Anytime you're using a one-step cleaner/wax or AIO as some people call them you want to use the least aggressive foam pad possible to get he job done.
The problem you can run into is DA Haze caused by the pad when doing a one-step to a car. You can see this on dark colored or black clear coated cars but usually not on white or light colored cars but think about it... if it's happening to dark and black colored cars it's also happening to light colored cars.
Your choice of foam pad is a factor as it relates to cut or abrasiveness, so try to use the softest pad to make the paint clear and shiny while not leaving any haze.
If you use a foam cutting pad and leave a haze in the paint, this means you need to come back and re-buff the car and now you're no longer doing a ONE STEP. Might as well have sold your customer a two-step process.
See the second page of my VIF for an example of what to sell your customer and if you sell them on your "Package 1", then try to use the softest pad you can.
Mike Phillips VIF or Vehicle Inspection Form
A soft foam pad would include
Foam Polishing Pads
Foam Finishing Pads
Foam Waxing Pads.
Note: The softer the pad the
less correction but when using a one-step cleaner/wax but remember, the goal
isn't correction, it's
protection and shiny paint, that means making the swirls shiny not removing the swirls.
Removing swirls takes time and time is money, so when doing this for money be sure you're educated on what's what and then educate your customer on what's what.
Underpromise and over deliver
