Test spots and such..

[Zuke]

I have a quick question, lets say you are trying to dial in a method of which product to use. When doing a test spot are you using a foam pad or the g110? I only have 4 pads, and with the endless amount of Megs products, how can I insure im not dirtying all my pads before I find out which one to use? Does this make sense?

[Tuck91]

Re: Test spots and such..

Hey Zuke,

Sometimes I work by hand with a foam applicator pad to get a feel for how hard or soft the paint is.But most of the time I will do my test spots with my G110.

Lets say you do a test spot with M83 and M80 and you need to use M83. You can still use the M80 test spot pad to follow up with after M83, that is if you plan on following up with a less aggressive product.

That wasnt the best example, but do you kind of get what I mean?

[J. A. Michaels]

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I understand what your saying. I have a bunch of the 8000 series pads. I keep the usable pads so I can do the test spots. I really do not believe you can replicate the G100 action by hand to effectively dial in a test spot. So get more pads. lol.

[InfiniteDetail]

Re: Test spots and such..

yeah, you just need at least 2 of each pad. When i was first starting out and only had a few pads, if I tested with M80 and saw that it wasn't going to cut it, I'd use M83 on the same pad (after cleaning it as good as possible) since it's more aggressive than the previous product that was applied using that pad. I didn't have any ill effects from doing this.

I realize this probably isn't the optimal way to approach this, but when i was in a pinch it worked for me.

[Zuke]

Re: Test spots and such..

I realize this probably isn't the optimal way to approach this, but when i was in a pinch it worked for me.

Good to know you have not had any problems

Thanks everyone for the quick answer, I currently have 4 polish pads but Im quicking realizing that may not be enough

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Test spots and such..

If you're going to be working on a wide variety of cars, it really helps to have a good stock of pads. Even beyond the odd case where you need several pads just to dial in a process extra pads come in handy in the event you're suddenly presented with a vehicle that will require multiple passes, or a pad fails on you, or you accidentally drop one face down on the ground, etc. There are all sorts of things that can go wrong, and if you're on site to do a customer's car, you really don't want to run out of pads for any reason.

[Zuke]

Re: Test spots and such..

What about prior to applying any product? Are you guys QD'in and claying the spot first?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Test spots and such..

What about prior to applying any product? Are you guys QD'in and claying the spot first?

As needed, yes. Obviously you want a clean surface so if it's been a day or so since the car was washed a QD alone may be enough to clean the surface. But if the otherwise clean surface feels rough and is in need of claying, definitely do so. You'll be able to do a better job of below surface defect removal with all the bonded contaminants out of the way first. It's all part of the evaluation process.