Recent content by miceandice

No. Can'tt say I know anything about those pads. Other than the regular flat LC pads, the only other pads I have thought about trying are Griot's Garages as I've seen some people mention they supposedly have a similar finishing ability to the LC hydrotech. And it's not that the hydrotech pads...

Forgot to mention, I didn't need the optimum finish polish or the red HT pad. The tangerine/optimum hyper polish spray combo finished (to my eyes) as good as when I went the additional step and used the Optimum finish polish.

I sure can. Gotta get rinse it off and I'll snap some later. I got the Lake Country tangerine and red Hydrotech 6.5" pads. I can't say I recommend then as one blew up on me in a similar way as others have described. Also, it was impossible to get them clean. Of course, some of my difficulties...

Thank you all for the all the great suggestions. I had much better success with more pressure and speed 6. I Got all but the deepest swirls out, and I'm happy with that. And once I got it in the sun, the half of the hood I did with my first underwhelming attempt looked pretty good itself; much...

One more thing I forgot... is the crimson HT pad not a good match with Optimum Finish - should I be using it with a tangerine pad?

Wow, thanks for all the all the quick replies! I'll try to address all the suggestions and questions. Here goes on the technique: First thing I did was mark the backing plate with a sharpie (thanks for the awesome how-to videos), so I did verify the whole time it was rotating. However, I did...

*Update* Just finished my first polishing session. I taped down the middle of the hood and went after half and my results are... underwhelming (but much, much better than "Uh oh=, there's no clear coat left" :xyxthumbs:) Here's how it went: 1. Wash & dry 2. Clay bar and rinse 3. Optimum polish...

Will do. To my untrained eye I don't have any major correction to do, so here's to hoping it turns out just right.

Finally pulled the trigger (missed the 20%, but did get the AGO free shipping). Here's what I got: 1. GG 6" DA Polisher 2. Optimum Hyper Polish Spray 3. Optimum Finish Polish 4. LC Hydro-tech pads, two tangerine & one crimson 5. Also got some additional duragloss products that I need to refill...

I'm a little hesitant to use the 105 based on just how effective and fast people say it can be. I understand once someone knows what they're doing that fast and effective is what you want... but I'd rather start out with something that doesn't work quite as fast. From what I've read #83 and #80...

I do have microfibers and can get some more locally at a quality and price I'm happy with.

Thanks for the advice. I'm nearly convinced to just go the 5" backing plate route, save a little money since I'll be getting smaller pads...and maybe go with the Lake Country Flat 5.5" 6 pack so that I can get more pads (although I lose the better performance of the hydro-tech). I'm thinking 2...

Thanks for the respect :-) It didn't seem too hard a task, and I found your "how-to" posts easy enough to follow. Point taken. It's good to know coming from you, especially, that it is an important factor. Can you suggest a decent 5" pad? How bout this THIS? Completely agree... although in the...

Thanks for all the tips! With just this little bit about the water based vs CCS pads you've gone and blown my mind :props:. I take it all (or most) polishes sealants and waxes I will probably come across will be water based? Just want to make sure I don't get myself some pads that don't end...

After reading and reading (and reading some more) I've finally convinced myself to get a Griot's 6". I'll only be using it for my car and possibly 1 or 2 other family cars for light swirl removal and polishing. And I'll only be using it once or twice a year - so I'm forcing myself to a tight...