DACP question

[Auto Spa]

Used dacp yesterday for the first time with the dewalt 849. started out fine but after a few 2x2 sections the dacp started to dry out on me. had to keep reapplying. is this common with dacp?
i primed the pad before i started and after cleaning the pad the dacp started drying out so i primed the pad again. still did not help. any suggestions would help.

[Mike Phillips]

Hi Auto Spa,

Welcome to Meguiar's Online! :welcome

Couple of questions?

1) What speed are you running the Dewalt?
2) What pad are you using on the Dewalt?
3) What condition is the finish you're working on?


Mike

[Auto Spa]

Thanks for the reply. I guess a little more info would have helped.
Speed- 1400 rpms(still kind of new with rotary)
Pad- Edge green foam
Condition- Light oxidation, minor swirls, cob webs.
Vehicle- Nissan Pathfinder
Color- Black

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Auto Spa
Thanks for the reply. I guess a little more info would have helped.
Speed- 1400 rpms(still kind of new with rotary)
Pad- Edge green foam
Condition- Light oxidation, minor swirls, cob webs.
Vehicle- Nissan Pathfinder
Color- Black

Hi Auto Spa,

I have not used the Edge pad system yet so I cannot comment on their performance.

Are you pulling color when you buff? That is, is the finish a clear coat or a single stage paint?

Mike

[Auto Spa]

It has a clearcoat finish. i have read about detailers using the edge pads and they have been happy with their performance.
would the pad make that big of a difference since we are not talking about a cheap noname pad?

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Auto Spa
It has a clearcoat finish. i have read about detailers using the edge pads and they have been happy with their performance.
would the pad make that big of a difference since we are not talking about a cheap noname pad?



Hi Auto Spa,

From there website, it looks like the green foam pad is somewhat like our W-8000 series foam pads so I don't think that's the problem.

Condition of paint
It could be that the condition of you paint requires a more aggressive product to start with. If the finish on this Pathfinder is extremely neglected, then you could be removing a lot of oxidized paint which is gumming up the pad with the DACP.

If the finish isn't too pad, then were back to the foam type used with the pad.

Do you have any other types of foam pads?

Mike

[Auto Spa]

Originally posted by Mike Phillips
Hi Auto Spa,


It could be that the condition of you paint requires a more aggressive product to start with. If the finish on this Pathfinder is extremely neglected, then you could be removing a lot of oxidized paint which is gumming up the pad with the DACP.

Do you have any other types of foam pads?

Other foam pads? No. I just started out with the edge pads but i have considered trying the meguiars pads.

When i was buffing the hood the dacp was removing most of the oxidation but you can still see some etching from acid rain. so your theory on gumming up sounds right. would that explain why the first couple of 2x2 sections went fine before i had trouble.

[Mike Phillips]

Meguiar's always recommends,

”Use the least aggressive product to get the job done”

That said, you might want to try some Meguiar’s #84 Compound Power Cleaner (http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_detail.cfm?sku=M-84) with a W-7006 foam cutting pad first and then go back to the DACP.

Also, when you're first starting out with a dry foam pad, (any company's foam pad), the foam pad will tend to soak up a certain amount of product until it reaches a saturation level.

After that, your pad will stop absorbing product to the same degree and thus more product will remain on the surface to be worked.

Hope this helps...

Mike

[Auto Spa]

Thanks for the input. i think i will try a more aggressive product
on a section of the hood and see if that works.