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dazza:
Thanks dan. I have seen the VRG for £281.40 delivered. Just the machine/backing plate. So i'm leaning towards that at the moment. Its a pity none of the pads i have will work on these bigger machines.

dansmith180:
Wow that's a really good price, just spoke to my boss and he said we can't match that so I'd go for it. Even after buying a couple of pads and compounds its £100 odd less than the Rupes. Like I said I've heard good stuff and know for a fact their rotary machines are really good so I reckon you'll get some good results.

dazza:
I will add it to my wishlist i found one on eBay for £259.17 delivered. Euro sellers are doing a bit better these days as the euro is weak. Can u recommend a good set of pads and some polish for this?

What i have at the moment.
Chemical Guys V36, V34, V32   
Dodo Juice Supernatural Micro Prime
dodo juice lime prime

xjay1337:

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--- Quote from: xjay1337 on June 25, 2015, 11:31:45 am ---Good machines.
They are forced drive dual action polishers.
I personally prefer a rotary,  we use flex pe14-2-150s
Rupes are good and so are those flex vrgs
 The rupes are random orbital da which will slow down or stop spinning if you angle it as such.  They have a bigger throw which is good for larger panels.  Annoying on smaller ones. Id get the flex vrg personally but i think dan rates the rupes very highly  :) he uses them a lot more , ive never used a rupes myself.

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Thanks mate will i see better results than with the das 6?

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Yes mate with either a rupes or a flex vrg you will get better results with a das6 pro. Which arent bad machines just quite vibratey.

dansmith180:
I would recommend starting with a green hexlogic pad (heavy cutting) and some Rupes UHS polish.

Then finish off with a black hexlogic pad (finishing) and some Sonax profiline perfect finish.

With the UHS makes sure its thouroughly spread otherwise it can fling a bit especially on curved panels but it doesn't dust because its more watery. With the Sonax its goes a long way so you don't need much and you will go through a few cloths buffing it off because its quite thick and taccy but does an excellent job so its worth it.

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