D_Nyholm
01-24-2011, 10:20 AM
Just making some general observations about two pads that i've used this weekend on a detail. It is a 2001 Chevy Impala in a metallic green color. The car has never seen a polisher and hardly gets waxed or washed. I started with the rotary/Purple Foamed Wool/SIP and was able to get 95% of the damage out with 2 passes. I REALLY LOVE THE PURPLE FOAMED WOOL! It was super smooth, easy to control, and finished down great. It was a little messy, but I think it was worth it for the cut and finish. I used a mildly agressive second step, but I am not even certain I needed it!! Seemed like i could have gone straight to a finishing polish/pad combo and have been done with it!! I do think that the color and type of paint really helped in that regard, but I was happy nonetheless.:xyxthumbs::props: The only problem that I had is one of the pads wool backing came off halfway when i was removing it from the backing plate. This is after its second use!! I ised 4 pads on the car and none of the others had that problem (2 used one before annd 2 brand new). I hope this is just a defect of one of the pads and not a common occurance since i really like these pads!
I then followed up with a rotary/cyan Hydrotech/SIP and noticed that the pad was sticking to the paint much more than I am used to with my CCS pads. This is the first time i've used these pads, so I wasn't sure what to expect but the performance was nowhere near what everyone has been touting. I'm not sure if there is something that I was doing wrong, but I was not impressed. Granted it was 40* in the garage so that may have had a factor but I used the rotary/orange CCS/SIP and had none of the problems that I had with the Hydrotech. The cut may not have been as much (debatable), but the ease of use easily made up for it. I am going to give them another shot later on but I am happy I only purchased 3 of them to try out and didn't get a bunnch and in my mind, waste money.
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I then followed up with a rotary/cyan Hydrotech/SIP and noticed that the pad was sticking to the paint much more than I am used to with my CCS pads. This is the first time i've used these pads, so I wasn't sure what to expect but the performance was nowhere near what everyone has been touting. I'm not sure if there is something that I was doing wrong, but I was not impressed. Granted it was 40* in the garage so that may have had a factor but I used the rotary/orange CCS/SIP and had none of the problems that I had with the Hydrotech. The cut may not have been as much (debatable), but the ease of use easily made up for it. I am going to give them another shot later on but I am happy I only purchased 3 of them to try out and didn't get a bunnch and in my mind, waste money.
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