rohnramirez
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- Feb 18, 2010
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Last week a Korean contacted me about having his silver mazda 3 detailed. Since i only take engagements during the weekends, we started on his car yesterday. He brought it to us at half past noon. It was covered in so much dust and dirt that i couldn't see through much of the damage. So we started to get to work.
After cleaning up the and drying the car. It was now apparent that what was earlier thought as JUST dust was also over-spray. And, i have to be honest, this was the first time i have seen so much over-spray. It was everywhere...bumpers, trims, doors, windows, even the tailpipes. It was horrible. If you look at about a 70degree angle you will see that there are red paint all over the surface. So out came the clay. Bad thing was i only had a light clay, xmt speed, so it took forever to get everything out!
Then i paid attention to the heavy scratches and paint transfers. After getting the paint transfers out with the wool pad, it was time to start on the deep scratches. I used 2000 grit sandpaper to get rid of it, then hit the wool pad again.
I wanted to try out the d151 and kompressor pads to see if the combo can get the compound marks off. Short answer was no, because of 2 reasons: 1. I had to use a more aggressive pad; and 2. m205 definitely has more cut than d151.
I just realized that i did not have a kompressor pad for the d105, wool or cyan +m105, tang/white kompressor + m205. I should've tried the tang with the d105, it would've surely been a better combo for my intended use. I'm trying to stay away from the HT pads eventhough these are my favorite pads, in my Makita because they're too small for my BP, hence the reason why i was trying out new type of pads.
D151 feedback:
1. I like the consistency, very thick
2. Great as a one-stepper (A wax cleaner), aggressiveness will depend on pad choice.
3. Good working time.
Kompressor Pads feedback:
1. I'm a HT nut, love those pads. They cut wonderfully and i have not experienced any of my HT pads dying out on me. They always deliver as expected. Now, when i tried out the kompressor pads for the first time, i was amazed on how easily this pad adapts to the shape of the panel. And best of all, this thing is SOOOO easy to control! So easy i tell you! It's almost like using a wool pad, that easy!
Now for the cut, i only purchased 6pack of whites, so no comment on cut yet. Will try to purchase more aggressive pads next timefor the d151.
2. It's weird but, the paint doesn't get hot on this pad as much as my other pads. I usually limit max speed on 2000rpm on wool and 1750 on foam pads depends on a lot of factors. If i were to rate my pads on heat build up, it would be:
HT pads
Flats
SCS
Wool
Kompressor
I'll post pictures soon. I left the camera with my friend. Thanks for reading.
After cleaning up the and drying the car. It was now apparent that what was earlier thought as JUST dust was also over-spray. And, i have to be honest, this was the first time i have seen so much over-spray. It was everywhere...bumpers, trims, doors, windows, even the tailpipes. It was horrible. If you look at about a 70degree angle you will see that there are red paint all over the surface. So out came the clay. Bad thing was i only had a light clay, xmt speed, so it took forever to get everything out!
Then i paid attention to the heavy scratches and paint transfers. After getting the paint transfers out with the wool pad, it was time to start on the deep scratches. I used 2000 grit sandpaper to get rid of it, then hit the wool pad again.
I wanted to try out the d151 and kompressor pads to see if the combo can get the compound marks off. Short answer was no, because of 2 reasons: 1. I had to use a more aggressive pad; and 2. m205 definitely has more cut than d151.
I just realized that i did not have a kompressor pad for the d105, wool or cyan +m105, tang/white kompressor + m205. I should've tried the tang with the d105, it would've surely been a better combo for my intended use. I'm trying to stay away from the HT pads eventhough these are my favorite pads, in my Makita because they're too small for my BP, hence the reason why i was trying out new type of pads.
D151 feedback:
1. I like the consistency, very thick
2. Great as a one-stepper (A wax cleaner), aggressiveness will depend on pad choice.
3. Good working time.
Kompressor Pads feedback:
1. I'm a HT nut, love those pads. They cut wonderfully and i have not experienced any of my HT pads dying out on me. They always deliver as expected. Now, when i tried out the kompressor pads for the first time, i was amazed on how easily this pad adapts to the shape of the panel. And best of all, this thing is SOOOO easy to control! So easy i tell you! It's almost like using a wool pad, that easy!
Now for the cut, i only purchased 6pack of whites, so no comment on cut yet. Will try to purchase more aggressive pads next timefor the d151.
2. It's weird but, the paint doesn't get hot on this pad as much as my other pads. I usually limit max speed on 2000rpm on wool and 1750 on foam pads depends on a lot of factors. If i were to rate my pads on heat build up, it would be:
HT pads
Flats
SCS
Wool
Kompressor
I'll post pictures soon. I left the camera with my friend. Thanks for reading.
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