Shine Mate's EX620 polisher is a BEAST (and a bargain)
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- You can find the EX620 here: amzn.to/3Ov9pwc
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Less stalling. Less money. And more power -- by a long shot. That's how I sum up the Shine Mate polisher against the industry standard, the Rupes BigFoot Mark III dual action polisher. By the way, it's the industry standard for a reason. Rupes makes excellent tools! But a lot of people are looking to spend less money during these crazy times, and the polisher I'm reviewing is indeed less expensive. I've owned quite a few Rupes machines and find them extremely smooth and elegant...but the price point here with Shine Mate almost seems game changing.
I have to say, I'm pleasantly surprised by my first foray into the world of Shine Mate . . . having never tried their machines. After all, I'm a Rupes guy (you probably are, too)
The reality is, I'm skeptical by nature. How could any machine be "superior" to a Rupes Bigfoot Mark III? But lately, I've seen a handful of videos about the brand: glowing praise from Car Craft Detailing, positive feedback from Brian at Apex Detailing, and so on.
So I decided to give it a try. Check out the video and let me know what you think of my summary!
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Nice review ! We used both before. Shine Mate EX620 is very smooth and now we change the whole polisher tool to Shine Mate 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I’m thinking of purchasing one of these. I buff out 2000 grit scratches. Will 15 or 21mm cut the same? I like the idea of a 6” pad.
Now that you have used the Milwaukee Cordless DAs how do you feel about them compared to the ShineMate EX620?
Obviously no cord is better but cord/cordless aside how do you feel about everything else about the polishers? Which one would you use more?
I have been looking for a cheap DA polisher for a year now. Im so used to my old Rupes MK3 which was stolen from me. And i cant really afford another one right now either but
Im super glad this video came up on a recommendation cause im so sold on this. I did more research on it and im very satisfied with the reviews and the advertisement on this DA
Thank you for taking the time to make this review it was very informative and definitely helped me nail my decision!
For sure! They're available on Amazon now so if you click the link in my description I believe it takes you right to the ex620 🤙
Did you do the grease mod soon as you got it and does your have a clacking noise when you first hit the trigger it smooths out after it gets going but jw
Dude your the best keep up the good work.
Ive been considering shinemates machines. I started using their pads about a year ago, the foam diamond pads and they last an insane amount of time.
hey Nick, what about the ex620 21mm with the HD 5" backing plate? better option then the factory 15mm setup?
Did you buy it or did they give it to you for a review?
I added the washer mod to my LHR Mark III and it really helped with the stalling issues that are inherent to the Rupes DA machines. I am intrigued with the Shinemate but I’m an older guy and the smoothness of the Rupes is important to me when doing lots of paint corrections.
where did you get the washer mod for the LHR Mark III ?
@@kenwithrow5157 Pretty sure Ken Brown’s website has it. It’s a great little drop in washer that goes behind the backing plate and it’s only like $10. Definitely worth it
@@32Thomasthetrain Tom can you please provide Ken Brown’s website I know of him but I don’t know what his website is TY
@@kenwithrow5157 fair warning to start slow and start with lighter polish and less aggressive pads first to get a feel for it. It definitely changes the machines behavior: how fast the pad and the cars paint heats up, how easily it glides over everything (sometimes it feels like you get slightly less feedback while using the washer mod). I find myself getting great results with just a 1 step polish using a yellow or white Rupes pad, without the washer it would normally take 2 steps to get the same results.
I have had the Shinemate EX620 Pro for about a week and have tore it down to have a look. Beautiful, elegant, smart, and durable! I cant believe how smooth and how good it sounds. Its a beast, yet the gearhead stays cool. It is a joy to run. Bigfoot slayer at half the cost. And you are absolutely correct! The Bigfoot stalls, every chance it gets. Id rather run my SPTA. At least it doesn't stall out. Great showcase my friend!!!
Heck yeah! I love seeing people vindicate this video. Lol I want people to know I'm not shilling....I truly try and give the truth and I fell in love with this polisher at this price point 🤙
I told the wife to put bury me with it🤣(im not joking). I love the polisher and I love the channel...no hate from me👍
Great video.If Sandro from car craft auto detailing in Australia uses shine mate it's good enough for me.He is a high end detailer and yes he uses Rupes some times depending on the situation but he manly uses the shine mate and even uses the shine mate mini polisher for tight spots.
