Originally Posted by
311Hemi
New here, but I have been reading a lot of info. Great site you have here with a lot if helpful info!
I am just starting to get into detailing and have a questions on cleaning pads. This past weekend I completed my first no rinse wash on one of my vehicles using ONR and then clayed the vehicle. I then went over the car with Blackfire Wet diamond, which was the first time using the product. Upon completion, I put the Lake County Blue Fine Finishing pad in a bucket with snappy clean and let it soak for 20-30 min. As I started to squeeze the pad I had a bunch of the polish come out of the pad and make a complete mess of the water/snappy clean.
I am wondering if this is normal, or if maybe I was using way to much polish on the pad?
FYI, I was putting 4 dots of polish on the pad for each 2.5'x2.5' section I was polishing, each dot maybe half the size of a dime. I have only used the 7424xp a few times, and it was years ago so this is all completely new to me. A new (used) car purchase has me really wanting to learn this skill as I want to keep the black paint looking good through the MN winters.