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Rupes 15mm or 21mm
I'm looking at getting a Rupes polisher. I'm not sure if I should go with the 15mm or 21mm. Let's say both have 5" bp what would you go with. To me it looks like most are going with the rupes 21mm with a 5"BP.......let me know what your opinions are. Right now I'm the average DD detailer but looking to make this a full time business. Thanks for any and all feedback.
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Bought the 15mm recently. I am just an enthusiast and only work on family cars so I felt that this model would get the job done just fine. Hoping the weather improves enough here on Long Island so that I can put the machine to good use.
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Re: Rupes 15mm or 21mm
Originally Posted by KenR
Bought the 15mm recently. I am just an enthusiast and only work on family cars so I felt that this model would get the job done just fine. Hoping the weather improves enough here on Long Island so that I can put the machine to good use.
You haven't tried it out on your washing machine??
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Check zmcgovern's thread. There are topics about this everyday.
For me, 21 hands down and you could fit on the 5" BP. Search Kevin Brown.
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Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
You haven't tried it out on your washing machine??
Funny you should ask. We got a new washer and dryer in January and I put a scratch into the top of the washer. Wife wants me to buff it out.
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Re: Rupes 15mm or 21mm
Originally Posted by Joelotto
I'm looking at getting a Rupes polisher. I'm not sure if I should go with the 15mm or 21mm. Let's say both have 5" bp what would you go with. To me it looks like most are going with the rupes 21mm with a 5"BP.......let me know what your opinions are. Right now I'm the average DD detailer but looking to make this a full time business. Thanks for any and all feedback.
I say get the 21 if you can only afford one machine. IMO the 21 with a 6" pad vs. the 15 with a 5" pad is night and day in terms of correction and speed. To be honest I haven't really even needed to use my 15. Last weekend I did actually bust it out on the car below as 5" pads were better suited for the lower parts of this car. For the most part I have been using the 21 on every car I do. You'll still need something with 3-4" pads regardless of what tool you choose so the 21 just makes the most sense based on my and many others experience.
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Boy that low-rise lift looks handy! Of course in my garage that SUV would be pressed into the ceiling, or at least the light fixture.
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Re: Rupes 15mm or 21mm
Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
Boy that low-rise lift looks handy!
They would be on my dream list but from prices some are less than $2000.
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$1600, with 1 or 2 year payment plans available. I went with one year at only $144 a month.
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Re: Rupes 15mm or 21mm
Originally Posted by RaskyR1
$1600, with 1 or 2 year payment plans available. I went with one year at only $144 a month.
It's gotta be fantastic for detailing those lower panels, not to mention tire rotations and brakes. I know the tire place I go to which is kind of a dedicated tire place (not brakes shocks suspension etc) uses a couple of them for tire work.
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