Waiting on the OG review on this before I pull the trigger

Finally - a big YT detailing persona spoke the truth. Let's face it - Rupes put out a less than ideal product, which to be honest, happens to every one of them as of late. DA Wool pads - absolute junk, the foam backing would not last an entire car in some cases. From what Rupes rep said - it was due to the foam being made in Korea, now apparently everything is made in Italy - but the damage is done. Rupes lost many die-hard fans for that, including me. HLR75 - Beta testing on clients for a whole lot of money - the casings where rattling themselves to oblivion, not to mention that curious trigger choice. Also - we had to wait for the corded adapter almost a year. Now the second version of HLR75 is great, but it should not be relased to the public in the BETA version. At least it should not be available for purchase. And now for the HLR15/21. What a big letdown again. Like Matt said - this thing STALLS. With wool or microfiber it is basically useless, it can stall on you on flat panels, not to mention curves. With foam it is more bearable but still - you pay a whole lot of money for a tool that does not deliver. Corded adapter? - forget about it for now, you have to wait. Dual charger that really charges only one battery - it boggles my mind. It feels like HLR15/21 is another BETA experiment on customers. And you know what pisses me off the most ? Rupes paid a bunch of money for biased reviews, especially on YT.

@@KamiruNusbaum How did you find out about rupes paying for biased reviews?

@@whitegoodman7465 he doesnt know anything buddy is just lying for the love of the game

@@KamiruNusbaum Epic rant. The guy is actually using the polisher in the video, though. You can see how smooth and quiet it is. Not really sure what your gripe is about other than you're trying to cope for not having any Rupes machines? All due respect to @OG, he's a great entertainer, not really sure that qualifies him as the world's greatest detailer. I trust my own opinion first and foremost and my HLR75 and 15 are the best you can buy, hand down.

You ordered from Amazon ??? Cause it was 735 out the door for me

I think it’s very worth it , I do window tinting but want to expand to paint correction /c coating , either way if someone is gonna charge me over 1200 for a ceramic coating and two step correction I might as well buy a polisher and do it on my own vehicles and wife’s , pays off after a few uses

@@Luisrrr508still ridiculously high compared to a Flex

If your like me and have Milwaukee tools and batteries the Milwaukee polisher is only $300

Absolutely ridiculous. Only an idiot would pay this money for this. Even if you’re a professional and you dedicated $25 of every detailed to the acquisition cost, you’re looking at at least 30 to 35 details before you break even. That’s insane.

I have both hlr15 ans hlr21. I used to have milwaukees but sold those. I have had offcourse 15 and 21 mk3's. Hlr21 is on bar with 21 mk3 and milwaukee, but hlr15 is bit weaker than mk3 and milwaukee, its bit dissapointing but then again it is enough and its the smoothest 15 polisher out there. I allways do heavier corrections with 21/5 anyway. I wonder if this works like the nano, add power adapter and get like 30-50% more torque 🤔

Weird, I have both those machines and I'm experiencing the opposite of what you are. Send it back for a new one.

What speed were you using and did you swap out the pad at all? Sounds like you overheated it.

@@jeffc6832 3.4, i did not swap the pad out. I got to the tail light section when i noticed the pad separation. I did clean it with the Rupes Claw tool.

@@RCC207 A lot of people don't realize you honestly can only use one pad per 1-2 sections depending on your technique. I only ever had one Rupes pad come unglued and it was because I tried to use it on an entire BMW 318 ti. A small vehicle sure, but nonetheless, have to switch those pads out.

The guys have tried the UDOS briefly but have not spent much time with it.

because it is really not a problem and even if one machine stalls more you can work around it with technique. And because forced rotation corrects much slower than 15 not to mention 21. I had my mille fort month back in 2017 and sold it because it just dont correct like long throw.

Yeah but some of those don’t want to fuss with chords either.

@@ril850_1 I like cordless too, but I've gone down that route and dealing with batteries and charging, weight balance, and overall performance per dollar, corded is the way to go for a DA IMO. If you doing a spot or touchup, cordless is very handy, but for a whole car or multiple cars corded is less trouble overall.

@@iamsam8446 oh I agree. My first cordless was the IBRID nano and always thought to myself. Man if they only made a cordless 3 inch and a 5 inch. To be clear I’ve ahead only Rupes polishers and most recently the Milwaukee. They are all great IMO.

I call your comment BS