RUPES Detailing Systems UK | Polishers, Pads & Compounds

Rupes BigFoot LHR15 Mark V LUX kit: polisher, tools bag, three bottles, pads, cloths, Claw pad and cable clamp, product photo on white

New RupesRupes BigFoot LHR15 Mark V Polisher LUX Kit £692.99 Only 1 left Corded Mains Power17 Piece Kit15mm Orbit7 Pads IncludedTools Bag5 Year Warranty

Rupes BigFoot LHR15 Mark V BAS kit: polisher, D-A Coarse and D-A Fine compounds, wool pad, D-A Intermediate foam pad, two cloths and a cable clamp, product photo on white

New RupesRupes BigFoot LHR15 Mark V Polisher BAS Kit £576.45 Only 1 left Corded Mains Power8 Piece Kit15mm Orbit500W MotorPads And Compounds5 Year Warranty

Rupes BigFoot LHR15 Mark V polisher, machine only, product photo on white

New RupesRupes BigFoot LHR15 Mark V Polisher - Machine Only £524.99 Only 1 left Corded Mains Power15mm Orbit500W Motor47% Less Noise5 Year Warranty9m Cord

Rupes Soft Interface Pad, 125 mm / 5″, 2 Pack (12 mm Thick), product photo on white

RupesRupes Soft Interface Pad - 125 mm / 5″ - 2 Pack (12 mm Thick) £29.99 Only 2 left Soft Interface Pad2 Pack125mmEasy To Use

Rupes DA Coarse Microfibre Pad - 80mm (3"), product photo on white

RupesRupes DA Coarse Microfibre Pad - 80mm (3") £9.99 In stock Microfibre Pad80mmEasy To UseMachine Polishing

RupesRupes DA Fine Microfibre Pad - 80mm (3") £9.99 In stock Microfibre Pad80mmEasy To UseMachine Polishing

Rupes DA Ultra Fine Microfibre Pad - 80mm (3"), product photo on white

RupesRupes DA Ultra Fine Microfibre Pad - 80mm (3") £9.99 In stock Microfibre Pad80mmEasy To UseMachine Polishing

Rupes X Cut Foam Abrasive Discs 125mm P3000, 20 Pack, product photo on white

RupesRupes X-Cut Foam Abrasive Discs 125mm P3000 - 20 Pack £69.00 Only 1 left Sanding Discs20 Pack125mmEasy To Use

Rupes X Cut Foam Abrasive Discs 125mm P2000, 20 Pack, product photo on white

RupesRupes X-Cut Foam Abrasive Discs 125mm P2000 - 20 Pack £69.99 Only 1 left Sanding Discs20 Pack125mmEasy To Use

Rupes XC 2 Coarse Compound Gel, 1 Litre, product photo on white

RupesRupes XC-2 Coarse Compound Gel - 1 Litre £51.50 Only 2 left Heavy Cut Compound1LEasy To UseMachine Polishing

Rupes Blue Wool Polishing Pad - Coarse - 130mm - The Drivers HQ

RupesRupes Blue Wool Polishing Pad - Coarse - 130mm £21.00 Only 2 left Wool Pad130mmEasy To UseMachine Polishing

Rupes DA Fine Compound, product photo on white

RupesRupes DA Fine Compound From£17.25 In stock2 sizes DA Fine Compound2 SizesEasy To UseMachine Polishing Choose options

Rupes Uno Protect One Step Polish & Sealant, product photo on white

RupesRupes Uno Protect One Step Polish & Sealant From£16.25 Only 2 left in 250ml2 sizes All-In-One PolishGloss Boost2 SizesEasy To Use Choose options

Rupes Soft Interface Pad - 75 mm / 3″ - 2 Pack (7mm Thick) - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes Soft Interface Pad - 75 mm / 3″ - 2 Pack (7mm Thick) £9.99 Soft Interface Pad2 Pack75mmEasy To Use

