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Re: Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Mike, Thanks as always for the quick informative reply!
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Re: Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Originally Posted by CWallace
Mike, Thanks as always for the quick informative reply!
Thanks Mike and I see what you mean about the blue pad taking a beating with the pictures you posted.
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So the size/weight of these machines is the same? What is the weight? I don't see it on the product page.
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I love the Rupes21. I had the opportunity to play with the 15 and 21 before I had to decide on which one to purchase. I choose the R21 for it's long stroke/correcting ability. For short stroke work and for applying glazes, wax or sealants I decided to stick with my old school traditional dual action polishers such as my Meguiars G110v2 or Porter Cable DA polisher. For me the Rupes 15 and 21 and too big and heavy for applying wax/sealants which I like to do one handed.
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Re: Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Originally Posted by Joe@Superior Shine
I love the Rupes21. I had the opportunity to play with the 15 and 21 before I had to decide on which one to purchase. I choose the R21 for it's long stroke/correcting ability. For short stroke work and for applying glazes, wax or sealants I decided to stick with my old school traditional dual action polishers such as my Meguiars G110v2 or Porter Cable DA polisher. For me the Rupes 15 and 21 and too big and heavy for applying wax/sealants which I like to do one handed.
Thanks for that input Joe!
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Re: Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Originally Posted by Joe@Superior Shine
For short stroke work and for applying glazes, wax or sealants I decided to stick with my old school traditional dual action polishers such as my Meguiars G110v2 or Porter Cable DA polisher.
For me the Rupes 15 and 21 and too big and heavy for applying wax/sealants which I like to do one handed.
And I agree, I prefer to apply all my products by machine, partly because I think the machine does the job faster and better but also because a part of me is lazy. The small size of the PC makes it great for machine applying waxes to verticle sides with one hand or for reaching out to the middle of roofs, trunks and hoods for large cars like this old Ford.
I used the Rupes LHR75 Mini Polisher with a 4" pad because I could easily get the pad into the jar and it actually worked pretty good. I think a 5 to 6 inch pad works better overall for machine applying waxes and paint sealants but the 4" pad wasn't bad at all.
Of course I could have knocked the wax out of the jar and then applied the wax to the face of the Rupes foam finishing pad I was under a time crunch.
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Re: Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy
So the size/weight of these machines is the same? What is the weight? I don't see it on the product page.
When I weighed the 21 without a pad on the backing plate and including the power cord it weighed 6.4 pounds.
When I weighted the 15 without a pad on the backing plate and including the power cord, it weighed 6.2 pounds.
The difference is probably all in the size and mass of the backing plate. (Just a guess)
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Re: Rupes Polisher Time Lapse Video - 1955 Ford Crown Victoria
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
When I weighed the 21 without a pad on the backing plate and including the power cord it weighed 6.4 pounds.
When I weighted the 15 without a pad on the backing plate and including the power cord, it weighed 6.2 pounds.
The difference is probably all in the size and mass of the backing plate. (Just a guess)
The product page for the Flex says it weighs 5.73 lbs, so presuming we are apples-to-apples (backing plate and cord) these weigh in a bit heavier than the 3401.
Thanks for the info, Mike.
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