Let's talk about "Total Cut"

[73corvette]

Originally Posted by Mark Kleis

I'm really surprised this hasn't gotten more replies...

This took a tremendous amount of meticulous research and work, and more importantly, it points out some very key concepts to paint correction that are often misunderstood, or missed completely by amateurs just getting started.

This is the type of guide that is worth getting printed out at Kinkos, laminated, and stuck in your detailing bag to stay with you where ever you go to detail.

Well done Mr. Stoops!

Mark
Truer words were never spoken, if were in this business that is just what I'd do.
Fact I'm not and I'm still going to do it.
Rich

[xcfw]

Thanks Mike. Would it be possible for you to comment on this, to help me get a better epectataion of cut. And yes, I'm a consumer and a noob to boot, just trying to get my head around it....

What would be the total cut difference between the posssible combinations I have to work with this week. And just to make it an easier comparison lets assume equal speed and pressures (while acknowledging that they do have a big effect in themselves)

Products- UC, SwirlX and 205
Pads- 8207 and 9207 on a 110

UC/8207 would be the most cut obviously, and 205/9207 would be the least.
But what about the other 4 possible combos- where do they fall?

UC/8207 >Swirlx/8207 >UC/9207 >205/8207 >swirlx/9207 >205/9207 ??? Or how do they stack up/cut down?

TIA

[Michael Stoops]

Your list from most to least aggressive is pretty much right on the money, but the colored pairs shown below would likely be so close in total cut as to be a wash - depending on the paint you may not notice much of anything between them. Again, this assumes equal speed and pressure.

UC/8207 >Swirlx/8207 > UC/9207 > 205/8207 > swirlx/9207 >205/9207

Consider, however, that you'll generally work a polishing pad with a bit more speed and pressure and you might want to reverse the order of the colored pairs. But again, you're kind of splitting hairs. You certainly don't need to do ALL of these steps, but we suspect you already understand that.

[RaskyR1]

Excellent write up Mike!

[HealthyCivic]

Mike,

Thanks for the great post. Phillips used to mention all the time how it wasn't just the product, just the pressure, or just the pad that determined the outcome but a combination of all of those things. Your post demonstrated this very well and I can definitely save this to show to the next guy I encounter who's unclear about why he's not getting the results he wanted or expected while using a particular product.