4" Pad life..Till its clogged

[bgray]

Hey, just curious, how much surface(1/4 CAR, 1/2 CAR, WHOLE CAR) are people getting out of the LCC 4" pads while doing polishing...MEz IP.

I did about a 1/3 of the car witht he pad and it began to clog up and wasnt workign properly...

what does everyone else experience

[nrengle]

You should really clean them after every panel. I have the 6.5's and if I don't clean them after every panel they do the same thing.

[charliehaley]

When you say clean them do you mean use a dry brush to remove some of the dried residue or to actually use pad cleaner? If you wash with pad cleaner is it safe to let soak, rinse, then give a spin at speed 6 and be ready to go or should it dry completely.

[supercharged]

Originally Posted by bgray

Hey, just curious, how much surface(1/4 CAR, 1/2 CAR, WHOLE CAR) are people getting out of the LCC 4" pads while doing polishing...MEz IP.

I did about a 1/3 of the car witht he pad and it began to clog up and wasnt workign properly...

what does everyone else experience

Get some Pinnacle XMT pad cleaner, and clean it...

[bgray]

yah but at every panel it gets a bit repetitive using xmt...I have XMT twins....

Its not a amtter of how to clean, simply curious to how fast the little guys are clogging up on everyone

[nrengle]

Originally Posted by charliehaley

When you say clean them do you mean use a dry brush to remove some of the dried residue or to actually use pad cleaner? If you wash with pad cleaner is it safe to let soak, rinse, then give a spin at speed 6 and be ready to go or should it dry completely.

I do a couple of things.. I take a toothbrush that has the rubber fibers on it instead of the nylon, and use it to spur the pad so to speak. I also will run it through a bucket of water with some Dawn Power Dissolver and then some clean water, and run it at high speeds on my rotary to dry.

I need a pad washer LOL

[dannythekid]

Cleaning the pad after every panel? If they are getting clogged up that quick, it seems like that's pretty high maintenance.

[Meghan]

I do not clean after every panel nor do I get any clogging problems.... sounds like too much product to me. Let's see if anyone else has a better idea of what's going on...

[matt@autogeek.net]

With IP you should be able to do 2 panels before the pad is completely caked. With M105 it would be about 1 pad per panel. Remember less = more...use the stuff sparingly and your pads won't get so caked up.

[67Customs]

I brush the pad when needed, but that is generally after each panel. I switch pads about each 1/3 of the car to a new one. It pays to have multiple pads of each size and color.