Recent content by David Hayward

I used it on my 33' Tiara and didn't really see a better result compared to just using a good sealant. You may want to check in with Corey at CarPro possibly and see what he says about maybe using cquartz on gelcoat. I'm not sure if it is compatible or not. Sent from my iPhone using...

Yea he has some very real world practical info. I agree on most of his stuff. He's not out there spending all his effort to sell things. He's being realistic and showing you it can be done without a lot of extras. I can't stand all these pad washers. None of them work anywhere near as well as...

He states that he fully cleans the pad then spins it dry and then continues to use it. Not just clean on the fly. I personally like to use 4-6 cutting pads and wash them all at the end. Usually can get away with 1 or 2 polishing pads after a cut step or 4-6 for a single step correction.

Mine came with 2 that I had to install on the 6 inch. When I bought my 5 inch it came with none. So I have to switch them back and fourth which is annoying. Need to go out and get some more for the other plate because they tend to stick into the one they are in.

Their pads are killer. A shame they don't get the attention like some other brands. They are a bit more costly which may be part of it.

And as already stated if you can't measure the paint you may not want to go chasing everything.

You should make a mark on your backing plate with a permanent marker so you can see it rotating and then run the machine at speed 6 and apply pressure until you see the backing plate begin to slow down rotation but still continue to rotate. Also you may have to try microfiber cutting pads to get...

I'm in love with my boss 21. I still use my flex 3401 but I'm really happy with the 21.

My honest opinion is you can use about any good quality led light. I use a tactical led light that has two levels on it and it works great. Try out a couple from Walmart if they don't work out for you then return them.

Just ordered the griots pneumatic polisher and a 6 pack of pads. Can't wait to try these on my rupes and the griots.

I have used 3 inch pads on my gg6 but I'm much happier for light to medium work using my rupes lhr75e and for more severe defects my flex pe-14 with 1,2 or 3 inch pads. The gg6 with 3 inch pads just didn't do enough for me. Great for finish polishing or wax application though.

I always used the lake country hybrids and they were awesome. Now they came out with those force pads and they are supposed to be the same foam as hybrids but they have a cooling hole and they also have more common sizes that can be used with the flex brand backing plates which I would prefer

I would say you are looking pretty good and had a great improvement. Going any harder may not really be worth it taking more clear off to fix scratches. I've had that problem with fg400 quite a few times and it seemed to always come back to possibly too much product and a combination of too...

With marks that deep you don't have many options because it's so deep. So cutting it down is going to leave a noticeable spot either way. You could try sanding it down smooth and painting the plastic with a textured paint if you want to go crazy, but it will probably look best to just leave it...

The curing outside is not 100% needed on the coating to get a super durable great result. I've done a lot of cars in winter before I had curing lamps and they never had any issues sitting in my garage for a couple days. They recommend curing within 4 hours of applying cquartz to make it cure...