LHR MKII Purchase and Pad Questions

[Willbeen]

I have been ready to upgrade my DA for quite some time now and finally ready to spring for a new Rupes. I have quite an investment in Wolfgang products and am not looking to purchasing the Rupes polishing creams. Will the Rupes pads work with the Wolfgang products or are they better (or solely) suited to the Rupes line of polishes? Or am I better off springing for the Lake Country HDO Orbital Foam Pads?

[DaveT435]

The Wolgang products should work fine with the Rupes pads. Mike always suggests starting with the whole system, but you have a lot invested so I would use what you have.

[The Guz]

The only thing I recall is the post Dylan made in this thread about Menzerna polishes not playing well with the Rupes pads. See post 16 and 20. I suspect the polishes you have will work fine.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rupes-bigfoot-oribital-polishers/100383-disappointed-rupes-pads-input-needed-please-2.html#post1371096

The HDO pads are nice and I have bought a couple of them to test out and they do vibrate a little more and throw the balance of a bit compared to the Rupes pads at least on my LHR 15 MKII. Still tolerable. The same goes for the Buff & Shine Urotec pads.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Don’t use solvent based polishes with Rupes pads.


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[WRAPT C5Z06]

Don’t use solvent based polishes with Rupes pads.


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[Eldorado2k]

Don’t use solvent based polishes with Rupes pads.


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What are some solvent based polishes?

[WRAPT C5Z06]

What are some solvent based polishes?
Menzerna, M100, M101 are some that I know of.

[The Guz]

As I recall based on this post form Dylan, Meguiar's polishes are ok. Although it only mentioned M105 and M205 as being ok. I would imagine that M100 and M101 share similar chemistry to M105. But who knows. I personally have not had issues when I used M205 on the Rupes pads.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rupes-bigfoot-oribital-polishers/101848-over-heating-rupes-pads-2.html#post1388292

[WRAPT C5Z06]

As I recall based on this post form Dylan, Meguiar's polishes are ok. Although it only mentioned M105 and M205 as being ok. I would imagine that M100 and M101 share similar chemistry to M105. But who knows. I personally have not had issues when I used M205 on the Rupes pads.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rupes-bigfoot-oribital-polishers/101848-over-heating-rupes-pads-2.html#post1388292
M105 & M205 are water based polishes, that's why he mentioned they're ok. I'm pretty sure M100 & 101 are solvent based.

[Bigmike40nj]

The only thing I recall is the post Dylan made in this thread about Menzerna polishes not playing well with the Rupes pads. See post 16 and 20. I suspect the polishes you have will work fine.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/rupes-bigfoot-oribital-polishers/100383-disappointed-rupes-pads-input-needed-please-2.html#post1371096

The HDO pads are nice and I have bought a couple of them to test out and they do vibrate a little more and throw the balance of a bit compared to the Rupes pads at least on my LHR 15 MKII. Still tolerable. The same goes for the Buff & Shine Urotec pads.
My daughter recently purchased a 21 mark2 for me for Christmas. I have yet to use it. So i decided to buy some rupes pads and some hdo pads. When I hold the polisher in the air with the rupes pads I feel a little vibration. But with the hdo pads I feel 0 vibrations. 🤷🏽#♂️.

[The Guz]

M105 & M205 are water based polishes, that's why he mentioned they're ok. I'm pretty sure M100 & 101 are solvent based.

You are correct. I just found a post by Stoops stating M100 and M101 are solvent based. I wonder if it is contains enough to damage the Rupes pads like Menzerna. Who knows.

For future reference if someone else finds this thread.

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/products-guides/58144-meguiars-m100-not-m101-whats-5.html#post775663



My daughter recently purchased a 21 mark2 for me for Christmas. I have yet to use it. So i decided to buy some rupes pads and some hdo pads. When I hold the polisher in the air with the rupes pads I feel a little vibration. But with the hdo pads I feel 0 vibrations. ����#♂️.

But what about when used on the paint? That is where it is more noticeable at least from me using the HDO's and the Rupes pads.

[hmardown]

are you going to purchase the HD model ? I did and it's worth it for the extra long cord. it's nice to walk around my truck & not need an extension cord. just throwing it out there, something to think about. good luck you'll like the rupes.
hmardown

[Vanquish Auto]

You can usually smell the compound/polish to tell if they are solvent based or not. I wouldn’t trust this method all the time. But most the time it will work. If you can’t tell by the smell. Then do a quick search and you will be able to find out.