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Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Lets take orange and white LC pad's. Assuming you use 6 orange pads per car, you could probably get away with using 3 white pads for the same car. Same speed setting for both. So, why do the polishing pads last longer?
There might be a very obvious answer that I'm overlooking?
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
If you're using more aggressive product then the products themselves are a factor.
Also, when doing correction work you'll tend to use more pressure against your buffer against the paint.
The correction step is almost always the longest step in a multi-part process while the polishing will tend to go faster and the application of your LSP will go the fastest.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek
If you're using more aggressive product then the products themselves are a factor.
Also, when doing correction work you'll tend to use more pressure against your buffer against the paint.
The correction step is almost always the longest step in a multi-part process while the polishing will tend to go faster and the application of your LSP will go the fastest.
Logically, I thought the same things you mentioned, but I wasn't sure.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Originally Posted by 07 z-oh-6
Lets take orange and white LC pad's. Assuming you use 6 orange pads per car, you could probably get away with using 3 white pads for the same car. Same speed setting for both. So, why do the polishing pads last longer?
There might be a very obvious answer that I'm overlooking?
WHAT!? 6 pad per car.. wow body. your doing something wrong.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Actually, I'm not doing anything wrong. I use a new pad for every panel. Call me crazy, but it's a personal preference.
Originally Posted by cobraa
WHAT!? 6 pad per car.. wow body. your doing something wrong.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Originally Posted by 07 z-oh-6
Actually, I'm not doing anything wrong. I use a new pad for every panel. Call me crazy, but it's a personal preference.
You are doing just fine like you said, I go through a ton of pads when I detail a car myself.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Originally Posted by ASPHALT ROCKET
You are doing just fine like you said, I go through a ton of pads when I detail a car myself.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
I use to go through a ton a pads myself but the pad washer does miracles
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
John and I actually clean our pads 3-4 times each during a full detail. I cycle through 3 orange CCS pads, so I'll use one, clean it, lay it out to dry a bit and grab a clean one and rinse and repeat. Nothing worse than trying to use M105 with a damp pad though...that compound is SO hard to remove when your pad is wet.
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Re: Why do polishing pads last longer than cutting pads?
Originally Posted by 07 z-oh-6
Actually, I'm not doing anything wrong. I use a new pad for every panel. Call me crazy, but it's a personal preference.
Heck, I use a brand new pad out of the package for each 16"x16" section. The pad is only used for one pass and then thrown away. If I do multiple steps on a vehicle, I can end up using over 100 pads easily. I throw out garbage bags full of pads every week.
Ha Ha. Gotcha.
Colin
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