When doing a one step, what would you do in this situation?

I have lots of dirty pads that need cleaning. I was just working on a 95 black Lexus so now all my pads are black.

Mark I probably would have bumped it up to a 2 step. I can imagine the second step would take very long to clear up the haze. But if bumping it up isnt an option I would go with more clarity than defect removal.
 
I would have opted for no haze/few swirls so polishing pad here.
Sometimes it seems that we are the only guys seeing swirls when you look around at other cars. My latest curse is seeing all the bad headlights even on the moving cars.
 
Flannigan said:
I've been a huge fan of Cyan pads for one steps. They cut well ,and finish down great. Another option is the B&S Yellow pads. Both are great for one steps.
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Also a huge fan of Cyan HT pads with one steps.
 
I've used a Cyan pad once on soft paint, and it marred it pretty bad. :dunno:
 
07 z-oh-6 said:
I think uneducated clients, for the most part, just want to see swirl free paint. So, I went with D151/MF cutting pad.
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Doing a test spot with the client is a good approach. I am beginning to do this myself in order to set the right expectation about what a 1 step on their vehicle will accomplish.

I disagree with you regarding uneducated clients. The clients that are uneducated just want a clean shiny car, they do not know what swirls are.

I would have tried Menzerna PO203 as a 1 step, it does a decent job of removing swirls on most cars I have tried it on and it leaves a nice gloss.

07 z-oh-6 said:
I have LC orange pads, but they were all dirty at the time.
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I always make sure all my pads are clean before starting a job, you never know what you will need to use, regardless of what car you are working on.
 
If I had to choose between just those two I probably would have went with the MF/D151 and then spent the extra 20-30 to follow it up for free with D301. :D


My OCD always gets the best of me! :(
 
we've tried that combo on several cars. dark hondas are tough to use that on for the very reasons you pointed out. the orange buff and shine would have been the best choice. I'd be interested in what techniques you used to try to finish out the d151 with the mf. kbm method or d301/mf method as in the video?
lately we have just gone with a quick d300/mf cut pass and followed with foam and d301 on the dark hondas. doesnt really take that much more time and does more defect removal and better finish.

the combo you tried works well on a lot of cars though. we find d301 way more user friendly and make efforts to find a way to involve it. we do a volume business which may alter how we choose to achieve the desired end result

Question: I have yet to have d301 stain trim, we have been getting more and more experimental with it as far as what we are buffing with it. Friday we went over the black fender trim on a mini cooper with a foam finish pad and d301. looked great

2 months ago i did all the trim and mudflaps on my car with it so I could keep an eye on how it worked. still looks great, no discoloring.
 
Really interesting post Mark. I think that I'd rather have a clear, non-haze finish with some swirls/scratches, however I probably would end up with a two step.

I may take my son's coach's cars for a day and put a little shine on them. I was thinking of picking up some D151 to remove the haze and grunge but I'm not sure if I can settle for a one step. The Black Audi would look awesome done right.

Oh and... Wash your orange pads buddy... :)
 
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