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Thank you again everyone. Looks like I am going with the G9 as recommended. I see Griots website has various kits available. I will start there and yes, pick up enough pads. So I want to start with orange pad for the deep swirl marks on the trunk lid? And, what is all the talk about making sure you buy a back plate and extra power cord?
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A lot of people go with the vented 5" backing plate to use smaller pads which is helpful on cars with more curves. Smaller pads will be slightly cheaper. They sell a 25' power cord. I haven't bought that.
Griots matches the color of the pad to the compound/polish so orange pads with the correcting cream and white pads with the fast correcting cream, which would be more aggressive.
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It's great to see all the G9 recommendations. I was going to go that route as well. I really want a kit except most of them include extra 6.5" pads and I want to swap down to the 5" setup.
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Do you think in the future you will start doing this on the side for extra cash? If so keep in mind time equals money.
I started doing vehicles other than I own. Now I wish I would have went with gear driven. If you have the extra money to splurge upfront I would.
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I was just watching Dallas Paint Correction video on YT explaining about 5" pads vs 6" pads. I am on major brain overload, Lol. Scott has a lot of videos and a lot of detail knowledge. So now if I buy the G9, I have to purchase a 5' backing plate, at least 10 orange pads, 10 white pads, 10 microfiber pads, etc........
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Originally Posted by opie
Do you think in the future you will start doing this on the side for extra cash? If so keep in mind time equals money.
I started doing vehicles other than I own. Now I wish I would have went with gear driven. If you have the extra money to splurge upfront I would.
Well, now, that's an interesting question. I am feeling daunted maintaining my own four cars. While it might be nice to help out a family member of friend one day, I don't ever see doing this for cash. This is strictly a therapeutic exercise and is me compensating for the fact I can barely work on the cars, so to spend quality time with them cleaning is my bonding activity.
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Originally Posted by Caddy1959
I was just watching Dallas Paint Correction video on YT explaining about 5" pads vs 6" pads. I am on major brain overload, Lol. Scott has a lot of videos and a lot of detail knowledge. So now if I buy the G9, I have to purchase a 5' backing plate, at least 10 orange pads, 10 white pads, 10 microfiber pads, etc........
I am in the same boat as you! I introduced myself yesterday, have been studying and reading, and I am on major overload as well. Every time I feel like I am narrowing in on a course of action, some new piece of info comes my way (which is great in a way). So far I am appreciating this thread and will keep following it for sure.
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Originally Posted by Caddy1959
So now if I buy the G9, I have to purchase a 5' backing plate, at least 10 orange pads, 10 white pads, 10 microfiber pads, etc........
You can break up the car and do a bit at a time. Do correcting one night, wash your pads, continue in the morning, etc. And if you're buying a lot of pads, you could save some money going with something like this:
Lake Country 5 1/2 x 7/8 inch Beveled Edge Pads 6 Pack, foam pad kit, build a kit, buffing pads, curved edge pads
Stack that with an Autogeek sale and it'll be much cheaper than buying Griot's pads.
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Originally Posted by Caddy1959
Hello Mike,
I used to own a "barn find" 1959 Cadillac Flat Top, Beige. All it needed was TLC and a week later it looked almost showroom new.
I've owned 5 1959 Cadillacs, loved them all. One was a 53,000 mile pristine Flattop.
The 1956 Tbird next to the Caddy belongs to my friend Brian and he still has it.
My first was also a 4-door Flattop, I cut the top off but did it in a way I could re-attach it for winter driving. Here it is ready to pull my boat.
I stuffed a 468 Big Block Chevy in this one,
Originally Posted by Caddy1959
Looking for one now, but a big price difference from 30 years ago when I found mine.
I get you... prices are to the moon on just about anything old and cool. I monitor a number of websites for classic Caddys, Hemmings, Autotrader, eBay as well as these two sites,
Classic Cars for Sale - Streetside Classics - The Nation's #1 Consignment Dealer
Worldwide Vintage Autos
Check out this site,
Dream Cars 1959
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Olfac87, ok was just a thought. Maybe for you in the future your LSP shoukd be a coating...sounds like you coukd benifit from it in the long run....maintenence washes are so much easier
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