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Re: PC7424XP - Waxing
Originally Posted by HeavyMetal
Agree Mike. But ya gotta admit the wax does spread faster and more evenly if you keep the pad rotating.
Yes sir, I do agree because the pad will tend to move over the paint easier, it's just not mandatory. Actually, on speeds like the 3 and 4, if you watch your pad for an extended period of time as you're moving it you'll see that sometimes it's rotating and sometimes it's just jiggling. The key point is if you're applying a finishing wax or sealant that the goal is to spread out a uniform layer over the surface and you can do this with or without pad rotation.
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Re: PC7424XP - Waxing
Originally Posted by Y2KSVT
I was applying Natty's Red Paste Wax to my wife's car this weekend on speed 4 with an LC flat grey pad, and with no pressure added, the machine just wanted to shake and bounce around.
A couple of things,
How slippery a product is affects how well a pad rotates and glides during application and liquids tend to offer more slipperiness or lubricity than paste waxes, not always but in general.
Also, there's a phenomena related to DA style polishers and that at the higher speeds if there is no pressure applied to the head of the tool but just very light contact between the surface and the pad, the pad will more or less just vibrate, jiggle, flutter, whatever you want to call it.
(Experiment some time to see for yourself)
As soon as you start applying some downward pressure to the head of the polisher, the pad will start to rotate.
So some pressure, even light pressure is preferable versus zero pressure even for spreading out a coating of wax.
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Re: PC7424XP - Waxing
With the exception of faster application time, is there another reason for using a machine instead of applying by hand? Is it a better result? Im guessing in the tighter areas you would need to apply by hand anyway.
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Re: PC7424XP - Waxing
Originally Posted by fj610
With the exception of faster application time, is there another reason for using a machine instead of applying by hand? Is it a better result? Im guessing in the tighter areas you would need to apply by hand anyway.
"Thin is in" I just started used my machine to apply wax and the first time I used Liquid Souvern and only used maybe 1/3 ounce to cover my whole car. I was amazed how little product I used. When I apply by hand I use almost an ounce. When you apply heavy it is harder to wipe off and what you do wipe off is just wasted product. So if I can get 3 applications by machine with the same amount of product I would use for 1 application by hand then I am triple-ing my money.
Yes you still have to do the small/tight areas by hand but it's really not that much.
Dave
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