Rupes X-Cut Foam Abrasive Discs 125mm P1500 - 20 Pack - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes X-Cut Foam Abrasive Discs 125mm P1500 - 20 Pack £69.00 Sanding Discs20 Pack125mmEasy To Use

Rupes LHR15 Mark III Bigfoot Polishing Machine - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes LHR15 Mark III Bigfoot Polishing Machine £627.00 Corded Mains PowerDual Action Polisher15mm OrbitProgressive Trigger9m Cable

Rupes LHR12E Bigfoot Duetto Polisher - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes LHR12E Bigfoot Duetto Polisher £414.75 Corded Mains PowerDual Action Polisher12mm OrbitSanding And PolishingAnti-Spin Device

Rupes LH19E BigFoot Angle Rotary Polisher - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes LH19E BigFoot Angle Rotary Polisher £511.00 Corded Mains PowerRotary Polisher1200W MotorAnti-Vibration HandlesUK Plug

Rupes HLR75 BigFoot iBrid Mini Polisher - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes HLR75 BigFoot iBrid Mini Polisher £558.25 2 Batteries and ChargerCompact Dual Action Polisher12mm OrbitBattery Or CordedTwo Batteries Included

Rupes HLR21 BigFoot iBrid Polisher 21mm - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes HLR21 BigFoot iBrid Polisher 21mm £962.25 2 Batteries and ChargerCordless Dual Action Polisher21mm Orbit18V BatteryBrushless Motor

Rupes HLR21 BigFoot iBrid Polisher 15mm - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes HLR15 BigFoot iBrid Polisher 15mm £930.00 2 Batteries and ChargerCordless Dual Action Polisher15mm Orbit18V BatteryBrushless Motor

Rupes BigFoot LK900E Mille Gear Driven Polisher - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes BigFoot LK900E Mille Gear Driven Polisher £710.25 Corded Mains PowerForced Rotation PolisherGear Driven900W MotorTwo Backing Plates

Rupes Compound and Polish Sample Pack - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes Compound and Polish Sample Pack £31.99 Compound & Polish Sample PackFor DA Polishers4 x 125mlEasy To Use

Rupes DA Intermediate Foam Light Blue Polishing Pad - 130/150mm - The Drivers HQ

Out of stock RupesRupes DA Intermediate Foam Light Blue Polishing Pad - 130/150mm £13.50 Polishing Pad130/150mmEasy To UseMachine Polishing

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RUPES BigFoot polishers

LHR15 Mark V. The BigFoot LHR15 Mark V is a corded random orbital polisher with a 15mm orbit and a 125mm backing plate: 500W, 3,000 to 5,200rpm, 2.35kg and a 9m cable. RUPES fitted POLYSYNTHEC composite gears that need less lubrication, and says noise is down 47% on earlier models. It comes as the machine only, the BAS Kit with a first set of pads, compounds and cloths, or the 17-piece LUX Kit. RUPES gives five years' warranty when the polisher is registered after purchase. The earlier LHR15 Mark III is also listed.

Cordless iBrid. The HLR15 iBrid (15mm orbit) and HLR21 iBrid (21mm orbit, for broad panels) come as kits with two 18V 5Ah batteries and a dual charger; RUPES quotes up to 40 minutes per battery at full power under its stated conditions. The HLR75 iBrid Mini has a 12mm orbit and a 75mm plate for tight shapes and spot repairs, with two 18V 2.5Ah batteries and a charger. Mains use needs the optional power supply.

Gear driven, rotary and sanding. The LK900E Mille is a 900W gear-driven polisher with a 5mm orbit: the drive forces both rotation and orbit, for strong cutting with low heat build-up. The LH19E is a 2.2kg rotary with anti-vibration loop and side handles, and the LHR12E Duetto is a 12mm orbit machine for both sanding and polishing.

Shop by type: dual action polishers, cordless polishers, forced rotation polishers and rotary polishers.

