Enhancing Black Paint

I gave the tailgate a quick wipe down with just water and a rag to see how it might clean up.

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And here is how my Flex currently sits.

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I applied some cleaner wax on the front fender to test out while waiting on a new backing plate and pads. Was surprised how it turned out.

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That looks MUCH better. I'll bet machining it with HD Speed will get it even better
 
Would it be a bad idea of going with the 4.5" backing plate and some 5" or 5.5" pads rather than the standard backing plate that comes on the machine?
 
PearlWhiteGT said:
Would it be a bad idea of going with the 4.5" backing plate and some 5" or 5.5" pads rather than the standard backing plate that comes on the machine?
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Most people automatically switch to a 5" backing plate from the 6" that comes with most polishers.

Why?...who knows....suppose to make the polisher easier to use and less vibration....I never noticed much of a difference when I switched my Griots G9.

maybe others here can give a better explanation/answer
 
On forced rotation machines the only difference I've experienced is fitting into tighter areas.

For free spinning DA's smaller BP's and pads make it simply easier to spin less mass. Maintain the DA spin and oscillate.

There is also the argument that working smaller areas makes it easier to focus on results. For example, don't do half the hood with a 6.5" pad but focus on a 2"x2" section and focus on technique and results.

Just my thoughts...
 
While I'm still waiting on hitting the truck with some HD Speed and the Flex I decided to give it a quick wash and apply some cleaner wax to see what it would look like. Cleaned up pretty decent, can't wait to get the Flex going on it.

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After:

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Thanks, I'm waiting on my new 4.5" backing plate and 5.5" orange pads to arrive. I plan on dropping the truck off at the paint and body shop next week to take care of the roof and replacement hood so will probably wait till I get it back to use the HD Speed.
 
PearlWhiteGT said:
Thanks, I'm waiting on my new 4.5" backing plate and 5.5" orange pads to arrive. I plan on dropping the truck off at the paint and body shop next week to take care of the roof and replacement hood so will probably wait till I get it back to use the HD Speed.
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Just make sure to give the paint 60 days to cure before polishing. OEM paint is usually baked on but resprays need to off gas and cure.
 
Paul A. said:
Then again...whats the std BP width?
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There is no standard size, it depends on the machine and power of machine.

Long-throw machines may be 6" as the goal is to get as much work done as possible. But a machine needs more power to turn a larger pad. If a machine stalls with a larger pad, you can reduce the size of the pad and the machine may turn it better. This is why some people switch from a 6" pad to a 5" pad, to "gain" more power.

If you have a need or desire to run a big pad (6"/7") then you may also want to consider forced rotation polisher as they won't stall with larger pads like a standard rotation, which works on momentum with an offset weight to spin the pad.
 
Well it looks like I will never get to show any after pics of the truck due to selling the truck as is. I posted it for sale just to see what king of interest I would get on it and in less than 12 hours I had over 25 messages on it. I had 5 people wanting to come and see it asap, the first guy that showed up was the one who took it home with him. Thanks for all the help and advice fellas. I really appreciate it.
 
dgage said:
Just make sure to give the paint 60 days to cure before polishing.
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This is one of the many reasons why i use 3D's line of body shop abrasives...besides the fact that they work so damn well, they contain no silicones and such. So you can use any of those products right after you get your respray back.

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