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I have LC flat pads and plan to use XMT 360. What color pad should I use? I was thinking orange. I also have white.

I asked a member before but the message got erased so I need to ask again.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hjfowler said:
I have LC flat pads and plan to use XMT 360. What color pad should I use? I was thinking orange. I also have white.

I asked a member before but the message got erased so I need to ask again.

Thanks in advance.
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White pad
 
Depends on what you're trying to achieve, what kind of car, paint hardness etc. Do a test spot with the white, if you not satisfied, try orange.
 
skubasteve! said:
Depends on what you're trying to achieve, what kind of car, paint hardness etc. Do a test spot with the white, if you not satisfied, try orange.
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It's a 2005 Honda Accord. The paint is gray. It's not terrible, but my ultimate goal is to bring a nice glossy finish back to the paint. It's just Dulled over time.
 
skubasteve! said:
Depends on what you're trying to achieve, what kind of car, paint hardness etc. Do a test spot with the white, if you not satisfied, try orange.
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Do what skubasteve said. Do a test spot first. The White pad is what I use 90% of time.
 
Thanks fellas. I'll test it out this weekend and report back.
 
a test spot will be the best solution, but don't discount orange pads with AIO. Pads contribute to the cut of a product, and one can see very good correction results with AIO and a more aggressive pad combo.
 
white ... I would not go more abrasive with AIO products, just dedicated polishes.
 
I agree with answers above, test spot, maybe start with white and see if you need more improvement.

Before just stepping up to an aggressive pad, try to deal with other variables like polisher speed, arm speed (slow), pressure, number of passes...

Generally I work XMT360 till it disappears, but even this way I like to wipe of minimum residue at the end.

I generally work it with polishing pads.

I have a thread on a Peugeot with a test spot showing different pads I've used to define which pad with XMT360:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/75723-360-aio-transformation-peugeot.html

For me, the 'problem' that may lie behind an orange cutting pad is the finish it may leave.


If your paint is very soft, you may have some haze or any other issue that'll not look perfect at the end.

You can do orange pad with XMT360, and do it again with white pad.

Wait, this will not be an AIO, but a 2-step with an AIO... not optimal IMO, but can be made.

If you see that XMT is not cutting what you need, and orange is not finishing good enough, choose:

a) live with a less than perfect result with white pad and XMT

b) do a correction step with orange pad and a cutting polish, then do XMT on white or even gray/black finishing pad.

Got my point?

If your paint is good workable (that means not so hard, not so soft), you may be able to get great correction and finish on an orange pad (I've saw some people doing this before).

How to know?

Test spot, 'like they said'.

Don't forget to use a swirl finder light to follow your results before moving on polishing the whole car with a less than optimal approach.

Good luck, let us now your outcome.

Kind Regards.
 
I appreciate everyone's input. I will certainly report back. Sorry for all the questions, I'm still learning. :)
 
Tato said:
I agree with answers above, test spot, maybe start with white and see if you need more improvement.

Before just stepping up to an aggressive pad, try to deal with other variables like polisher speed, arm speed (slow), pressure, number of passes...

Generally I work XMT360 till it disappears, but even this way I like to wipe of minimum residue at the end.

I generally work it with polishing pads.

I have a thread on a Peugeot with a test spot showing different pads I've used to define which pad with XMT360:
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/show-n-shine/75723-360-aio-transformation-peugeot.html

For me, the 'problem' that may lie behind an orange cutting pad is the finish it may leave.


If your paint is very soft, you may have some haze or any other issue that'll not look perfect at the end.

You can do orange pad with XMT360, and do it again with white pad.

Wait, this will not be an AIO, but a 2-step with an AIO... not optimal IMO, but can be made.

If you see that XMT is not cutting what you need, and orange is not finishing good enough, choose:

a) live with a less than perfect result with white pad and XMT

b) do a correction step with orange pad and a cutting polish, then do XMT on white or even gray/black finishing pad.

Got my point?

If your paint is good workable (that means not so hard, not so soft), you may be able to get great correction and finish on an orange pad (I've saw some people doing this before).

How to know?

Test spot, 'like they said'.

Don't forget to use a swirl finder light to follow your results before moving on polishing the whole car with a less than optimal approach.

Good luck, let us now your outcome.

Kind Regards.
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I appreciate the detailed response. I started this evening. I used white to start, but since I did the work at my in-law's garage, I didn't have my orange pads with me. I'll test it and report back. However, the paint is markedly different after using 360 and a white pad. More to come tomorrow.
 
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