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[Todd@RUPES]

Welcome home

Thanks Ron!!!!

Hey, nice to see you Todd. Sounds like they are keeping you busy.

Thanks! It's been too long and it is nice to be back. Yes, very busy, but in a very good way

Hey Todd, can you please comment on the washer mod I have the 15 what is your opinion yah or nah.

The BigFoot Polishing System took nearly 3 years to develop! Plenty of testing was done before the decision to implement the "Anti-Spin Shroud" onto the tool design. In our precise testing, the washer mod will allow for more rotation when the tool is in free air, but when the tool is applied to the paint, the difference is quite small (often immeasurable), particularly if using the correctly weighted and dynamically balanced RUPES pads.

That said, the original idea behind disengaging the shroud was to free up rotation at less than full speed. Kevin Brown, the originator of the idea, like to use speeds 3-4 to polish for example, but he also uses other components outside of the engineered system (different pads and compounds). When used with RUPES pads and RUPES compounds, the system has been designed to generate maximum results on speed 6 for UHS, blue, green, and yellow foams and speed 4 on the white foam. It is all part of creating a systematic approach.

When used as part of our system, it offers little to no benefit in our testing and my experience. Outside of the system, I honestly don't know.

Sweet! PM'm you now

TY TY

Glad to have you back Todd!

Thanks, its great to be back!

 

[Oldfordisbetter]

So what speed do you recommend for normal compounding with a 21?

 

[nothingface5384]

I like this guy, he quoted and replied to everyone!
I actually realised that as with tbe current stroke the 2 heads do overlap to make 1 big polishing path...so how about forced rotation and beat flex to the punch to the US over their Russian only L 1506 VR2

 

[Todd@RUPES]

So what speed do you recommend for normal compounding with a 21?

Blue Pad: 4-6 (I like 6)
Green Pad: 4-6 (I like 6)
Yellow Pad: 3-6 (I like 6)
White Pad: 2-4 (I like 5 on 15, 4 on everything else)
UHS: 4-6 (I like 6)

 

[Todd@RUPES]

I like this guy, he quoted and replied to everyone!
I actually realised that as with tbe current stroke the 2 heads do overlap to make 1 big polishing path...so how about forced rotation and beat flex to the punch to the US over their Russian only L 1506 VR2

Yes, if you combined the 16mm throw of each Cyclo head, you would arrive at 32mm of each throw. HUGE!

RUPES was actually the first company in Europe to develop at gear-driven polisher perhaps 10-15 years ago. The family of this tool (now classified as a sander) is still available in Europe as part number EK 150AES

 

[David Fermani]

Great to see you back Amigo! I might just have to find more time to start posting more just to give you a hard time! :gotcha:

More importantly, I can't wait to see what new Rupes products you guys have coming out soon. :yourrock

 

[ca.detailchick]

Great to see you back Amigo! I might just have to find more time to start posting more just to give you a hard time! :gotcha:

Ditto!B)

 

[sealthedeal]

Blue Pad: 4-6 (I like 6)
Green Pad: 4-6 (I like 6)
Yellow Pad: 3-6 (I like 6)
White Pad: 2-4 (I like 5 on 15, 4 on everything else)
UHS: 4-6 (I like 6)

Continuing your traditions to the holy grail posts of pads/polished, could you make a sticky post "Holy grail of Rupes Polishers" that outlines the best practices learned over time (tool and complementing product techniques).
May be add a few videos to it later

Would just be super cool to have that info in one place


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[wendell jarvis]

Welcome Rupes....Great to have you on board...any new releases....pads, Tools ??

 

[Todd@RUPES]

Great to see you back Amigo! I might just have to find more time to start posting more just to give you a hard time! :gotcha:

More importantly, I can't wait to see what new Rupes products you guys have coming out soon. :yourrock

I can't wait to share them. Thanks for the welcome my old friend.

Ditto!B)

TY TY

Continuing your traditions to the holy grail posts of pads/polished, could you make a sticky post "Holy grail of Rupes Polishers" that outlines the best practices learned over time (tool and complementing product techniques).
May be add a few videos to it later

Would just be super cool to have that info in one place


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Agreed. It is on the "to do" list

Welcome Rupes....Great to have you on board...any new releases....pads, Tools ??

Thank you and stay tuned Wendell!