Product review: CarPro Denim Orange Peel Removal Pads

Wow looks amazing my friend. That finish is flawless beautiful work. An SRT with a concours finish. Id like to try some of that rust prevention grease, do you apply it or go to a shop for it?
 
I missed this the first time around as well. Glad I came across it. I may do my new car when it comes in. It will depend on what the paint looks like. Interesting about the paint being harder on the aluminum hood. Again helpful since my new car will have an aluminum hood.
 
TRDTACO said:
Wow looks amazing my friend. That finish is flawless beautiful work. An SRT with a concours finish. Id like to try some of that rust prevention grease, do you apply it or go to a shop for it?
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Thank you :dblthumb2:

You can buy the rust proofing oil spray can but it's not the same as the grease my local shop applies.

KROWN and RustCheck are the two major players for rustproofing.

The place I go to is called Berrys Rust Proofing (looks like bee's wax).
 
Mantilgh said:
Nice review, and great job. I must have missed it when you first posted.

These are a foam pad, correct?

I would assume they are fairly stiff/firm for the leveling. I tried their Flash pad and liked it, and it was pretty stiff/firm.

I destroyed it polishing out my sisters wheel that she used a steel pot scrubber on. Worked great and was thinking of getting a handful of them or maybe the orange peel ones for hitting bad areas first.
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Hey Mantilgh,

Sorry, I missed your comment until now... They Denim (jeans material) on a very thin foam pads (like an interface pad).

They work very differently than a foam pad (like a sanding disk on a foam interface).

They also gunk up much quicker than foam. I've been using them to restore headlights because of the high cut and nice finish (great one step headlight restoration pads, used m101).
 
Very informative thanks and the jeep looks outstanding I like your careful approach process very nice.
 
Thank you sir, I'm always looking for looking for something more aggressive for headlights.

So many different pads out there to try
 
If we polish multiple times with a normal polish pads, let's say in the lifetime of our vehicle, will the orange peel disappear over time?

I think that these pads as well as the sand pads are the shorter and more aggressive ways to remove the orange peel.

Or using these pads is the only way to remove this kind of defects?
 
hdez said:
If we polish multiple times with a normal polish pads, let's say in the lifetime of our vehicle, will the orange peel disappear over time?

I think that these pads as well as the sand pads are the shorter and more aggressive ways to remove the orange peel.

Or using these pads is the only way to remove this kind of defects?
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Foam pads follow the contours of the Orange Peel and will not effectively level OP.

Yes, the Denim Pads will level OP, but the end result is not as laser flat as using 1500 grit sanding discs followed by 3000, Compound & Polish.

The Denim Pads can generate a lot of heat and can twist paint.

You need to be just as careful as you would be when sanding. Ridges and Edges can bite you quickly.
 
First thanks for the great review! I have used the 3" before for spot repair. I was wondering can you clean these pads and reuse?
 
AGOatemywallet said:
Foam pads follow the contours of the Orange Peel and will not effectively level OP.

Yes, the Denim Pads will level OP, but the end result is not as laser flat as using 1500 grit sanding discs followed by 3000, Compound & Polish.

The Denim Pads can generate a lot of heat and can twist paint.

You need to be just as careful as you would be when sanding. Ridges and Edges can bite you quickly.
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Gotcha,

I rather not take the risk then, I can live with small orange peel defects :).
 
I can tell by the photo of your d-pillar that the OP would bother most of us. The definition/clarity of the light fixture refections sums it all up. Very nice review and good work. The amount of time you invested you could have used the correction speed of a rotary, however, I'm sure the PC is way safer.


I My neighbor has either an 05-06 Dodge Ram and the OP looks just like yours
 
Has anyone used the Carpro velvet pad to remove factory applied orange peel? I have a white 2004 Dodge Ram. According to my reading of this particular pad, this is the one I should use. Please advise which to use, Carpro denim or velvet
 
4u2nvinmtl said:
I heard from another Jeep SRT8 owner (who did the same orange peel removal process) that the velvet pads worked slightly better than the denim for the factory clear.
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Buster906 said:
Has anyone used the Carpro velvet pad to remove factory applied orange peel? I have a white 2004 Dodge Ram. According to my reading of this particular pad, this is the one I should use. Please advise which to use, Carpro denim or velvet
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Might want to PM him.
 
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