I am fairly new to detailing and I am looking into purchasing a PC7424XP. I just bought two brand new vehichles and just want to maintain the nice finish on both. Can anyone reccommend me the right pads and products I should purchase with the PC? I have some collonite wax that I have applied to the vehichles by hand and I love that wax. But any help on what I should do in the future detailing of my vehichles would be greatly appreciated, and also what package I should look into buying, like which pads and do I need polishes and sealers and glazes and what the difference is between all these products. Sorry for the NEWB questions but any help would be awesome!
Newbie here with some questions
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BobbyG
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Mike Phillips recently added a thread dedicated to this very topic.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-detail-your-brand-new-car-mike-phillips.html
Click on the link for some interesting reading..
Articles by Mike Phillips
Basic steps in order are:
Foam Pads and when to use them
Yellow Cutting Foam - Use this pad to apply compounds or polishes to remove severe oxidation, swirls, and scratches. It is the most aggressive and should only be used on oxidized and older finishes. Always follow this pad with an orange or white pad and a fine polish to refine the paint until it is smooth.
Orange Light Cutting Foam - Firm, high density foam for scratch and defect removal. Use this pad with polishes and swirl removers. It’s an all-around pad that will work on most light to moderate imperfections.
White Polishing Foam - Less dense foam formula for the application of waxes, micro-fine polishes and sealants. This pad has very light cutting power so it’s perfect for pre-wax cleaners.
Green Polishing/Finishing Foam - Use this foam to apply one-step cleaner waxes. It is a balance of polishing and finishing that is perfect for all-in-one product application.
Gray Finishing Foam Pad - Composition is firm enough to withstand added pressure during final finishing to remove buffer swirls. It has no cut and will apply thin, even coats of waxes, sealants, and glazes.
Blue Finessing Foam – Pad has soft composition for applying glaze, finishing polish, sealants, and liquid waxes. Flat pad provides full contact with paint surface to minimize the pressure applied by the user.
Red Ultra-soft Wax/Sealant Foam - This soft, imported foam is ideal for applying the final coat of wax or sealant. The foam works especially well when applying liquid waxes or sealants because it is firm enough to keep the majority of the product on the paint, rather than soaking it up. The red foam has no cut or cleaning ability.
rops:Mike Phillips recently added a thread dedicated to this very topic.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...-detail-your-brand-new-car-mike-phillips.html
Click on the link for some interesting reading..
Articles by Mike Phillips
Basic steps in order are:
- Wash
- Clay
- Paint Correction & Polish
- Seal
- Wax
- Porter Cable 7424xp
- Lake Country Backing Plate
- Lake Country Flat Pads
- Meguiar's DA Microfiber Correction Kit
- Sectional Pass With a DA Polisher
- Removing Swirls
- DA Trouble Shooting Guide
- Waxing With a DA Polisher
- How to prime a foam pad when using a DA Polisher
- DA Polisher Articles - Help for Newbies to Machine Polishing
- How to MAXIMIZE your DA Polisher
Foam Pads and when to use them
Yellow Cutting Foam - Use this pad to apply compounds or polishes to remove severe oxidation, swirls, and scratches. It is the most aggressive and should only be used on oxidized and older finishes. Always follow this pad with an orange or white pad and a fine polish to refine the paint until it is smooth.
Orange Light Cutting Foam - Firm, high density foam for scratch and defect removal. Use this pad with polishes and swirl removers. It’s an all-around pad that will work on most light to moderate imperfections.
White Polishing Foam - Less dense foam formula for the application of waxes, micro-fine polishes and sealants. This pad has very light cutting power so it’s perfect for pre-wax cleaners.
Green Polishing/Finishing Foam - Use this foam to apply one-step cleaner waxes. It is a balance of polishing and finishing that is perfect for all-in-one product application.
Gray Finishing Foam Pad - Composition is firm enough to withstand added pressure during final finishing to remove buffer swirls. It has no cut and will apply thin, even coats of waxes, sealants, and glazes.
Blue Finessing Foam – Pad has soft composition for applying glaze, finishing polish, sealants, and liquid waxes. Flat pad provides full contact with paint surface to minimize the pressure applied by the user.
Red Ultra-soft Wax/Sealant Foam - This soft, imported foam is ideal for applying the final coat of wax or sealant. The foam works especially well when applying liquid waxes or sealants because it is firm enough to keep the majority of the product on the paint, rather than soaking it up. The red foam has no cut or cleaning ability.