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Mike Phillips
12-22-2009, 04:15 PM
How to adjust the Pad Cleaning Plate in the System 2000 Pad Washer (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wool-foam-buffing-pads/22460-how-adjust-pad-cleaning-plate-system-2000-pad-washer.html)

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The below is an excerpt from an original article on the Meguiar's Double Sided 100% Wool Cutting Pad (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/wool-foam-buffing-pads/22459-meguiars-double-sided-100-wool-cutting-pad.html)


The Lake Country System 2000 Pad Washer

This pad washer works with rotary buffers for cleaning either wool or foam buffing pads. It uses a 9 plastic gears, one of which is also a water pump to inject cleaning solution into the face of the buffing pad to help loosen and remove residues off the pad. Eight other plastic gears act to gently agitate and loosen product as well as fluff the yarn fibers of wool buffing pads.

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If you look in the pictures below you'll see a gray colored larger gear separate from the smaller black gears. The holes you see in the gray gear act to bring water to the face of the pad when you place the buffing pad against the gear and bring up the RPM's of the buffer..
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The Meguiar's W5000 Double Sided Wool Cutting Pad is a very thick pad and as such there was not enough vertical empty space inside the bucket to wash and then sling out any excess cleaning solution left in the pad. A perusal of the directions that come with the pad washer state you can adjust the legs on the base to increase or decrease the hight of the pad cleaning plate to accommodate different thicknesses in pads.

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If you find that your pads are too thick for the factory preset hight, go retrieve the directions out of the wastepaper basket as they will tell you what I'm about to show you.

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The legs between the base and the pad cleaning table are adjustable, all you need is s Phillips Screwdriver.
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Once you remove the screw on the outside you can then slide the leg up into the slot to a higher level to lower the pad cleaning plate further down into the bucket.

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Then replace the assembled unit back into the bucket and press it down firmly till it bottoms out.
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It was a little snug going in but an easy task overall.
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I did a test fit by placing the face of the buffing pad against the plastic gears and the pad cleaning plate and it looked that once the lid were replaced I would have ample room to lift the buffer up after cleaning to sling out any excess cleaning solution.
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Look closely, in the top picture the buffing pas is down lower in the bucket, in the bottom picture the pad is sitting higher.

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When you go to put the lid back on, make sure you align the lid with the Gray Water Pump Wheel as the diagram from the directions shows and as I point out in the picture below.
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After aligning the lid to the bucket, I flipped it upside down to show you how the housing clamps work to hold the lid to the bucket.
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With the lid in place I again checked to see if there is enough vertical clearance to clean the pad and then lift it off the pad cleaning plate to sling out any excess cleaning solution and it looks to be a perfect fit.
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On Autogeek.net


Autogeek System 2000 Pad Washer for Rotary Polishers (http://www.autogeek.net/system-2000-pad-washer.html)

Detailer's Polishing Pad Rejuvenator (http://www.autogeek.net/dp730.html)

Lake Country Wool Pad Spur (http://www.autogeek.net/wool-pad-spur.html)



:)

Mike Phillips
06-07-2012, 07:15 AM
Video: Tips for using a Rotary Buffer and the Flex 3401 on vertical panels (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-car-garage-how-videos/48334-video-tips-using-rotary-buffer-flex-3401-vertical-panels.html)Tips and techniques for using rotary buffers on vertical panels as well as the Flex 3401 Forced Rotation Dual Action Polisher plus surgical buffing using small pads for thin panels.

Also shown is how to use a Spur to clean a wool pad plus how to use both the System 2000 Pad Cleaner for cleaning wool pads on a rotary buffer and the Universal Grit Guard Pad Washer for cleaning any buffing pad.




Tips for using a Rotary Buffer and the Flex 3401 on vertical panels

Tips for using a Rotary Buffer and the Flex 3401...


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Related topics...

Surgical Buffing (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/auto-detailing-101/47254-surgical-buffing.html)

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Mike Phillips
06-07-2012, 07:18 AM
This vidoe goes over different types of tools, products and pads for buffing out boats with light oxidation and staining....



How to Detail Your Boat - Removing Oxidation - Maintaining Sunbrella and Isinglass
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