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Cleaning pad after a pass
....Cut down on the amount of product AFTER pad is broken-in...
After your pad is broken in with product, clean your pad after each section pass and when you apply fresh product you can cut down on the amount of product you actually apply to the face of your pad...
I read this on help for newbies DA Polishers by Mike, Im a bit confused however. Does this mean after I do every panel: IE hood, doors, etc..., do I have to clean pad with XMT pad cleaner? Seems like more work than should be done but again, this is all new to me
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Re: Cleaning pad after a pass
Originally Posted by CAMAROZL1
....Cut down on the amount of product AFTER pad is broken-in...
After your pad is broken in with product, clean your pad after each section pass and when you apply fresh product you can cut down on the amount of product you actually apply to the face of your pad...
I read this on help for newbies DA Polishers by Mike, Im a bit confused however. Does this mean after I do every panel: IE hood, doors, etc..., do I have to clean pad with XMT pad cleaner? Seems like more work than should be done but again, this is all new to me
You clean the pad when it becomes gummed up. With foam, I've always just grabbed a new pad and cleaned them all when I'm done
If I'm using wool, then I spin the pad and hold a screwdriver against it and work in an outward motion
Does this make sense to you?
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Re: Cleaning pad after a pass
yeah makes sense glad I bought more than 1 pad. Your wise beyond your years Flash
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Re: Cleaning pad after a pass
There are several methods. Search "cleaning on the fly". I use a brush on foam.
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Re: Cleaning pad after a pass
Originally Posted by CAMAROZL1
yeah makes sense glad I bought more than 1 pad. Your wise beyond your years Flash
You waste a little more product (polish) using this method, but to be honest with you, wasting product (polish) is the last thing I'm concerned with when polishing
I'm really not that smart, but thanks anyway
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
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Re: Cleaning pad after a pass
Cleaning after each pass , when you get used to doing it , it does seem to help the results your getting + time to get them.
also i think using 2 pads on each car is a basic thing. (for each process, 2 for cutting, 2 for polishing/finishing).
Also, giving them a good wash helps keeping them fresh for the next time.
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Re: Cleaning pad after a pass
Today we detailed a piockup truck that was heavily scratched from ranch to and froms so nonetheless it was compounded, polished then sealed...
Well we were using a wool pad and like always dust right !?!? Well I cranked up the air compressor to blow off all the dust and as one of my guys was compounding I noticed his pad was gummed up ... So naturally we use a stiff bristled brush to break up the compound while spinning it . Well this time I had him spin it and o blasted 150 psi onto the pad and OMG did this sucker clean up in a jiffy!
Worked just as good on foam too!
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Originally Posted by fredcandetail
Well this time I had him spin it and o blasted 150 psi onto the pad and OMG did this sucker clean up in a jiffy!
Worked just as good on foam too!
This is exactly what I do. Works great, and it's fast.
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