Which pad to use for Glass Polishing

[MTLean]

Hey guys,

so i am looking to use the CarPro CeriGlass Polish Kit (or any other glass polish) on my own car before adding it to the future mobile detailing arsenal.

I only have a PC7424XP on hand for now (with dreams of a 3401 hehe). My question is what pad do you guys suggest to apply this other than the 5.5" Lake Country Glass Pad?


I have the following pads on hand:

5.5" Lake Country Foam Flat Pads
- yellow
- orange
- white
- black
- blue

5.5" Lake Country CCS Pads
- orange
- white
- red

5.5" Lake Country Hydro Tech Pads
- blue

4" Lake Country Pads
- yellow
- orange
- black

and also a 5.5" MF pad


Thanks for suggestions and comments.

[swanicyouth]

I used the LC Glass Cutting Pad with a 7424 and it micro marred the glass. Once it was marred, foam could not remove it. I don't think you can actually "correct" glass with a PC. At least I couldn't. You can clean it and remove contaminants though.

[pixelmonkey]

the best luck i've had has been with the following.
Makita 9227C 7 inch Circular Polisher (http://www.autogeek.net/ma927po.html)

Griot's Garage Glass Polish, auto glass polish, Griots Garage Glass Polish, Polish windshield (http://www.autogeek.net/griots-glass-polish.html)

Griot's Garage 3 Inch Glass Polishing Pads, Glass Polishing Discs, Remove scratches from glass, polish water spots (http://www.autogeek.net/griots-glass-polish-pads-3.html)

As for help, Mike has a few useful post that are quite detailed.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/diamondite/40436-how-remove-tiny-pinhole-pits-glass-windows-using-rotary-buffer.html?highlight=polishing+glass

and

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/two-guy-s-garage-my-classic-car-tv-shows/46205-diamondite-glass-polishing-truck-u.html?highlight=polishing+glass

and

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-car-garage-how-videos/21131-video-glass-polishing-results-mercedes-benz.html?highlight=polishing+glass

hope it helps!
chris<pixelmonkey>:D

[AutowerxDetailing]

I used the LC Glass Cutting Pad with a 7424 and it micro marred the glass. Once it was marred, foam could not remove it. I don't think you can actually "correct" glass with a PC. At least I couldn't. You can clean it and remove contaminants though.

I agree. Be careful with the dedicated glass pads. Some of them (the very thin ones) are ULTRA aggressive when coupled with CeriGlass.

I have started using a 4" Orange CCS pad for glass polishing. It works perfectly for removing hard water spots from neglected windshields. I like the 90 degree edges on the CCS pads because you can get right up against the trim to remove all visible defects. I haven't tried much glass polishing with a DA but Orange CCS & CeriGlass on my 849X rotary gives stellar results with only one or two section passes. I have tried many of the over the counter "glass stripper" & "glass water spot remover" products and NOTHING that I have tried compares to CeriGlass. Period.

[MTLean]

I used the LC Glass Cutting Pad with a 7424 and it micro marred the glass. Once it was marred, foam could not remove it. I don't think you can actually "correct" glass with a PC. At least I couldn't. You can clean it and remove contaminants though.
Anyone can confirm their experience polishing glass with a PC before i pull the trigger on this CeriGlass?

[KillaCam]

I just used Duragloss Nuglass 755 last night on a car with pretty bad waterspots. I should've taken pictures before and after but didn't. It got rid of all the waterspots and the glass looked brand new. I used a 5.5 inch orange lc ccs pad on speed 5 on the pc xp.

[MTLean]

I just used Duragloss Nuglass 755 last night on a car with pretty bad waterspots. I should've taken pictures before and after but didn't. It got rid of all the waterspots and the glass looked brand new. I used a 5.5 inch orange lc ccs pad on speed 5 on the pc xp.
Thanks for your input! I did consider the duragloss 755 but ive been impressed with CarPro's stuff so far so i stuck with it! Speed 5 was good enough to work in the product? How many passes more or less did you attempt?

[Rsurfer]

Like paint, use the least aggressive first and that would be Nu Glass. Ceri Glass needs to stay wet and can become pretty messy.
Thanks for your input! I did consider the duragloss 755 but ive been impressed with CarPro's stuff so far so i stuck with it! Speed 5 was good enough to work in the product? How many passes more or less did you attempt?

[FUNX650]

I only have a PC7424XP on hand for now


-If you are only attempting to remove, for example: minor water-spotting (not etching) and built-up crud:
The PC7424XP with your choices of pads and selecting other compounds/polishes (than CeriGlass)...
may, indeed, be the ticket to success.

-Scratches, pitting, etchings...on the other hand...will more than likely require a rotary (circular) coupled
with cerium oxide-products and the appropiate "glass-pads"...And practice, practice, practice:

-Which, hopefully, if so desired, will lead to being: Experienced...in the nuances of glass-polishing.

:)

Bob

[KillaCam]

Thanks for your input! I did consider the duragloss 755 but ive been impressed with CarPro's stuff so far so i stuck with it! Speed 5 was good enough to work in the product? How many passes more or less did you attempt?

The nuglass is like 8 bucks. So it's not like you're losing much if it doesn't work. I did two passes and that was more than enough to remove the waterspots.