Re: Microfiber cutting pads
Hi
I rally can not get on with micrifiber cutting pads using a 21mm throw da. I tried them 1st on a black gallardo, i just couldnt get ANY cut, pads instantly going from fluffy to hard shiny matted mess. I tryed them again today on a newish whiite VW, again they just clog up after 1 pass. Before i give up on them i thought id ask as i know people love them.
Before i bring the rotary and wool pads out of retirement how do the LC foamed wool pads via da compaire
Hi<br><br>I rally can not get on with micrifiber cutting pads using a 21mm throw da. #I tried them 1st on a black gallardo, i just couldnt get ANY cut, pads instantly going from fluffy to hard shiny matted mess. I tryed them again today on a newish whiite VW, again they just clog up after 1 pass. #Before i give up on them i thought id ask as i know people love them.<br><br>Before i bring the rotary and wool pads out of retirement how do the LC foamed wool pads via da compaire
Hi carpmadjohn,
I merged your two identical threads into one thread.
Normal and good forum netiquette is to start only one thread per topic. Posting multiple threads for the same topic causes confusion as you have nice people on our forum answering in one thread only to later find your duplicate thread and then what?
As for your questions...
Hi
I rally can not get on with micrifiber cutting pads using a 21mm throw da. I tried them 1st on a black gallardo, i just couldnt get ANY cut, pads instantly going from fluffy to hard shiny matted mess.
I tryed them again today on a newish whiite VW, again they just clog up after 1 pass. Before i give up on them i thought id ask as i know people love them.
Just to share some history... it was Meguiar's that introduced the microfiber pad to the car detailing world and when they did this it was for the purpose of changing the PRODUCTION DETAILING industry away from using rotary buffers and swirling out paint to dual action polishers to avoid holograms, swirls and burn-throughs.
To make up for the power difference between a rotary and a free spinning dual action polisher like the Meguiar's G100 and Meguiar's MT300 (which were the tools Meguiar's included and intended for people to use with the microfiber pads system), they used FIBER for the pad because FIBERS are a form of ABRASIVE.
And this is why when buffing on some paints with microfiber pads you get micro-marring and it's because the fibers are marring or SCRATCHING the paint.
So keep the above history in mind when deciding up what you want to do when it comes to machine polishing paint.
My recommendation, and it's consistent for this topic since Autogeek starting carrying the RUPES brand of products is,
If you're going to go with RUPES then go with the entire RUPES system BECAUE it's a system.
This means use RUPES tools with RUPES pads and products.
ONCE you become an EXPERT with the RUPES system THEN experiment with other pads and products.
Also read my article here, (I just shared this all over the Facebook world)
The Air Test - Using NON RUPES pads on RUPES Polishers
Also, get my book, it will completely flatten out the learning curve to using the RUPES paint polishing system.
I also show the Air Test on page 7 of the book.
How to use the RUPES BigFoot Paint Polishing System
for Production Detailing and Show Car Detailing
On Autogeek.com
How to use the RUPES BigFoot Paint Polishing System
for Production Detailing and Show Car Detailing
Before i bring the rotary and wool pads out of retirement how do the LC foamed wool pads via da compaire
I can't remember using the Purple Foamed Wool pad or PFW with a long stroke orbital polisher but it's not going to work very well.
What works well when using a FIBER pad on any free spinning orbital polisher is SHORT fibers. The PFW pads have LONG fibers and when placed on a free spinning orbital the fibers just wiggle around.
My guess is these pads won't rotate well on RUPES tools either and you MUST have pad rotation to remove defects although once in a while I see some paint polishing gurus try to argue that you don't need pad rotation which is funny. :laughing:
