Recent content by nprotz

Thanks so much! I bought some of the Thin Pro Orange in 5” and one gray in 3”. I like the gray ok but using the bigger ones the machine seems to wobble. It doesn’t seem as smooth as the normal pads. The gray does seem to cut well though. What tool are you referring to as the Beast? Sent...

Thanks for the input Mike! I bought the Griots 5” vented backing plate and all my pads are 5”. I did use more product initially but then back off some. Still don’t think I was using nickel sized drops though. My first time polishing, I had primed the pads first like in one of your videos but...

I don’t like a ton of pressure either. All of these vehicles, especially my Jeep, have very thin panels. The guy that replaced some vinyl on my Jeep leaned on the hood and dented it all up. He had to pay a dent guy to fix it. So I’m cautious about pressure. I used more pressure on my truck...

I'm seeing something similar on my white vehicles. It seems to come from condensation at night and then what looks like dirt sticking to those spots. My Jeep had it all over the top and it was hard to wash off. I tried waterless wash and it wouldn't take it off. It needed a more aggressive...

So I'm pretty new to using a DA polisher and have worked on 4-5 vehicles now. I'm using a Griot's GG6 DA polisher. One vehicle I worked on was my older 99 model white GMC truck. It turned out pretty good considering how scratched and swirled it was, however it took a good while to make...

The orange pad and Total Swirl Remover didn’t even put a dent in it, so would the forced rotation give enough cut to polish? If so and I use more pressure would that not heat the pad way up? Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

I did do a test spot on the trunk and did 3 passes. There’s a scratch there and it didn’t do anything. It removed some very very light swirls that’s it. So I went longer and still nothing. So I tried longer and still nothing. The paint doesn’t look really shiny like it’s been polished. It...

How many of the purple foamed wool or microfiber would you need on a medium sized car? On the 3” microfiber I noticed it always seemed too dry. Like the compound just soaks into the fibers then mattes up and doesn’t spread good like the foam. Any tips on that? Sent from my iPhone using...

What pads would you recommend? I have a LC gray thin pro heavy cutting pad coming to try out. Maybe LC or Griots microfiber or a wool pad? Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

Same here. I’m an amateur just starting out but, dang, I did one section twice with at least 8 passes and didn’t even phase it. Let me know how the flex and the wool pad works out Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

My wife has a C300...It's a 2015 I believe...paint code 755. I washed, then clayed it. The paint is in great shape other than some small scratches on it from being a daily driver, as well as a few water stains, a few small etchings, and some very light scratch/marring type lines probably from...

I felt like I was using too much but priming took up a good bit. Then say in the hood, I might have divided each side into 2-3 sections. I can’t remember for sure, but each section I’d apply a few more dots. I’ll make sure to keep that in check next time. If that’s what it was, I change it...

No it wasn’t. I basically used low speed to spread the compound, then made one pass then another to crosshatch, then one last one. Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

That’s a good point. It was the next day and a half and they felt dry on the outside but could have had moisture inside. Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app

I appreciate all the replies. Being new, all of this info helps out! Sent from my iPhone using Autogeekonline mobile app