I did some more polishing yesterday on a very soft Honda CRV that was in rough shape. I brought my XFE and GG6 to do the work and D151 was the AIO of choice.
I started polishing with the maroon B&S Lo-pro pad (6.5"), and had it between speed 5.5-6 almost the entire time. These pads (in my limited experience with them) run very cool and ridiculously smooth on long throws. Once the pad became too caked with product, I brought it to the wash bin (I only brought one with me- DOH!). Once the pad was washed and ready for round two, I decided to try a 6.5" white LC Hybrid instead, just for the heck of it.
My findings may seem surprising, but I actually preferred the hybrid over the Lo-pro on this particular job and ended up finishing the remaining 70% of the vehicle with them! The hybrid pad did exhibit more vibration- it kind of reminded me of a quieter and slightly smoother 3401 experience. But what shocked my was the added correction speed, and lower polisher speed! Instead of 5.5-6 needed to keep the lo-pros spinning, I turned the XFE down to 4-4.5! Even on contours, the XFE had plenty of power and continued spinning the pad. If I would get stall, simply bump the speed up slightly, correct and dial it back down.
I know all jobs are different, and its good to have a wide range of products, but running a hybrid on a long throw seemed less than optimal to me at first- I mean thats a "3401 and rotary" type pad. It seems like this job proved to me a couple things:
1. No two paints are the same
2. You can achieve excellent results in a variety of ways!
I did just place an order for a 5" plate as I do think that will further optimize the power and precision of the XFE. With my findings with the hybrids, I think I may have to add some 5.5" to the bin! I also want to keep playing with the Lo-Pros, as Ive been quite impressed with those as well! SO MANY COOL PRODUCTS!!
I started polishing with the maroon B&S Lo-pro pad (6.5"), and had it between speed 5.5-6 almost the entire time. These pads (in my limited experience with them) run very cool and ridiculously smooth on long throws. Once the pad became too caked with product, I brought it to the wash bin (I only brought one with me- DOH!). Once the pad was washed and ready for round two, I decided to try a 6.5" white LC Hybrid instead, just for the heck of it.
My findings may seem surprising, but I actually preferred the hybrid over the Lo-pro on this particular job and ended up finishing the remaining 70% of the vehicle with them! The hybrid pad did exhibit more vibration- it kind of reminded me of a quieter and slightly smoother 3401 experience. But what shocked my was the added correction speed, and lower polisher speed! Instead of 5.5-6 needed to keep the lo-pros spinning, I turned the XFE down to 4-4.5! Even on contours, the XFE had plenty of power and continued spinning the pad. If I would get stall, simply bump the speed up slightly, correct and dial it back down.
I know all jobs are different, and its good to have a wide range of products, but running a hybrid on a long throw seemed less than optimal to me at first- I mean thats a "3401 and rotary" type pad. It seems like this job proved to me a couple things:
1. No two paints are the same
2. You can achieve excellent results in a variety of ways!
I did just place an order for a 5" plate as I do think that will further optimize the power and precision of the XFE. With my findings with the hybrids, I think I may have to add some 5.5" to the bin! I also want to keep playing with the Lo-Pros, as Ive been quite impressed with those as well! SO MANY COOL PRODUCTS!!
