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Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Got a chance to use my new Grit Guard Pad Washer for the first time today after watching umpteen videos online. Cleaned pads with Rupes 21 Mk II and Griot's 3" Random Orbital.
I set up the washer per the instructions, but the problem I immediately encountered is that my polishers do not extend deep enough into the pail to enable the pads to make anything more than partial contact with the scrubber, and that's with the polisher at an angle. Consequently, my results were far less than expected. No way I could get the pads flat against the scrubber, which led to lousy rotation, sub-par cleaning.
I can't believe I'm the only person to encounter this issue. I was thinking I'd have to put something at the bottom of the bucket to raise the entire grit guard mechanism and fill the bucket with water higher.
What am I missing?
Thanks!
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
I noticed the same issue as you therefor as you have found out one must angle the polisher with pad which in my case using a Flex polisher allows for good contact with the scrubber surface (I do have to keep the opening slightly more open than the instructions recommend. Then to spin dry I raise pad off the scrubber and close the baffles as recommended. It did take some playing around to get it working correctly (play around with the water level, but safety first)
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Hi Mike:
Thanks for your helpful post. I wouldn't be a certified Autogeeker if I hadn't watched your video and many others before buying the pad washer .
I like your idea about the interface pads. I will look into that. I will also take Markymapo's advice above and play around a bit with water height to get a better result.
I also spoke this morning with Luan at Grit Guard (btw, she thinks you are Da Man!). She suggested putting another grit guard under the Support Base to elevate all the innards. The Grit Guard brand is too high to make this practical, but I have some CG cyclone guards that are only 1.5" high, which just might do it. If that works, it will make mid-polishing pad cleanings a breeze.
Thanks again for the suggestions,
Peter
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I've never tried the "Interface Idea", it's just an idea that came to me while thinking about your situation.
I'm so busy with other things this week I thought I would throw the idea out there versus try it. If you like, I'll send you a couple of interface pads and let you do the testing and see if it helps.
I show the Grit Guard Pad Washer at all my classes and it is an effective way to clean pads.
PM me your shipping address.
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Mike,
What speed do you put a rotary on to use with the Grit Guard Washer?
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Originally Posted by PM5C
She suggested putting another grit guard under the Support Base to elevate all the innards. The Grit Guard brand is too high to make this practical, but I have some CG cyclone guards that are only 1.5" high, which just might do it. If that works, it will make mid-polishing pad cleanings a breeze.
Thanks again for the suggestions,
Peter
Peter, and thank you for posting this thread and sharing that tip as well. I don't own a pad washer, but sometimes do think about getting one.
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Originally Posted by Mike Phillips
PM me your shipping address.
Sent today.
Sorry for the delay, Friday, Saturday and Sunday was my 3-day class, Monday I did IDA Skills Validation testing for detailers and then Tuesday the boss gives me the day off.
Originally Posted by Me Time
Mike,
What speed do you put a rotary on to use with the Grit Guard Washer?
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Low speed. I think on the FLEX PE14 I lock the speed lock and the lowest speed in locked mode is 600 RPM, but you can go to 1000 RPM and even higher if that's the slowest your rotary will go.
The deal is with a rotary, you've got LOTS of power that you don't need to flush the pads out.
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Originally Posted by JustJesus
Peter, and thank you for posting this thread and sharing that tip as well. I don't own a pad washer, but sometimes do think about getting one.
I have to say, that even with the not-as-expected experience I had as a first-timer, it was a vastly superior experience to spending 10 minutes hunched over my kitchen sink scrubbing with a pad cleaning brush and inhaling cleaning solution fumes.
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Re: Problem with new Grit Guard Pad Washer - Is it me?
Originally Posted by PM5C
I have to say, that even with the not-as-expected experience I had as a first-timer, it was a vastly superior experience to spending 10 minutes hunched over my kitchen sink scrubbing with a pad cleaning brush and inhaling cleaning solution fumes.
Sounds like me. Except, I use the bathroom sink. And it's usually more than 10 min for me. I'll keep the Pad Washer in mind for Christmas time.
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