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Not sure why I said 'pea-sized' - mine were definitely dime-sized!
I've seen a zillion people recommend using pea sized drops in the forum world, in videos, in person and on facebook and I think they're all wrong.
You want the AMPLE amount, not too little not too much.
It's really simple, you need some amount of SUBSTANCE on the surface to work with. Good to hear you're using dime sized drops, you'll do better work faster.
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I think you misunderstood - I meant I completed 4 section CYCLES; where I would stop, wipe and inspect after each cycle.
That would mean you buffed the same section 4 times. As in b
1. Buff the section (with some number of section passes), wipe off the residue = buffing the section for 1 cycle or one time.
2. Buff the section (with some number of section passes), wipe off the residue = buffing the section for 2 cycles or 2 times.
3. Buff the section (with some number of section passes), wipe off the residue = buffing the section for 3 cycles or3 times.
4. Buff the section (with some number of section passes), wipe off the residue = buffing the section for 4 cycles or 4 times.
You could have probably performed only one cycle if you had buffed the area with 8 section passes and of course enough product, the right pad and great technique. This is where practices leads to experience leads to skill.
I completed 4 section passes for each cycle (Two horizontal, two vertical passes). Am I using the terms correctly??? Haha
I define what a section pass is in my article,
The Definition of a Section Pass by Mike Phillips
The definition of a pass
There are two definitions of the word pass as it relates to machine polishing with any type of machine.
Single Pass
A single pass is just that. It's when you move the polisher from one side of the section you're buffing to the other side of the section you're buffing. That's a single pass.
Section Pass
A section pass is when you move the polisher back and forth, or front to back with enough single overlapping passes to cover the entire section
one time. That's a section pass.
How many section passes to make to one area of paint
In most cases if you're removing any substantial below surface defects you're going to make 6-8 section passes to the section you’re working before you either feel comfortable you've removed the defects or you're at the end of the
buffing cycle for the product you're using.
Years ago, when trying to figure out how to teach a person how to buff out a car using a keyboard I came up with the term
Section Pass or
Section Passes.
A section pass or passes is the way you move a polisher to buff out a section of paint. You can't buff out entire panels at a time as paint is too hard and many panels are too large to actually buff out an entire panel at one time. So you take larger panels and divide them up into smaller section like you see in this picture.
I agree with you that I should work a smaller area. I had some product dusting but I think that was due to the fact that I was in my 3rd section cycle. Nor did I use a cloth to wipe away any excess product off the pad at any point. I will be doing this in the future with 100% cotton terry cloths.
Sounds like you watched the video and read some or all of the info I shared...
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Edit: I should have watched your video before asking about the brush... Disregard the below question! It's definitely the same type of rough nylon brush, I will use this as well in between sections!
I also purchased a NYLON BRUSH today, meant for cleaning grout. It seems a bit rough though to be used on a foam pad.
Is the brush only meant for when product gets caked on the surface? Like if I leave the pad overnight without washing the product out?
You can use the brush to clean wet product off the pad in-between buffing sections or after the pad has dried to brush off the dried, crusty residue.
