Review on Rupes LHR 15ES Orbital Polisher by John Collins

Quality as expected. I've only used it once so far, so take that as your first impression. First I have a couple of buffs and polishers, rotary: Dewalt 724xp, large tilt head dynabrade, mini pneumatic dynabrade, my absolute favorite rotor is the Flex Pe14. I mostly use rotors for my boat projects, but I had a single stage white tundra that needed a rotor. This is my second DA to upgrade my porting cable. My newest truck actually has a clear coat. It was previously used in the dusty landscaping and first year construction and had significant warping along with other blemishes that needed to be corrected. I could do this with a PC and a combination of pads (maybe microfiber) and/or products, but my flexibility has taught me that buying a quality polisher will give better results, be more convenient, and save tons of time. The dockside cargo rotor is great for boats, especially for first rough jobs, but it lacks some of the things that make Dewalt handy. It's just not my preference after the initial heavy cutting and buffing, the flexibility is much more convenient and easier for annual or semi-annual maintenance. This polisher is very comfortable to use, I've read that the 21mm Bigfoot swing can be uncomfortable and I didn't think I really needed that many swings for this project and my wife's van. neglected. This is a very convenient polishing machine for long-term use. In any case, without a doubt it saved quite a bit of time compared to the PC (although I still applied synthetic wax to the PC and used it with a 3" pad for some small areas with an adapter) and much more enjoyable to listen to ( although I always wear headphones ) and use. it eliminated 99.9% of the twists and blemishes with what I had on hand (Lake Country, Meg's 205 pads are what I wanted to start with and then fix the more difficult areas with others.) My only minor gripe is that the trigger lock works takes a little getting used to They *really* recommend you to use their pads but as I have a bunch of 5.5 pads from different manufacturers that I've just used I'm sure Rupes pads with an angle are better, but it's not essential, you can use what you have. Price difference, I would prefer an Italian made tool to a Chinese one. I'm not sure what my purchase price will be for long Chinese. Ultimately, the difference here is simply not worth considering for me and I generally try to avoid porcelain if possible. Unfortunately cloudy day so I couldn't get any real money shots.