Waxing mishap

[Chicot]

Usually I remove wax by hand, which is easy enough with nxt 2.0, but this time I decided to try it with my pc equipped with a 6.5" cobra mf bonnet over a w7006 cutting pad. The job was done much faster than usual and everything looked nice and shiny. However, the bonnet slid off center several times in the process and its elastic band got jammed between the backing plate and pc's motor housing. Also, the outer part of the cutting pad became separated from its core in several places. Not good. So I have two questions:

(1) Can the pad be repaired? If so, what glue would you use on it?

(2) Here they sell a kit consisting of a lambswool leveling pad and 6" Cobra bonnets. A similar pad can be purchased separately elsewhere, but I'm not sure if it will work with the 6.5" bonnets.

 

[tw33k2514]

I would toss the pad. Even if you glued it it would probably happen again very soon.

I am not sure about question number 2.

What speed where you using?

 

[Chicot]

I would toss the pad. Even if you glued it it would probably happen again very soon.

I am not sure about question number 2.

What speed where you using?

Thanks for your reply. I tried the cutting pad today on another car for correcting a couple of heavy scratches. It still works, but I don't think it will last for long. No biggie.

As for speed, I started waxing at 6 (duh..), but then slowed down to 5 and eventually to 4.

 

[embolism]

I like taking my wax off by hand

I bet if you take into account all the switching of bonnets required and fussing with the machine, you didn't really save that much time or produce that much better of a result...

 

[tw33k2514]

I would probably never go over speed 4 for waxing. I wax at speed 3-3.5.

 

[Chicot]

I would probably never go over speed 4 for waxing. I wax at speed 3-3.5.

Next time, I will try these bonnets over a 6" pc lambswool pad (18007) at the speed you recommend. If it does not work, back to hand waxing...

 

[embolism]

huh?

bonnets over a lambswool pad would be for removing wax not applying it. I still say hand removal is the way to go though.

to apply I'd use a pad with no cut like a black or blue LC flat...

 

[Chicot]

huh?

bonnets over a lambswool pad would be for removing wax not applying it. I still say hand removal is the way to go though.

to apply I'd use a pad with no cut like a black or blue LC flat...

Of course, I meant removing wax. To apply wax, I use the Meguiars w9207 black pad. I'm not going to argue against the tried-and-true method of waxing off by hand. Just wanted to speed it up a little with a DA polisher. Like I said, it went much faster, I least for me, but I should've used a slower speed on pc apparently. The elastic band on these bonnets is very tight (to prevent them from flying off, I guess), but the bonnet did not remain aligned, perhaps because I applied to much power. I assume a lambswool pad will not get crushed under the bonnet like that cutting pad did.

 

[embolism]

yeah, lambswool would fill out the bonnet better and conform around curves much easier than a cutting pad too...

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

(1) Can the pad be repaired? If so, what glue would you use on it?

I've used Goop with good luck and any product like it should work.

(2) Here they sell a kit consisting of a lambswool leveling pad and 6" Cobra bonnets. A similar pad can be purchased separately elsewhere, but I'm not sure if it will work with the 6.5" bonnets.

It will work.

The only downside of the lambswool pad is it doesn't offer the same kind or amount of cushion a foam pad does for contouring to curves on your cars body panels.