Always a pleasure....
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How about pressure?? Do you use more or less pressure when using MF pads verses the foam pads??
And is the Optimum the best choice of MF for the Flex?
Not really, when doing any cutting step where you're trying to remove some paint you want to use medium to firm downward pressure after first spreading your product out and the reduce pressure for the last few passes.
Remember, polishing paint is not a grinding process. You're trying to create beauty.
That or the Lake Country THICK MF pads. Forced rotation dual action polishers buff smoother with some cushion versus a hard thin pad.
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Great advice Mike! I know you have been away but I picked up a 3401 and was able to use it on Saturday on a SL 550. I followed your tips and tricks and got great results. Check out my thread. Thanks for the help!!!
Just checked it out...
SL550 detailed (First with a Flex 3401)
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Looking good!
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Thank you from Slovakia for useful tips and tutorials.:)
I apologize for bringing this thread back from the dead fellas but I have question about Mikes comment here.
Was there any difference besides size between the 5" Hybrid pads and the 5.5" Hydro Teck pads?
To put it simple, did the Hybrid pads work harder with the same effort of the user than the Hydra Teck pads?
First off... never worry about bringing an older thread back to life. I have articles on this forum dating back 8 years now and I would bet that the information in them is just as accurate today as it was when I wrote it. That's my writing style, as I often post here,
I write for the future -Mike Phillips
The shape of the pad
The size of the velcro backing
The foam formula
And all make a huge difference.
The shape of the pad
The Hybrid pads are tapered. Somewhere I explained on this forum the BENEFIT to a tapered pad. I've never seen any other detailing guru explain this.
The size of the velcro backing
The size of the velcro backing on a pad simply makes it easier to center the pad and this means longer pad life, better pad and tool performance and less vibration.
The foam formula
The hydro-tech pads are closed cell and what I wrote in my how-to book about this is,
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The above is in my book, The Complete Guide to a Show Car Shine BUT I also cover this on pages 14 and 15 in my FLEX how-to book. (I tend to write my books like my replies in the forum/facebook worlds and that's IN-DEPTH as the original source.
They Hybrid pads last longer.
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Sorry I just now found this thread Justin but I've been following your write-ups on our forum and you are indeed kicking butt!
I'm always impressed with your work and thank you for purchasing my FLEX how-to book, reading it and putting the information I shared into use.
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