Rupes Recommended Method for Pad Priming

[luckydawg]

- No one uses a new pad for every section

I don't know anyone who uses a new pad on every section either. But I always use 4-5 on every car. They are not all "NEW" but most are used pads that I re use after I cleaned and dried them after using them on a prior job.

I dont blow my pads out with air- I use a brush mostly and sometimes the white terry cloth. I just dont trust my air to be 100% pure & oil free and would worry about a minuscule amount of compressor oil contaminating my pads.
I have had excellent results in the past so I will keep with my method of cleaning. I guess I need to get a SUPER good oil/water separator on my A/C, right now I have nothing.

[PaulMys]

I don't know anyone who uses a new pad on every section either.

I will use a new (previously used & cleaned) pad on every panel (2 for bigger panels).

But I just start them out with tried & true "circle of product" each time, and I have never had one problem.

[luckydawg]

I usually change out pads every other panel to every panel & 1/2

[chilly]

So much good info here

I am also glad I’m not the only one scratching his head over this nonsense

I think the common thread here is we are all focused on results and a “professional” level finish whether we are getting paid or not

How we get there may differ but if there was only one pad, one machine, one method, how boring would that be

Thanks everyone for your considered and valued input

Now I will get back to concentrating on the gorgeous young lady doing my pedicure, or as I call it, “foot correction and coating”…

Peace


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[Rsurfer]

So much good info here

I am also glad I’m not the only one scratching his head over this nonsense

I think the common thread here is we are all focused on results and a “professional” level finish whether we are getting paid or not

How we get there may differ but if there was only one pad, one machine, one method, how boring would that be

Thanks everyone for your considered and valued input

Now I will get back to concentrating on the gorgeous young lady doing my pedicure, or as I call it, “foot correction and coating”…

Peace


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talk about being retired and pampered.

[dgage]

talk about being retired and pampered.

I know. I was right with him…until his last comment. Lol!

[chilly]

Could it be the compound that he's using and it's not breaking down causing some haze?

I can’t find anything that says if Jescar Correcting Compound is a diminishing abrasive or not

If you do the same number of passes with the all same variables EXCEPT for the quantity of product will that make a difference in how long it takes the product to break down, assuming it is a diminishing abrasive?


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[Rsurfer]

I can’t find anything that says if Jescar Correcting Compound is a diminishing abrasive or not

If you do the same number of passes with the all same variables EXCEPT for the quantity of product will that make a difference in how long it takes the product to break down, assuming it is a diminishing abrasive?


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Diminishing abrasives won't diminish completely in two passes.

[chilly]

Diminishing abrasives won't diminish completely in two passes.

Might as well go for broke while I have a captive audience

Probably a simplistic question with multiple answers but here goes

If i understood Tunch Goren of 3D correctly on a video the difference in a compound and polish isn’t necessarily the size of the abrasives, it can be the quantity of abrasive grains in a given volume of liquid or both

Does that sound accurate?


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[chilly]

I know. I was right with him…until his last comment. Lol!

Don't judge me...

lol