is the Rupes LFR75E really worth $200 more then GG3"

[AeroCleanse]

I am hoping for a Rupes LHR75E for my birthday, have to see how that goes :)

[Woob]

I am hoping for a Rupes LHR75E for my birthday, have to see how that goes :)

Same here!

[swanicyouth]

the gg is worthless in my book

Rupes is the king of polishers, period


The GG6 is more powerful than the Rupes machines. It's very difficult to stop the pad from spinning, so you can polish with a LOT of downward force on it ~25lbs+.

This comes in convenient when removing defects from glass. As far as I know, the GG6 is the only non-forced rotation DA sold in the USA that can take care of defects in glass with CarPro's glass polish and pads fairly easily. As, it takes a lot of downward force to remove defects in glass - and the pad has to spin - FAST!

If I'm wrong, I'd love someone to prove it - and I may be wrong - I'm not a world renown expert. Glass polishing is where the brute power of the machine is a real advantage IME.

Just my experience.

[AeroCleanse]

The GG6 is more powerful than the Rupes machines. It's very difficult to stop the pad from spinning, so you can polish with a LOT of downward force on it ~25lbs+.

This comes in convenient when removing defects from glass. As far as I know, the GG6 is the only non-forced rotation DA sold in the USA that can take care of defects in glass with CarPro's glass polish and pads fairly easily. As, it takes a lot of downward force to remove defects in glass - and the pad has to spin - FAST!

If I'm wrong, I'd love someone to prove it - and I may be wrong - I'm not a world renown expert. Glass polishing is where the brute power of the machine is a real advantage IME.

Just my experience.

Does a Dynabrade head count as a DA? :buffing:

[swanicyouth]

Does a Dynabrade head count as a DA? :buffing:


Was waiting for someone to say that. Not to me. But I'm sure it works great if you don't mind the weight.

[Colinpd137]

I got my rupes lhr75e last night and was able to compare it with my gg3 today. In all honesty yes it was pretty damn expensive.. especially for a 3".

The power, correction, and time it took were 10x better than the gg3. So for me it was a good buy, and don't see myself using the gg3 anymore unless its for sanding (wet/dry) Make sure y'all check deals and such I was able to get mine $50.00 less than the advertised price.

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[mg6045]

Its a tough question to answer considering the price. For a professional , its a no brainer, the rupes corrects paint easily while the griots needs perfect technique and a lot more time to produce matching results.

For a weekend warrior the griots will produce good results considering you'll only use it once or twice a year.

If you have the money to spare, get the rupes. Its a powerful machine thats very effective at correction with its gigantic stroke overall.(stroke size : pad size). Also , not needing to use pressure with the rupes helps as well.

[Kamakaz1961]

I have the GG 3" and mg6045 is correct. If you have a good technique the GG 3" can be a little beast!! It can get in tough areas that a bigger DA can't. I do not have a Rupes so I cannot comment about it. I would assume it is a bigger beast than the GG3. Normally, I just change the backing plates on my Flex 3401 VRG or PC 7424 XP to the smaller backing plates that are just as effective. I am sure that the Rupes sells different backing plates or will soon. Either way my guess you have a great little machine.

[Zelfiris]

Just got my mini in the mail :D

Can't wait for this winter to blow by

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y513/kouyo/2014-02-26193523_zpsb0303ebe.jpg~original

[KMG]

Good stuff! Mine has been sitting in the cabinet waiting for the weather to warm up so I can get things rolling again. It certainly seems to be a really nice machine.

[cobraa]

Is the LHR75E really more agile than the duetto or GC6 ? The body look very similar to me. I'M thinking about simply converting my GC6 to a 3 inch backing plate and there goes my powerful 3 inch polisher for door jamb.

[Methodical]

I'll be ordering the mini probably this weekend. I will probably get rid of both my PC, or one at least. I may let my brother use the other.