The best detailer very informational.
Thank you my man 🙏🏾
Great polisher for the money. I bought the 15mm throw from Carzilla about a month and a half ago. I love it so far. Very powerful polisher, it hasn’t stalled on me once yet during normal use.
Heck yeah man. Where are you located?
@@HawkProDetailing British Columbia, Canada. How about yourself?
Oh nice, yeah I'm in Utah 🤙
Did you ever experienced rupes broke down and need to send back to them for repair ? just wonder how about the reliability if commercially use.
Keep up the good work.
I’ve been using the ShineMate cordless set for the last two months , my XCE is just sitting. Sold the MaxShine , griots and the XFE and bought more ShineMate machines. I’m really enjoying my decision.
Do you feel me on the XCE tho?! I wanted to love it so bad... but just couldn't. I can't wait to try out the shine mate cordless tools. What do you recommend I try next?
@@HawkProDetailing I do, but I haven’t sold it because it’s a good backup machine. I also taught myself how to get the best of it. Pads are the secret to the XCE. Pad choice. But for now the 15MM and the 21mm ( I got the 12mm as well, the 3”) really get it done for me. I’d tell you to the the 21mm. The 15MM is good. Works fine, but the 21mm for a cordless machine will more than satisfy your need for a cordless machine as well. I pulled the stock backing plate and threw on a Griots new vented plate and it’s even better. My choice for a pro like you. The 21mm hands down.
@@HawkProDetailing The 21mm cordless I mean.
@@HawkProDetailing don’t bother with the 15mm cordless shinemate. After using the EX620 15, you will be disappointed with the shinemate 15 cordless. Trust me. Get the 21mm cordless…very powerful.
@@AmirAbdullah good info. Thanks
I have the EX620 15 & 21. Love them!!!!
Haha thanks man, glad to hear I'm not crazy. I've really been digging it so far. Is the 21 almost too beastly?
@@HawkProDetailing the 21mm is not the smoothest DA you’ll ever buy, but the quality is still there, as you know. Speed 5 and 6 are not needed. Cool to have them, though. I don’t think I’ve ever went above 3.5 with the 21. I’d rather have too much power than too little. Rupes is more refined with smoothness, but, I’ll take my ShineMate’s any day over the Rupes! I like my pad to rotate. 😁
Hello there. Curious as to what you didn’t like about the Flex XCE? I was looking to get the corded version. I know the gear driven tools have a tendency to “walk” on you but I think that would outweigh the typical DA’s tendency to stall. What is your take since you used both?
I didn't like the "walking" at all... couldn't figure out how to finish down well. I tried, and tried again. I asked around ... why do people even use the damn flex forced rotation? And someone told me it's cause renny Doyle is a matter salesman lol. The reality is, I spent enough time trying to master something that nobody I talked to said was even worth mastering. Who out there do you see with the flex or rupes mille? So if we agree that DA is going to give you your best finish, and you don't want stall... and you want to save a couple hundred bucks... and you want lots of torque...you might like shine mate lol. Check the comments, people who have the machine have agreed with me that they love it:)
Also I have a flex rotary and pxe80 so not knocking the brand
@@HawkProDetailing got it. Thanks for the feedback!
@@jamess.7415 seems hit or miss with forced rotation. I own two Flex 3401s because of my absolute love for the machine. Had a Rupes 21 Mii, have BOSS G15, the PC, Megs, etc...the 3401 was my go to. Now, I reach for the XCE the most. Love cordless.
I have the Ex605 and I love it
GLOSS 🤴 AMAZING!!!! Thanks for sharing 🙏
Haha thank you for watching the video I appreciate you 🙌🏼
Are you using Oberk MF pads in the video? They’re my favorite MF pads for sure.
