Awesome to hear that you where able to dial it in more!
You are welcome and I like how so many are so helpfull. Next time it can be any of us that needs some help.
/ Tony
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Awesome to hear that you where able to dial it in more!
You are welcome and I like how so many are so helpfull. Next time it can be any of us that needs some help.
/ Tony
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Car turned out pretty nice, even though there was the paint blown in on a few spots I could see the outline of on the DS :/ (see my other thread.) I followed some of the advice from SWETM and others and used speed 4 instead of 5, and not as much compound, and it turned out much better then using a bit more compound and speed 5 (and rushing at times lol). I did this for the polish too (speed 4, only primed them with about 4 drops, then 3 from then on, and did a bit smaller areas.) With the polish the pads didn't seem to get anywhere near as hot as the compounding and always seem cool/fine to the touch.
It turned out pretty good for my first actual correction, polish and wax (I've polished a few cars in the past and waxed, but nothing like this, so was an interesting learning experience.)
The only topper was as I literally finished and walked into my garage, it started to rain and has been raining off/on since :/ (just the way my luck usually goes!) lol...
It turned out pretty good for my first actual correction, polish and wax (I've polished a few cars in the past and waxed, but nothing like this, so was an interesting learning experience.)
The only topper was as I literally finished and walked into my garage, it started to rain and has been raining off/on since :/ (just the way my luck usually goes!) lol...
When you just have gotten the test spots dialed in and you have your combos. It's such of joy polishing the whole car. That with getting the right amount of compound and polish on the pad and how it reacts on the paint can be so different. Also when you are on the low with the amount of pads you have available when you going to be polishing the whole car it's even more important. To be able to stretch the pads use longer by even by little. Saves the pads to get more durability out from them. Of course there are other ways to do this too. But then it's very important to have more pads at hand. To get the most even results and also being able to use the pads more than just a couple of times.
The more you do it the more you understand it and can tweak what you are doing on the fly. It's just something that you get by polishing and is almost impossible to learn by reading about. Then we can look at it in different ways and have different tools to do it. But as long as we selfs gets satisfied is all that counts. Now it's the thing to use tools and equipments and chemical products and methods to have the paint looking awesome as long as possible. And so a polish step is enough every year or every other year. So you save as much of the clearcoat as possible. That's not so easy to be doing as it's something that you do over such a long time. Also to find something that you like doing so it don't takes forever to wash a car LOL.
Great work and awesome to see your follow up of your experience. Thank you for that.
/ Tony
The more you do it the more you understand it and can tweak what you are doing on the fly. It's just something that you get by polishing and is almost impossible to learn by reading about. Then we can look at it in different ways and have different tools to do it. But as long as we selfs gets satisfied is all that counts. Now it's the thing to use tools and equipments and chemical products and methods to have the paint looking awesome as long as possible. And so a polish step is enough every year or every other year. So you save as much of the clearcoat as possible. That's not so easy to be doing as it's something that you do over such a long time. Also to find something that you like doing so it don't takes forever to wash a car LOL.
Great work and awesome to see your follow up of your experience. Thank you for that.
/ Tony
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Only if your lonely.
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Arg, as usual, I do any car but my own and the weather stays nice for weeks... I do my own car and it rains within <24hr, grr... lol... 
I still can't figure out why this G9 makes the center of the pads so hot, still had a minor issue with one pad, but after I figured out it was the heat and swapped it out I was fine then on... Is there any kind of spacer that might help prevent the xfer of heat to the backing plate (the washer is on the machine)?
Still haven't tried the 16mm hole punch I have to see if it helps with cooling, maybe I will when I do my moms car next week as its pretty bad...
Tony's tips definitely helped in the 5-6 cars I did this year, thanks again
I still can't figure out why this G9 makes the center of the pads so hot, still had a minor issue with one pad, but after I figured out it was the heat and swapped it out I was fine then on...
Is there any kind of spacer that might help prevent the xfer of heat to the backing plate (the washer is on the machine)? Still haven't tried the 16mm hole punch I have to see if it helps with cooling, maybe I will when I do my moms car next week as its pretty bad...
Tony's tips definitely helped in the 5-6 cars I did this year, thanks again
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Arg, as usual, I do any car but my own and the weather stays nice for weeks... I do my own car and it rains within <24hr, grr... lol...
I still can't figure out why this G9 makes the center of the pads so hot, still had a minor issue with one pad, but after I figured out it was the heat and swapped it out I was fine then on...
Still haven't tried the 16mm hole punch I have to see if it helps with cooling, maybe I will when I do my moms car next week as its pretty bad...
Tony's tips definitely helped in the 5-6 cars I did this year, thanks again
Swap out your pads more often (5-6) per color.
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^^^ This ^^^
I use up to 20 pads on my Ram.
*Keeps them from overheating.
*Keeps them from getting gummed up, and a clean pad performs much better.
*Makes them way easier to clean.
*Extends pad life.
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I've got 4 of each, and use a brush and cloth to make sure they don't get saturated now. I couldn't afford 20 of each pad lol... I was taking my time and rotating them every couple panels or after the hood or back end. I was checking for heat with my hand every once in while but they still got hot.
I think taking them right off once in a while and checking for heat is better then checking from the side that's not making the heat (backing plate.) Think an extra washer on the backing plate would help any?
I think taking them right off once in a while and checking for heat is better then checking from the side that's not making the heat (backing plate.) Think an extra washer on the backing plate would help any?
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Keep an eye out for sales, then stock up when they hit.
Are you using a vented backing plate?
**EDIT**. I just read your previous posts.
If you are having problems with the centers heating up, I would use more pads, try out the BOSS pads (with the center hole), or maybe refine your techniques/pad & product combos.
I have worked some pads pretty hard in certain situations, and I have never had them be so hot that I was worried about them.
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I'm using the G9 backing plate which is the same as the BOSS one (other then the new fanned one.) I'm sure its mostly my technique still (bit to much product, getting a bit ahead of myself, etc.) I still want to put a hole in a couple and see how much of a difference it makes, but the temps are going down fast here
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I'm using the G9 backing plate which is the same as the BOSS one. I'm sure its mostly my technique still (bit to much product, getting a bit ahead of myself, etc.) I still want to put a hole in a couple and see how much of a difference it makes, but the temps are going down fast here
More time to save up over the winter for some BOSS pads.........
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Shipping rates to Canada start at $41.99 USD and go up from there. We also have to pay exchange rate and import tariffs... It sucks to ship across the border now... I'll have to look for sales up here and IF stuff is in stock
Too bad the northern border isn't quite as porous as the southern border. You might be able to pay a young entrepreneur to deliver your pads at a cheaper rate.
Did I just say that out loud?