Rupes Mini

[Cabrio]

I agree. I love the Mini, I can't say the same for the PE 8.

I personally have not experienced and stalling issue with the Mini at all.

I've never had my mini stall.

[mrasmussen]

I went with the Mini, I will report back once I actually use the tool. If there are areas I can't get with the two tools, I'll try to buff those areas by hand for now. Down the road if this is something I enjoy doing I will add tools as I go.

Right now I spent around 1200 for a good starter kit, which is about what it would cost for my three vehicles to be detailed once. I can detail them myself and my boat as many times as I want!

[WRAPT C5Z06]

I can detail them myself and my boat as many times as I want!

Fantastic!!!

[Rsurfer]

I've never had my mini stall.

When I say stall, I don't mean stopping completely. On narrow or intricate curves it will stop spinning, but it will still oscillate. A lot of us wished that Rupes would come out with a forced rotation Mini. This would eliminate the stalling on tight curves. Maybe next year at SEMA.

[Cabrio]

When I say stall, I don't mean stopping completely. On narrow or intricate curves it will stop spinning, but it will still oscillate. A lot of us wished that Rupes would come out with a forced rotation Mini. This would eliminate the stalling on tight curves. Maybe next year at SEMA.

Hi Rsurfer - I hear ya

With my mini I haven't experienced the stall but it may be because I haven't run into some of the angles or curves that you have. That said, on my garage queen, I have a few spots where my 15 Mark II has stalled on vertical panels. These spots are tricky and I have to play with it. I watched a video from a previous post on this and sure enough the Mark II stalled on a van above the rear wheel. The OP of the said video used his mini to polish that area. Then again, this is definitely not the type of curves or angles that you are experiencing the stall with the mini.

[Methodical]

...Right now I spent around 1200 for a good starter kit, which is about what it would cost for my three vehicles to be detailed once. I can detail them myself and my boat as many times as I want!

I like your thinking. That's how I go about my business, too.

[Dylan@RUPES]

The Mini runs so fast at top speed I really don't see this issue often, but also don't lose sight of one important fact: stalled rotation does not mean you're not correcting, just means your correction speed or capability is diminished. Movement is movement; oscillation, rotation, or both. So if rotation stops the 12mm of orbit on the mini is still at work so don't misinterpret stalled rotation as a complete lack of work. Generally in these tight areas you'll encounter lighter defects anyways.

[Zelfiris]

I also love my mini. I enjoy using it more than my Rupes 15ES. But there are areas I cannot reach with the mini and I would polish by hand with an applicator.