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Good job Mike!
Can't tell the difference from here, both sides look good.
Which pad & product did you use on each tool?
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by AZ Mike
No LSP?
Each side was,
- Compounded
- RIDS removed
- Compounded a second time
- Polished
- Jeweled
- Sealed with an LSP
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by FrankS
Which pad & product did you use on each tool?
That's a comparison I would like to see. Say, LC and Menzerna on the Flex vs. Rupes full system. I'd want to see comparison of each step too (including time), not just the finished paint.
Yeah, a lot to ask.
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Thank you Mike for this. FINALLY!!! As I have always said...technique trumps product any day. I do believe product will obviously help. But I think it is the talent of the detailer that makes a show car shine.
In this case, the Flex and Rupes BOTH WON!
BTW, beautiful work!!
CJ
2013 Mustang GT w/Track Pack 6-Speed Manual
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Did you use the same pad and product on each? Can't tell a difference from that distance.
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by trekkeruss
That's a comparison I would like to see. Say, LC and Menzerna on the Flex vs. Rupes full system. I'd want to see comparison of each step too (including time), not just the finished paint.
Yeah, a lot to ask.
I agree. But much of that is also going to be highly dependent on the individual and the vehicle. Speaking both of time and finish on a single panel, I think the flex would likely edge out the rupes on any curved panel while the opposite is true of flat panels. That said, keeping all things equal with a skilled operator, I don't think you'll see any appreciable difference in the final time and finish on a whole vehicle. It comes down to which machine fits the detailer better.
The flex obviously has the advantage of variable pad size, which is a big plus. The rupes has a buba-proof system, which is plus.
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
Each side was,
- Compounded
- RIDS removed
- Compounded a second time
- Polished
- Jeweled
- Sealed with an LSP
Would this LSP be the new Black Fire product? (coating?)
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Re: COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
Originally Posted by ZL1 Mark
Did you use the same pad and product on each?
No... I normally use the Rupes "system". Not always but the majority of the time.
I'm teaching 4 classes this weekend for Detail Fest and two of them include Flex tools while none of them show Rupes.
Not for any reason except Todd Helme will be here to showcase the Rupes tools so no need for redundancy. So for these two reasons I wanted to give some attention to Rupes paint polishing system.
I found this paint to be more on the soft side than the hard side, maybe a tick or two on the soft side of "medium".
It corrected easy but both compounding processes left DA Haze. Of course I removed that in the follow-up steps.
Originally Posted by ZL1 Mark
Can't tell a difference from that distance.
And you can't in person.
For both sides I used high quality pads, products and of course the tools are both pro-grade.
The curved portions on the molded in air scoop were a little bit of a challenge for the Rupes but I used a technique I perfected on the last few cars I buffed out,
1999 Ferrari
1956 Nomad
1978 Trans Am
2000 Wicked 7 Porsche
2003 Tahoe
2013 Camaro
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