

The best cordless 15mm polishers on the market right now seem to be still the shinemate and milwaukee. But flex have a new very SPTA looking machines.
 
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I haven't tried the acidic.

Those slide grit guards looks sweet but you know the sponges don't need to be scrubbed like a microfiber mitt.

Looks like Rupes shyt to bed again with the long throw cordless polishers. The battery is postioned in a way that gets in the way. haha. No clearance.

Even the new Mark 5 still doesn't have a free spinning backing plate.

Mirka is working on one i read.

The best cordless 15mm polishers on the market right now seem to be still the shinemate and milwaukee. But flex have a new very SPTA looking machines.

The acidic is a great product… yeah have been here and doing this I know how rinseless sponges work. Instead of assuming (you know what the saying is) I don’t maybe ask what I like about them?

And I’m gonna guess you haven’t tried the Rupes poisher and watched a video or two to formulate your opinion on it….

In my usage so far no issues with it touching the panels on a hood or fender. I’m sure this is something Rupes looked into when building it.

Shinemate was a contender for my free spinning.

Read to much about Milwaukee’s stalling out with not good cutting that had me put the Rupes and shinemate above it. Mike Phillips didn’t think the Flex free spinning had much cut so that was off the list.

Flex’s gear driven will pretty much eat every brand’s we mentioned lunch


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The acidic is a great product… yeah have been here and doing this I know how rinseless sponges work. Instead of assuming (you know what the saying is) I don’t maybe ask what I like about them?

And I’m gonna guess you haven’t tried the Rupes poisher and watched a video or two to formulate your opinion on it….

In my usage so far no issues with it touching the panels on a hood or fender. I’m sure this is something Rupes looked into when building it.

Shinemate was a contender for my free spinning.

Read to much about Milwaukee’s stalling out with not good cutting that had me put the Rupes and shinemate above it. Mike Phillips didn’t think the Flex free spinning had much cut so that was off the list.

Flex’s gear driven will pretty much eat every brand’s we mentioned lunch


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No i haven't tried the cordless rupes polishers. But i seen a few people comment on how close the battery is to the paint. I'm sure its a decent machine but for that kinda of money is should be unquestionable its the best machine on the market. And for light polishing is should work great. I sure it can cut just have to be more patient.
 
No i haven't tried the cordless rupes polishers. But i seen a few people comment on how close the battery is to the paint. I'm sure its a decent machine but for that kinda of money is should be unquestionable its the best machine on the market. And for light polishing is should work great. I sure it can cut just have to be more patient.

So cutting was an issue for the polishers? I haven’t seen a reason why but haven’t tried. They have a new anti spinning ring to help with stalling of old models. I

Also I saw talking about JoshV video the scenarios he talked about. He’s an idiot.

When on a conveyed surface angle of battery doesn’t matter. When on concave surfaces just turn polisher horizontal how most hold.

Again with out you actually using it and finding must YouTube guys ain’t the smartest I’ll wait till I here it from someone here or get to form my own opinion…


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So cutting was an issue for the polishers? I haven’t seen a reason why but haven’t tried. They have a new anti spinning ring to help with stalling of old models. I

Also I saw talking about JoshV video the scenarios he talked about. He’s an idiot.

When on a conveyed surface angle of battery doesn’t matter. When on concave surfaces just turn polisher horizontal how most hold.

Again with out you actually using it and finding must YouTube guys ain’t the smartest I’ll wait till I here it from someone here or get to form my own opinion…


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As someone who has used the cordless Rupes on several vehicles, the battery is 100% a non-issue. I can’t think of a single time that I’ve felt that the battery was some kind of hinderance to easily moving around a vehicle. It’s got plenty of power for light to medium jobs and with the right pad and polish combo it can make a noticeable improvement on all but the hardest of paints. Couple that with how light the machine is and it’s a pleasure to use.
 
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As someone who has used the cordless Rupes on several vehicles, the battery is 100% a non-issue. I can’t think of a single time that I’ve felt that the battery was some kind of hinderance to easily moving around a vehicle. It’s got plenty of power for light to medium jobs and with the right pad and polish combo it can make a noticeable improvement on all but the hardest of paints. Couple that with how light the machine is and it’s a pleasure to use.
When I bought mine, I was somewhat apprehensive about the battery placement. Turns out it wasn't a problem, just a bunch of YouTubers creating a storm in a teacup and trying to take down something that sits on the premium end of the scale........................basic human behavior.

I've always held a polisher by supporting the battery with one hand and guiding the head with the other, so there was no issues for me regarding its placement. The combine how smooth and quiet running it is, you almost don't need hearing protection, and the light weight contributes to lower fatigue. As for cutting performance, its more than capable.
 
When I bought mine, I was somewhat apprehensive about the battery placement. Turns out it wasn't a problem, just a bunch of YouTubers creating a storm in a teacup and trying to take down something that sits on the premium end of the scale........................basic human behavior.

I've always held a polisher by supporting the battery with one hand and guiding the head with the other, so there was no issues for me regarding its placement. The combine how smooth and quiet running it is, you almost don't need hearing protection, and the light weight contributes to lower fatigue. As for cutting performance, it’s more than capable.
Agree on all points.
 
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