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Darren F

Darren F

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Finally broke down and ordered a PC Kit from AG.....Any tips any one can give me to help me out? Am a little afraid to use it the first time so any advise would be great....I have some minor swirls on my Black Lexus....I have Optimum Poli Seal, Meq's ColorX, and Werkstatt's Prime Acrylic, which would work best for me and what speed does the PC need to be at?
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Darren F said:
Finally broke down and ordered a PC Kit from AG.....Any tips any one can give me to help me out? Am a little afraid to use it the first time so any advise would be great....I have some minor swirls on my Black Lexus....I have Optimum Poli Seal, Meq's ColorX, and Werkstatt's Prime Acrylic, which would work best for me and what speed does the PC need to be at?
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I would find a "kit" of swirl removers that you like, and use them. I use Optimum, DP's, and Meg's. XMT, Pinnacle Twins, WG, etc. are all good choices too.

What pads did you buy? From the three products you listed, Poli-Seal might be your best bet for those minor swirls. Not sure about Wekstatts though.
 
dam i think im the only one left that hasnt tryed pinnicle yet. i hear nothing but great things about it!! .even on other detailing web sites. once i get back to landscaping in a few weeks im going to have to invest in some .cant wait!!!!! hopefully they will have that deal buy on get one free again .paste!!!
 
guess i should have ordered the pinnacle kit...since i had those other products i didnt think to order any other products....but i did buy orange polishing pads and gray finishing pads
 
Just used the PC for the first time...Used Werstatt's Prime Acrylic and it removed the minor swirls I had, then topped it with Werkstatt's Acrylic Jett Trigger....The car looks great...My question is what pad could I have used to remove the Prime Acrylic? There were some areas where I guess I had it on too thick and it was hard to get off so I used my store bought oribital and that definitely helped but it was still not easy...Im sure if I had the right pad for the PC it would have been much easier....
 
Hi Darren F,

Nice another Lexus buddy. First of all welcome to the best hobby you will ever have. Keeping your car looking it's best is a fun hobby..well keeping any car looking new is fun if you ask me....but I'm a detail freak...just like all the other members here.

One advise I can share from my own experience is don't apply to much pressure to the PC, I was applying way to much pressure and still managed to get great results.

When you can, you should post pictures of your Lexus. I like the shape of Lexus’s vehicles, very sexy.
 
Can I use a cutting pad to remove, polish, wax or sealants?
 
NO
It's made for cutting as in the name.
Use a Micro Fiber to remove/clean up
 
IF I want to use the PC to remove product is there a specific pad to use?
 
U can cover a whool pad with a MF bonnet or i think u can use a fisnishing pad but im not sure... maybe it was polishing.... easy to remove it by hand though probably faster too
 
Darren F said:
Just used the PC for the first time...Used Werstatt's Prime Acrylic and it removed the minor swirls I had, then topped it with Werkstatt's Acrylic Jett Trigger....The car looks great...My question is what pad could I have used to remove the Prime Acrylic? There were some areas where I guess I had it on too thick and it was hard to get off so I used my store bought oribital and that definitely helped but it was still not easy...Im sure if I had the right pad for the PC it would have been much easier....
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Orange pad......
 
so i can use an orange polishing pad for applying polish and also use it to remove polish, wax or sealant? does it need to be covered with a bonnet?
 
Orange pad??? Orange pad is an abrasive pad it's for polishing, removing swirls/scratches. As for removing wax, I've used a white pad with a lambswool and a bonnet...to be honest I didn't like it so much I prefer to do it by hand. As for sealant, some people have used the grey pad....I've never done it so I'm just going by what others have posted here.

It just doesn’t sound right to use an orange pad, that's just my opinion though...please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
You want to use a white pad if it is an LC pad, also on the ag site look under the pads and there is a description of each pad use.
 
If you want to remove wax/sealant with a pad only....without a MF bonnet, then use the softest pad. In the LC lineup, it's the grey or blue pad. There is a write-up that Justin & The Edge did on it. I'll look for it and post the link.
 
Darren F said:
so i can use an orange polishing pad for applying polish and also use it to remove polish, wax or sealant? does it need to be covered with a bonnet?
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NO!! The orange pad is a cutting pad, unless i understood you differently use the orange pad for swirl removing or any paint discrepancies with a polish that has special property's .....PINNACLE A.S.R. as an example.......
the white pad ...polishing pad is a final polish pad after the orange

if you have a blue or grey pad use that for applying or removing wax/sealer.......

but by hand is the best in my opinion for wax and sealer applying and removing.............;)
 
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