CarPro's Denim orange peel removal pad TESTED....WOW!!!!

Thanks for sharing...good to see some alternatives to sanding panels and saving time. Will give it a try for sure
 
Denim Pads followed by polish

Thin clear coat (1.5 mil)

Result in removal of .1 - .3 mil

That is equal to 7 - 20% of the clear coat.


Is that an acceptable level of risk for you on OEM paint?


From Todd Helme Autopia Post:

"Measuring the paint in various spots saw between a .1 mil and .3 mil removal (after polishing). This may not sound like much (some areas had heavy peel that required two applications) but I would recommend that everybody proceed with caution."

Typical Thicknesses
Primer: .3 - 1.5 mils
Base (color) coat: .5 - 1.5 mils
Specialty coats (optional): .3 - .8 mils
Clear coat: 1.5 - 4 mils

from another Todd Helme Autopia Post:

"How thick is a mil exactly?

A mil is a standard unit of measurement meaning one thousandth of an inch, or .001 of an inch. In other words, it would take 1000 mils to make an inch.

Paint is also measured in microns, which is a metric unit of measure meaning 1 millionth of a meter. There is approximately 25.4 microns in 1 mil."
 
Just picked up a few of these pads to correct the front fenders on my truck. Had some rust problems and paint chipping fixed, now both front fenders are covered in orange peel. Hoping these pads are the ticket for a good correction because I have a Synergy review I need to get done!
 
Wow,...how did I miss this? Those are unbelievable results. My order keeps getting bigger and bigger...
 
I broke down and ordered these last week. Sitting in my garage waiting for next weekend when I get back from vacation!
 
Has anyone used the velvet pads with Menzerna fg400? just received the fg400 and am very interested in trying these pads with the Flex 3401. Feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
R/TED said:
Has anyone used the velvet pads with Menzerna fg400? just received the fg400 and am very interested in trying these pads with the Flex 3401. Feedback is greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Not sure on the Velvet, but the Denim pads did not like FG400 at all

M100 worked best for me

Don't expect much of a budding cycle with this type of pad. They don't hold much polish and dry it out quickly. If you buff too long into the cycle, you will significantly mar the paint
 
Great info here!!!! thanks for sharing
I recently made a trade with a forum member for a few of this pads, both the Denim and the Velvet
will try them out soon at the shop hoping saves some time on a rush!!!
 
allenk4 said:
Not sure on the Velvet, but the Denim pads did not like FG400 at all

M100 worked best for me

Don't expect much of a budding cycle with this type of pad. They don't hold much polish and dry it out quickly. If you buff too long into the cycle, you will significantly mar the paint
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Did you use the 3401 or a rotary? How many section passes, what speed setting?
 
3401

Speed 5.5

Light pressure

M100

4 passes

Clean with larger carpet type brush. A small.pad brush takes all day. Clean with machine off, not rotating

Add M100

4 more passes

Buy the 1/8" 3M vinyl tape and use it on body lines

Wet sanding is much faster and the DOI is better, but the Denim has less of a fear factor, but keep in your toes

You will want at least 5 of the 5.3" and a few of the 3" pads. Swap often.
 
I did an entire 2013 Ford Taurus with the denim & velvet pads with a GG6 and FG400 (factory paint). I didn't like using M105 at all and found FG400 much easier to work with. I used the trim cleaning brush that comes with that new Mother's Trim Cleaner. It was perfect for that and then rubbed with a MF. Brush with the fabric grain to get the polish out of the grooves. I was too scared to cut until the paint was completely flat. Some panels where the orange peel wasn't too bad came out flat, but there were some panels that had bad orange peel and I just knocked those down significantly. I wanted to preserve as much clear as possible but had to do something about that typical Ford orange peel.

The 3" inch pads were hard to keep flat with a rotary so I used a PC
 
Great pics and results.

I just painted my first car. It is white. Matched the OEM color.
Applied 2K Glamour High Gloss Clear Coat, Aerosol, 11.8-oz.

Boy that stuff is hard. Lots of orange peel.

Would appreciate recommendations on fastest way to get eliminate the orange peel. I used the small CarPro's Denim orange peel removal pad. Seemed to work ok. Used it with the Meguiar's G3501 DA Compound Power Pack. Used Dewalt 18 volt drill. I believe the max rpm is about 1500. It is a heavy drill. Also used it, very carefully, with a Harbor Freight polisher (Max RPM 3500). Also heavy. Very carefully because the pad is much smaller than the velcro mounting.

Would appreciate suggestions on:

Should I get a larger pad and use it with the polisher? What speed should I run it?

Should I use 400 grit wet sandpaper to knock off some of the orange peel and then go to the Demin pad?

Should I continue to use the pad with the Meguiar's G3501 DA Compound Power Pack.

Should I buy a different polisher?

I am very pleased with what I was able to do with the polisher. I also used the purple foam pad with the polisher and that seemed to do any well.

Would very much appreciate recommendations. I still have a lot of clear coat to fix.

Bill
 
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