I am very new to polishing. I had a rotary eons ago and was deathly afraid of what I could do to paint so never used it on paint. Probably still have it (old Wen 7").
I received a Griot's 6" DA for Christmas and doing 2 cars and some other panels realized I was cleaning the pad wrong and have utterly destroyed it. No, don't clean it like a paint roller.... Wringing it out is bad....
But my 312k mile Lexus GS400 with Ultimate Compound and Ultimate Wax. It looks amazing so far. I have hand and drive through washed for years. I figured a drive through to get the salt off was safer than leaving it on. Maybe not.
My wife's car I did with the Griot's 3 in 1. I did both my son's heavily oxidized hoods with UC and amazed at the look, especially the 96 Red Subaru Outback. Red REALLY came alive.
So I need to learn a LOT, what pads, what compounds, what polishing pads, what polishes, etc.
Do I use foam? Microfiber or Wool pads for cutting or polishing or waxing? Seems no end to the products people use, and can't figure out why one uses different on each application.
Thanks!
I received a Griot's 6" DA for Christmas and doing 2 cars and some other panels realized I was cleaning the pad wrong and have utterly destroyed it. No, don't clean it like a paint roller.... Wringing it out is bad....
But my 312k mile Lexus GS400 with Ultimate Compound and Ultimate Wax. It looks amazing so far. I have hand and drive through washed for years. I figured a drive through to get the salt off was safer than leaving it on. Maybe not.
My wife's car I did with the Griot's 3 in 1. I did both my son's heavily oxidized hoods with UC and amazed at the look, especially the 96 Red Subaru Outback. Red REALLY came alive.
So I need to learn a LOT, what pads, what compounds, what polishing pads, what polishes, etc.
Do I use foam? Microfiber or Wool pads for cutting or polishing or waxing? Seems no end to the products people use, and can't figure out why one uses different on each application.
Thanks!
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