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Originally Posted by tuscarora dave  Nice video Mike!!
I noticed that you mentioned that the DA microfiber pad was previously used and a little damp with product before using it in the video.
In your experience, how many times can you clean the MF pads on the fly, and re-apply product before product saturation in the pad's foam becomes an issue?
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I have not buffed out an entire car using the new Lake Country Ultra Microfiber pads so I can't comment. I have a Honda coming in next Thursday in which I'm going to do a complete buff out using both the rotary buffer pads and the DA pads, I'll have a valid opinion after this project.
On that note, anyone in the area that wants to test out the Lake Country Microfiber Pads you're welcome to join me next Thursday Night.
The Meguiar's Microfiber Pads don't really saturate easily because of their design. They don't like a lot of heat over extended use. For me 2 panels, maybe 3 panels tops with the Megs microfiber pads and then it's time to switch to a clean, dry pad. A person can keep buffing with the same pad but the pads not going to hold up due to increased heat plus wear-n-tear. Like foam pads, more pads are better.
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Originally Posted by tuscarora dave Switching the pad out for a dry one once this occurs, about how many MF pads do you think you would use to correct the paint on a car the size of the Mustang in your video if the paint condition was in let's say a moderately swirled/scratched condition? |
A minimum of 5-7 pads for the correction step alone if a person wants to work at maximum efficiency. More pads is always better and a person can use less but at some point constant heat and the violent oscillating action plus the introductions of liquids will have a negative effect. Less for the polishing step as the grunt of all the buffing work is always the first step.
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Originally Posted by tuscarora dave I am doing some testing of some different MF pads including the new LC Ultra microfiber and the Optimum MF pads. I pushed the LC pad "way past it's intended parameters" just to see how easily it would heat up and fail. I find that product saturation in the pad's foam is the culprit concerning pad failure with these types of pads, but too little product doesn't yield favorable results for me. |
Sounds about right. The negative influences are,
- Heat
- Time
- Pressure
- Violent oscillating action
- Liquids - This can be any carrying agents for the primary abrading ingredients be they water, oil or some form of solvent.
It's not a single listed item above its the combination of all of them that destroy any type of pad.
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Originally Posted by tuscarora dave I'd like to know what your take is, on how often to switch to a new or a dry pad to keep these pads from getting too saturated with product during heavy correction. I'd think maybe a half a dozen pads per vehicle. What are you thoughts on this if you don't mind sharing them? |
See my reply above to this question...
And look for my write-up, pictures and videos for the
Extreme Honda Makeover next Friday.
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