The Blue Rupes Pad

[HateSwirls]

Well I received them and I didn't like it.
Reason is because of splatter.
Even using little product and spreading on low speed I still get a mess on my hand.

What am I doing wrong?
On a positive note they cut like crazy.

[Mike Phillips]

Well I received them and I didn't like it.
Reason is because of splatter.
Even using little product and spreading on low speed I still get a mess on my hand.

What am I doing wrong?
On a positive note they cut like crazy.

I love these pads. They cut like crazy and when I use them with the RUPES Zephir Quarts Gloss Compound they finish out like a polish, in fact I wrote an article to make this point....

Mind Blowing - Rupes Blue Foam Cutting Pad and Zephir Gloss Coarse Gel Compound



Here's the dealio....


The pads will tend to sling splatter due to the LARGE open cell structure of the foam. That's just the characteristic of a large open cell design.

The benefit outweighs the drawback in my opinion but keep in mind spatter during the compound or correction step doesn't bother me like it bothers others.

[Matt@Revive]

this is way i switched to the Blue MF pads. i have found they have less sling and the machine runs smoother on the Rupes MF vs Meguiars MF discs.

also less is more when using the Rupes compounding/polishing gels (the systems works great)

[Zubair]

Apply the dots of polish between the centre hole and the edge of the pad. This will sort out the slinging issue, it did for me.

[Rsurfer]

Apply the dots of polish between the centre hole and the edge of the pad. This will sort out the slinging issue, it did for me.

Isn't that the whole face of the pad (center hole to the edge)?

[Zubair]

Isn't that the whole face of the pad (center hole to the edge)?

Between the centre hole and the edge as in the middle, that is half way between the hole and the edge.

[zmcgovern45]

...Same reason I didn't like them...

[Dylan@RUPES]

Priming is key with the blue foam, not only to prevent sling, but also to warm the foam up a little.

1. Place your drops of polish half way between the center hole and the edge of the pad.
2. Place the pad on the paint and set the polisher to speed 2 or 3.
3. Pull the trigger and hold the pad stationary for 20-30 second while it runs with light pressure.
4. STOP
5. Increase speed to your preferred working speed (5 or 6 generally with ES tools, 3 or 4 with Mark II)
6. Proceed with polishing.

Like Mike mentioned, the pore size of the foam really allows for a significant amount of compound migration thru the foam, but once the pores are primed and the foam is warmed it won't move so easily and you can work without sling.

[7.3powerstroke]

Thanks Dylan

[HateSwirls]

Thanks for all the tips.