I never liked gear driven polishers.

[Joe@Superior Shine]

I had never been a fan of gear driven polishers. They tired me out and I felt they wrestled with me the entire time I used them.

All that changed when I used my Rupes Mille for the first time!!

We used them on a Douglas VC-9C used as Air Force One and a WWII B-17 bomber we polished up.

Rather than fighting me for control, as I felt other machines had, the Mille joined me as an ally. It has a very robust but very manageable action to it. The throw is a short one but the correction ability is excellent. It is a swirl eating monster!!

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[Joe@Superior Shine]

https://youtu.be/MEjKCUZyUMA

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks for sharing Joe!


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[Dan Tran]

WHY DID I CLICK THIS!!

I’m such a sucker for stuff like this.

Thanks Joe! There goes more future money that I don’t have...lol.


Dan Tran
Car Care Specialist
The Buffing Moose Detailing: High-Quality Car Detailing (http://www.thebuffingmoose.com)

[JustJesus]

Thanks for sharing Joe!


I was hoping he would share some of those Mother's Cookies he was eating in one of his videos! They looked good.

Joe, we should grab a breakfast burrito some day!

[Paul A.]

GREAT video review from another one of the masters!

[PaulMys]

Every time I start complaining about the surface area on my truck, I think of Joe doing an entire plane! Lol

Awesome work, Joe. (Again!)

[TTQ B4U]

https://youtu.be/MEjKCUZyUMA

Joe, I've followed you here since I joined and I trust what you share so I just placed my order :) Being delivered by Friday in time for my detail this weekend! I'll re-direct my wife to cal you should see see I'm using a new polisher that's not red ;)

[Justin at Final Inspection]

Great video Joe! Your definitely not helping my sickness either! HAHAHA

[ScottH]

Joe how does it compare to the Makita 5000C? I own 2 Makita 5000’s and find it very powerful in gear driven mode but takes the right combination of technique and pad/product to smooth it out.

ScottH

[RippyD]

Great review, Joe. Thanks posting the great pics too.

[DBAILEY]

I concur. I had been a user of the Makita BO6040 and FLEX at one time. I kept the Makita, but hardly used it. Usually only when trying to get the most out of an AIO job. It was just too much effort. I'd rather correct with a rotary. I got to try the Mille at a detail supply store here in Raleigh 2 weeks ago. They have a counter top that is painted a dark metallic blueish-black color and then has like 100 microns of clear coat on top to test polishers on.

The Mille did not fight me at all and it really glided across the panel with next to no wobble. I did not feel the need for a death grip at all and was able to hold it quite lightly. It did not take much effort to control any walking action. I tried it with the Mille pads and also the long-throw pads. It still works really good with the long throw pads. So that could be an option when working on contoured panels to use the thicker long throw pads.

Definitely got me thinking about buying one. I've been saving my pennies for a Nano Ibrid kit, but that $600 price tag still turns me off considering the amount of use it would get. I may just use that money on the Mille and some pads instead.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

I concur. I had been a user of the Makita BO6040 and FLEX at one time. I kept the Makita, but hardly used it. Usually only when trying to get the most out of an AIO job. It was just too much effort. I'd rather correct with a rotary. I got to try the Mille at a detail supply store here in Raleigh 2 weeks ago. They have a counter top that is painted a dark metallic blueish-black color and then has like 100 microns of clear coat on top to test polishers on.

The Mille did not fight me at all and it really glided across the panel with next to no wobble. I did not feel the need for a death grip at all and was able to hold it quite lightly. It did not take much effort to control any walking action. I tried it with the Mille pads and also the long-throw pads. It still works really good with the long throw pads. So that could be an option when working on contoured panels to use the thicker long throw pads.

Definitely got me thinking about buying one. I've been saving my pennies for a Nano Ibrid kit, but that $600 price tag still turns me off considering the amount of use it would get. I may just use that money on the Mille and some pads instead.
Don't waste your money on the ibrid, get the mille. Dumbest idea in the world to have a 12mm throw with such small pads. Defeats the purpose.

[TTQ B4U]

Don't waste your money on the ibrid, get the mille. Dumbest idea in the world to have a 12mm throw with such small pads. Defeats the purpose.

I have mixed views on mine. I rarely use it as a DA but rather mainly as a small rotary. I have on occasion brought it out to correct random marks like where my kids my rub the car with a back pack, etc but even the, it’s just as easy to wipe out the bigger buffer.


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[Duy]

Ok, looks like I'll be buying a Mille too. Thanks AGO!