Yes! I love these because the shine mate cuts so hard that it eats up clear coat and builds up residue...the long strands of the oberk pads are awesome because they can take and "store" a lot more crud before you totally gunk up pad
Relocated to the Philippines and just got a Platypus da 15mm and my next will be this Shinemate da for sure
Just ordered my EB350 and are pysched!!! Luv my boys over at Rupes too but this is the future and I'm sorry but I'm sick of cords lol
Shinemate polishers have always been legit ! Hopefully they get mire love in the states as they do international
Yeah man I feel like they are a complete unknown here...but it seems like that is changing
@@HawkProDetailing the word is spreading
What speed were you using in the video?
I was between 4.5-5 on cutting, 4 on polishing
Have you ever tried the new Griot's polishers? The new G21/G15. I heard they had a lot of heating issues at the beginning but have since been fixed as of 6 months or so ago in their more recent production runs......Apparently, they have crazy power too & are great with not stalling on curves/edges. Griot's also boasts about how smooth their machines are.......I wonder how this shinemate would stack up versus their G21/G15.
What's the price point on those?
@@HawkProDetailing right around Shine Mate. $240 for g15, $250 for g21
Nice and good video, objective on matter.😮
I usually don’t comment but I couldn’t look at what he was doing at 6:00 and on because of his facial expression 🤣🤣 good laugh
Nice video. You should try their cordless range. Not much more for so much versatility.
Yeah I've heard great things...not as much torque/power though I'm guessing?
@@HawkProDetailing you’d be surprised. I’ve packed anything with a cord on my top shelf, bought a spare battery and now enjoy nothing hanging free to scratch the vehicle I’m working on.
I have the shine mate EX620, great choice for all levels of experience. It is a work horse of a machine. It is a machine that can do it.
I love the EX620 man, thanks for watching the vid!
I need to get one of these so I can compare it to my 15mm MKIII.
I really like my Rupes
The price point just makes so much sense 🤙
@@HawkProDetailing vonixx brasil muy buena
Yea homeslice telling the truth love it
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The max shine gets the job done I’ll bring over so you can rip on it. Great vid homie
Dude I wanna try the max shine, I know you say it works great too. There's no denying rupes is smooth, but we've had to send in machines recently so in a working shop if everything is gonna get beat up and the expensive machine isn't Bullet proof I'm not sure if we need it...
Maxshine M15 Series II works very well. Not quite the power of the shinemate, but more powerful than the Rupes.
@@qwikss4469 how do you like your ShineMate vs the MaxShine ? I sold my MaxShine machines the cordless is better IMO.
@@AmirAbdullah the Maxshine 15 *pro series II* is better than the Shinemate 15 cordless, IMO. I’m not too impressed with the Shinemate 15 cordless power at all. Speed 6 is fine, but it feels like the machine is working to hard. Just doesn’t feel right. Speed 5 is OK. Anything below speed 4 is too weak.
The original Maxshine 15 is garbage.
@@qwikss4469 I feel you but gonna disagree. I sold my series 2 MaxShine machine. Mine stalled way too much. Plus so many issues with MaxShine machines if you got a good one you scored. But the pad and backing plate choice to me make the biggest difference. I’m getting a lot more spin at speed 5, but it’s a cordless machine tho so it’s only gonna be so good. Now the 21mm is a whole different machine crazy power. And the corded version is even better. Right now ShineMate is killing the polisher game IMO.
After burning up 4 rupes I tried a harbor freight bauer. It was loud and shakey. I changed the oil and adjusted the weight and it worked smoother and quieter than the rupes and more powerful. I'll never buy rupes again.
Ours are all broken in the shop 🤣 the 75e is great but the mark iii is average for the price
It's good if you're starting your business, however Rupes still the most balance and stable machine that you can play with one arm. It didn't have that ear piercing noise, and also only eat half the power of Chinese polisher. Still a better machine in the long run if you can afford a Rupes.
I love the smoothness of rupes. But i honestly reach for the shinemate now. Next polisher I buy will be from them... and no, they didn't pay me for this video lol
Shinemate has been making quality machines for years however, they're not as popular in the states. But, the EX620 line, has more power and torque than Rupes. Even though Rupes is the Cadillac of machines, Shinemate cutes so good plus all of the various options available. I love all of my Shinemate's I have. Especially my EX605 which is more powerful than the duetto. Great video!