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The Brand

About Rupes

RUPES is an Italian maker of professional power tools, founded in Milan in 1947, with its operational headquarters at Vermezzo, near Milan. Its stated mission is to develop electric, pneumatic and low-voltage tools and dust extraction that improve users' working conditions, and its range runs from sanders and grinders to dust-extraction systems. For detailers it is best known for BigFoot, the long-throw random orbital polishing system it introduced in 2010 with 15mm and 21mm orbits, together with colour-coded D-A pads and compounds made to work as one system. RUPES holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for polishing and sanding systems and their consumables.

At The Drivers HQ we stock RUPES online with UK delivery and in our Ilkeston shop: BigFoot polishers corded and cordless, D-A foam, microfibre and wool pads, compounds and polishes, and X-Cut sanding discs. Popular choices include the BigFoot LHR15 Mark V, the D-A Ultra Fine Pad and the D-A Coarse Microfibre Pad.

RUPES pads, compounds and sanding discs

RUPES colour-codes its D-A system so pad and compound match: blue for heavy cutting, yellow for fine polishing, white for ultra-fine finishing. Its D-A microfibre pads are made larger than the backing plate to protect the edge.

Blue, coarse: D-A Coarse compound for sanding marks and severe defects, with the D-A Coarse foam pad, the D-A Coarse microfibre pad in 130mm and 80mm, or the blue wool pad.
Light blue, intermediate: the D-A Intermediate foam pad sits between coarse and fine and works with D-A Coarse, D-A Fine and UNO compounds.
Yellow, fine: D-A Fine compound after D-A Coarse or for light correction, with the yellow foam pad or the D-A Fine microfibre pad (80mm).
White, ultra-fine: UNO Pure for very soft or haze-prone paint, made by RUPES in Italy (RUPES says it contains no fillers), used with the white foam pad or the ultra-fine microfibre pad (80mm).

One step and specialist. UNO Protect is a polish and sealant in one, containing polymer, silicone and carnauba, for light defects on rotary, dual action or gear-driven machines; RUPES quotes up to 90 days' protection. XC-2 Xtra Cut is a fast-cutting compound for gelcoat, hard paint and high-solid industrial finishes. The sample pack holds four 125ml bottles to try the range.

Sanding. X-Cut foam-backed discs sand wet or dry before polishing, 20 to a pack: 125mm in P1500, P2000 and P3000, and 75mm in P1500, P2000 and P3000. Soft interface pads in 125mm and 75mm let the disc follow curved panels.

Shop by type: polishing pads, compounds and polishes and wet sanding discs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is RUPES made?

RUPES is an Italian company founded in Milan in 1947, with its operational headquarters at Vermezzo, near Milan. UNO Pure is formulated and made by RUPES in Italy.

What orbit is the RUPES LHR15 Mark V?

15mm, with a 125mm backing plate, 500W, 3,000 to 5,200rpm and a 9m cable. It weighs 2.35kg.

Does the RUPES Mark V have a 5 year warranty?

Yes, when the polisher is registered with RUPES after purchase. The extended warranty has eligibility terms and excludes batteries, chargers and normal wear.

What do the RUPES pad colours mean?

Blue is coarse, for heavy cutting with D-A Coarse; light blue is intermediate; yellow is fine, with D-A Fine; white is ultra-fine finishing, with UNO Pure.

Which RUPES polisher is cordless?

The BigFoot iBrid range: the HLR15 (15mm orbit), HLR21 (21mm orbit) and the HLR75 Mini (12mm orbit, 75mm plate). Each runs on 18V batteries and can run on mains with the optional power supply.

What is RUPES UNO Protect?

A one-step polish and sealant containing polymer, silicone and carnauba, for removing light defects and protecting in one pass on rotary, dual action or gear-driven machines. RUPES quotes up to 90 days' protection.

Where can I buy RUPES in the UK?

The Drivers HQ stocks RUPES online with UK delivery by Royal Mail Tracked 24, free on orders over £100, and in our shop in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, with free Click & Collect.