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How often do you change out glass pads?
Mike, I watched your glass polishing video last night and had a question I hadn't seen asked...
How often should you change out to a fresh glass (rayon) pad. I noted you cut glass for about 20 minutes with the same pad. Does it load up with product and glass powder after so many passes?
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Thanks Mike! That video is brilliant and really shows how much work it takes.
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One of the best tips you suggested is a cheap plastic paint drop "cloth" from Lowes, Home Depot, Menards whatever. Cover the ENTIRE vehicle and cut out then tape off the windows. I do like those oversized Ivan cover towels though and will be ordering some. I like your idea of "washability" and reuse.
Trust me, he wasn't kidding about sling everywhere. Consider the fact you're working a "slurry" that's wet and I was at speed 6 on my Flex 3401! S#&t flies! Then, after a good 3 hrs on my glass those splatter drops dried like concrete.
It was kinda funny when my "helper" was covered too (my dog).
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Re: How often do you change out glass pads?
Originally Posted by Paul A.
One of the best tips you suggested is a cheap plastic paint drop "cloth" from Lowes, Home Depot, Menards whatever.
Cover the ENTIRE vehicle and cut out then tape off the windows.
Here's that tip in practice,
Sometmes I read about how when a whale, porpoise, or some other sea creature dies and they do an autopsy, they share how much plastic is found inside thier stomachs.
I was going to show this tip in the LIVE Detailing Class but instead, my Eco-friendly nature shared our Cover-up Towels instead. Reusable, washable, works for dozens of projects.
Review: The Autogeek Cover-up Towel by Mike Phillips
The Autogeek Cover-up Towels
The Autogeek Cover-up Towel is a soft washable and re-usable microfiber towel that is 25" x 68" so it's perfect for covering up areas of a car or other detailing project where you want to protect the surface from any type of sling or platter.
I use these all the time for various areas of a project that I don't want to get compound, polish or splatter dots on when machine buffing. They save you a TON of time from having to go back at the end of the project, (at the end of the day when you're tired), and use a toothbrush to try to remove all the little annoying splatter dots.
Here's how you use them...
I use a few pieces of tape to secure the towels in place...
Ready for some fast and furious machine buffing....
Compound Splatter Dots
Here's an example of what you're preventing from getting on the engine, blower or whatever it is you cover-up...See the compound splatter?
Lets get a little closer.... now see what a mess you can make to unprotected areas?. Can you imagine this type of spatter all over the blower or carburetors of this streetrod and what a pain it would be to spend hours removing it?
Saves you time
The Autogeek Cover-up Towels save you time by shielding areas from machine sling and splatter so at the end of the detailing job you don't have to come back with a toothbrush or utility towel and spend hours cleaning up.
Projects a professional image
The Autogeek Cover-up Towels create an impression of professionalism to your customers showing you're smart enough to protect areas of their car from splatter and that you both care and take your profession seriously. Kind of like a mechanic's Fender Cover that a professional mechanic places over the fender of a car when doing repair and maintenance work to protect the paint on the car from damage.
Eco-friendly
They are washable so you can use them over and over again.
The Autogeek Cover-up Towels are time savers and this helps you to maximize profits while projecting a professional image.
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