Which LC pads to get for AIO detail jobs

[VP Mark]

I've always had great success with LC CCS white and orange pads for one steps.

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[Mike Phillips]

I've taught a class on how to do production detailing faster using the Flex 3401 and AIOs or one-step cleaner/waxes for the last two years.


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Class 1 - How to Use The Flex 3401
9:00-9:45am
Room: Curacao 3

For both production detailing as well as, and show car detailing. There are a lot of tool options available for making money detailing cars. Each type or category of tool has its strong points and its short coming.

In this class you will learn how to turn the Flex 3401 Forced Rotation Dual Action Polisher into your own money making machine for doing both production detailing and show car detailing.

Buffing out the fender skirts of a 1957 Chevy Bel Air with the Flex 3401

Also cover this topic in my detailing boot camp classes.


The answer to the question is....

Question: Which LC pads to get for AIO detail jobs.

Answer: The softest pad you can get away with.

The softer the pad the nicer the finish results will be. Remember, using a cleaner/wax or AIO means DOING ONE STEP to the paint and when using a cleaner/wax part of the cleaning or abrading comes from the pad.

• The more aggressive the pad the higher the risk of leaving micro-marring in the paint.

• The softer the pad the lower the risk of leaving micro-marring in the paint.

So the goal is to use the softest pad you can get a way with and you won't know which pad this will be until you do some testing.

Also remember the idea behind doing a one-step production detail is to make the paint shiny, not remove all the swirls. So you can use a lot less aggressive pad to meet the goal while still complying with what you promised your customer.


I explain in detail the issues with doing one-steps in this article,


High quality production detailing by Mike Phillips

[buzz123]

G'day Mike,

Thanks for the links and info. I'll go through your article and quite possibly during work tomorrow, lol, much appreciated!

Cheers

[dlc95]

I did an Audi A7 last fall that was really swirled out. He was a customer at the wash where I work, and two of the brushes have the old school bristle brushes. Needless to say, his poor car was a mess.

He didn't want to pay for the full paint correction, but wanted me to try something "simple". I ended up using a white LC CCS, Meguiar's #66 Quick Detailer (man, I love that product!) on my PC, and the car came out beautiful! My coworkers at the was were even complimentary when he came thru for his last visit (he had an account).

I also did a one step on an 08 Mercury Mountaineer. For that job I used a green LC CCS on a $50.00 Craftsman 5" d.a. sander, and Meguiar's White Wax. Turned out just fine.

[beamerstrumpet]

HD speed is a great AIO and contains a great sealant called Poxy. I use a black or green B&S pad. If im going for more correction,, I use a white and the use a quick show gloss over it.