Thanks man! Yeah I feel like they are going to make a push in the states because detailers are craving value...I do believe you get what you pay for, and this machine is so reasonably priced I was very pleasantly surprised. Like I said in video, there's no question rupes is popular for a reason. It's such a smooth well balanced machine. But ours break with time and wear, it's not like they are indestructible. And if they aren't damn near perfect I would rather not spend that money
@@HawkProDetailing I couldn't agree more. I know they're the Cadillac of polishers but the EX620 line just out performs the power and torque. Plus, the price from carzilla you just can't beat that. I'm right about to invest in the cordless line pretty soon. Those are nice as well.
hola la ex605 no se detiene al ejercer presión para logran cortar , ? en que velocidad corta bien sin detenerse el giro y la orbita? de verdad que es mas potente que la rupes duetto??? gracias
So why you using a flex now… if the other ones are so much cheaper? I take it you sold all your Rupes?
I'm a gear nerd haha I still love the shine mate though no joke. My other guys don't love it as much....so it's what I typically reach for if the more expensive machines are being used
@@HawkProDetailing makes sense. When I look at tools detailers are the worse at paying full price for the best, yet when they get low balled they say how dare they try to low ball me I know my worth .
Are you Nick from DIY Detail? If yes then i will subscribe immediately! hahaha
yes lol
*got
Better tell your buddy the sandman to try one!
Kilmer? Haha I'm sure he's tried 'em all
Oh no, you remind me of the Griot G9 Reviews on UA-cam comparing with the Rupes and so on !!
Not anymore, i learned my lesson, bought the G9 less than a year ago and i used it only 4 times, guess what, the switch broke, and can't use the machine anymore, and yes i tried to contact them 3 times without any success !!! Quality has a price and i am ready to pay this higher price like Rupes and be done with it!!
I hear you bro. Check out car craft detailing youtube and type in ex620. After that let me know if you change your mind
I think you're talking shit I have a g15 and a g8 the only problem is the brush the service of griots garage was impeccable filled I live in canada. i use my g15 for cutting all the time
I believe that is same as the max shine
I honestly don't know. Maybe someone else can chime in?
It's a great machine, however the snout on the end is way to short. That's the elephant in the room.
Interesting…
Sold
No joke man it's legit. Rupes is a little smoother. Check out car craft detailing... he has a glowing review on the machine and calls it the most powerful da ever made
@@HawkProDetailing legit fo sho! I got rid of my other(Rupes & Maxshine) 15 and 21 polishers.
All these hi end machine polisher made by same manufacturer but different companies put thier labels and jack up prices. Just like car manufacturers put car parts from manufacturer and put in thier box and price doubles
Is this a DA Force Rotation?
Nice job! You’ll have some haters with IDA patches coming for you, be prepared. 😆
IDA certified right here and i totally agreed with him...👍 You don't need and expensive equipment to do and excellent job.
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LoL
@@danlc95 hi Dan!
@@bbdetailing9123 Hey!!
You got paid for this
Nope
@@HawkProDetailing I got paid for this
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its a solid cheap machine. People who invest in rupes tend to put long hours behind machines often 8-12 daily. using a machine with significantly more vibration will get to you. its inevitable. a honda civic and a mercedes will both take you to the same destination. Rupes will always have its market.
Have you used shine mate? I feel like I assumed it would be "cheap" but it's pretty dang solid. With that said, vibration is a real thing and I respect the elegance and smooth(ness?) of rupes. But the mark iii isn't like some durable beast in terms of daily shop use. We've sent one in and have another on the IR lol.. Flex is where I look for true durability
Shinemate has outdone Rupes from the start.
ShineMate is a beast.
Rupes is a stall beast
What part of the world are you in? Shine Mate is a relative unknown in the states from what I gather
@@HawkProDetailing Atlanta, GA.
ShineMate and ShineMaster are much better values than Rupes stall masters.
Rupes in my opinion are excellent marketers.
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Rupes is better 100%
Rupes is the best i have shimemate ex620 but rupes its better