How many pads would I need

[11Frontier]

I have a mid size pick up truck and I am wondering how many pads I would need to do the truck without having to clean any pads on the fly?
Using the new Wolfgang Uber AIO
I was thinking 6 pads - 5.5"

2 - 1 per each side of the bed
1 for the hood
2 - 1 per each door section - king/ext cab.
1 for both front fenders.
I have a couple of smaller pads for the pillars.
Thanks

[conquistador]

4- 5.5 in
3 - 4 in
3- 3 in

[jamesboyy]

conquistador, is in the right direction, though ill add more pads the better that way each pad can get it's fair share of correction while not begin over saturated/early backing plate failure

[allenk4]

With an AIO you are removing a lot less paint than when compounding. I would suggest 3 pads for AIO.

If you were compounding and polishing:

6 at most for compounding

3 for polishing

On struck like that you can use all 5 1/2" pads


With an AIO you are removing a lot less paint than when compounding. I would suggest 3 pads for AIO.

[11Frontier]

Great, Thanks.
I will probably order a couple extra just in case.

[VISITOR]

you want a least 3-4 pads each for compounding & polishing at the very least...

[11Frontier]

I placed an order last night and I figured between my truck and the wife's car. I just went a head and ordered a total of 12.

[Paul A.]

Ok, this may go against the grain of commonly accepted procedure here but...

I always tape off trim, black pieces, badges etc. when i am "machining". Without fail and every time i am using a cut product. When using AIO's i do not tape off those pieces and run right over them with my machine to brighten them up and most of the time with my white LC pads. I inevitably get 2 white pads "blackened" by rubber or black trim pieces and retire them for cleaning after. With that said, i sacrifice those 2 white pads and adding them to the total count of pads used with AIO's... 6 total, 4 used for paint and 2 used for dirty duty.

I do like how AIO's clean up and brighten trim pieces.

My point is, and contributing to the op's question, i wouldn't use any less than say 5-6 pads for an AIO session.

[11Frontier]

Never heard of anyone using an AIO or any thing else on their trim?

[VISITOR]

Never heard of anyone using an AIO or any thing else on their trim?

one in particular that does a great job on cleaning up smooth plastic trim and side mirrors is this stuff...