jessewsmith

YES! I love the smell!

Very nice!

Definitely brilliant glaze!

I just looked all over and I don't see it. Some of the polisher kits would have the patriot wax included and they don't even have it in the pictures. It's possible they are out and waiting to get more in.

Ouch!

Have not used my new pads yet either. Hasn't stopped raining for almost the whole week. Hope they all don't do that

Like I said this was the only one that it happend to but it gets really hot pretty fast so you need to give it time to cool off

Has this happend to anyone? This is the new gen pad and I was using the mark 2 at speed 4 and 3. I wasn't pushing hard but I had enough force to keep the polisher flat. I did a test spot on the bed of my truck and then finished the bed. I then moved to another panel but it had 3-5 minutes to cool down I'd say. I took the pad off and it was extremely hot. The face of the pad was cool and that's what I was watching for but when I removed the pad the backing plate and the part of the pad that hooks to it was very hot and I noticed it looked like this. I grabbed another orange and white pad and they worked just fine. Any ideas?

I'm going to do some paint correction Sunday or sometime soon and I know I have sealant and a fresh layer of H20 Guard and gloss on it and when I wash the vehicle should I put 2oz of APC in the soap bucket or wash with dawn? I've seen this on here before but I couldn't find it when I looked

I received the same ones! I was pretty excited about it

Adam's has a 4" Metal polishing pad that could be used with the mini. I'm not sure how well it would work but I thought I say something about it.

Definitely keep it! I have the mini, rupes 15 mark II, and cyclo. The rupes 15 paired with the mini is an outstanding combo and amazing polishers. Tried the 4" pads on my porter cable and it didn't take long to jump over to the mini and don't regret it one bit. Just like other folks on here, once u try the mini or rupes 15 and feel how well the machine handles, u just have to buy the other one. Never thought I would buy the rupes 15, already having the mini and cyclo, but after using the mini a few times and feeling how well balanced the tool was with no vibration and easy correction, I just had to go for the rupes 15 mark II!

If you can swing it keep the Mini, it works great on a pillars front & rear bumpers ect..... you won't be  Sorry!

After  you use it a couple times you will wonder how you ever polished a car without it.

Awesome thanks guys!

I had the PC and the 4 inch kit for it, but since purchasing the mini I have not used the PC. The mini is so smooth, it blew my mind the first time I used it. It gets in to tighter spots too, since the top of it does not extend out beyond the pad. I used it once and made the decision to purchase the bigfoot 15 because I liked it that much. It's great for getting under mirrors, hitting the pillars, and working around bumpers. I've used it on wheels too.

I purchased the 15 first, along with the 4" pads and backing plate for my PC. Used the Rupes 15 and was blown away by how smooth the polisher ran. I then picked my 9 year old PC up to do some of the tighter spots, everyone knows how much it vibrates. I think the 4" pads made the PC vibrate more.

I asked the same question a few weeks ago about the mini, this forum had me sold on the mini in no time. Dylan with Rupes is on here and can educate you on the machine as he did with me. Below is Dylans response to my question,which is the same as yours. Keep the mini, you will be happy

The LHR75E Mini was designed from the ground up to use the 100mm pads so unlike adapting a PC to smaller pads its tuned for them.

The perceived vibration is more likely a result of the tools ergonomics. Holding the body of the tool as you do leads to a more direct feedback from the motor; with something like the 15 your hands are nowhere near the motor, more similar to a rotary tool layout, so you've got some deadening of that.

Once you get your hands on the mini you'll wonder why you didn't get one sooner - the same can be said of the Nano which should start trickling into the market very soon

Awesome! Thank you guys for the help! Seems like I should get it and I won't regret it! I'm opening my detailing business 2 days after I graduate ( about 2 weeks away) and the very first vehicle is a H2 hummer and he wants everything done to it. So I owned a PC but the detail shop I worked at used the flex 3401 so when getting a polisher I decided on giving the rupes LHR15 a try because I hear everyone talking about how good Rupes polishers are!

I received this polisher from Adam's by mistake. Not a big deal, they have already talked to me and we have got it figured out! They are sending me the Rupes LHR 15 and they will send me a return label so I can send back the mini.. I wanted the mini and the LHR 15 but just couldn't make the commitment to doing it.. 

I have done some looking and people love the mini! so I might just have them charge me for it and I keep it! 

What does everyone think about the mini?? I have the PC and can change it to the 4" setup but I know the Rupes would be better for the small jobs.   

I'm too dumb to answer your actual question but what if you didn't know detail spray had sillicone in it, would it be a big deal to the body shop?

Yes if you get silicone in the body shop then it can fish eye the new paint and then it would have to get repainted agian and costing the shop a lot of money

I'm going to be working in a body shop and you are not able to use silicone inside a body shop. Well I use detail spray a lot and that contains some silicone Adam's told me. Can I use rinseless wash diluted for the same reasons I'd use detail spray?

Like to prime a pad, wipe off polish if needed, wipe off wax if needed, and stuff like that?

It takes practice! I went from using a PC and then I got a job offer (detailing) and they only used the flex and it was a little hard to use but they made sure when i wasn't working that i was using it on a junk hood. It takes time and I can now use it just fine.

BUT i just 20 minuets ago ordered a rupes 15 from Adam's  

I have used that before and it seemed just fine but it was a pain to take the soap out.. i would only do it if necessary but lets see what everyone else has to say

Nice!

Go ahead and do it! nothing wrong about it, just a lot of shine

Nice truck man! You did a good job

I didn't even relize it but I'm already following you James lol

Mine is jessewsmith

So can you use APC for the interior?? like use it to get stains out or like scuffs on plastics? I know they have products for that but has anyone tried APC for the interior before

I love mine and I use it after every wash! My mirrors hold a LOT of water and this helps me so much! If you get it, you wont regret it

Check the Garage Sale forum on here. Someone has a full Flex outfit for sale at a great price.

 

Yeah I seen that but it has sold already