A little about my background, I detailed cars in high school and college, and I can definitely be considered a car nut. I take exceptional care of my vehicles, always do my own maintenance, detail all weekend etc. I'm no beginner but I'm definitely no pro. I haven't used an rotary in years, and decided to pick up a PC 7336SP at Lowe's when I saw they were selling for $69. Now that I have that (and used it to sand a bathroom I'm refinishing), I'm looking into what else I need to complete my detailing kit.
I have a rather full detailing supply as it is now, I've used Zaino since '98, Stoner since '93/94, and have (I think) full product lines from both companies. I also have a large assortement of various products, my point is I have a ton of product, so I'm not looking for too much advice there. I'm a very happy Zaino user, but am definitely looking for a more aggressive swirl/scratch removal process. I haven't tried Z-PC yet, any comments on that specific product is appreciated.
What I really do want to hear more about is backing plate and pad combos. Right now in my "shopping cart" I have:
Backing Plate and Pads Lake Country Dual-Action Flexible Backing Plate 5 Inch
Lake Country Dual-Action 6.5" Yellow Cutting Pad
Lake Country Dual-Action 6.5" Orange Light-Cutting Pad
(2) Lake Country Dual-Action 6.5" White Polishing Pad
(2) Lake Country Dual-Action 6.5 inch Gray Finishing Pad
Polish/Detailing Supplies
Poorboy's Trim Restorer
Menzerna Intensive Polish
I'm shopping around trying to find Menzerna FPII or PO85RD, and plan on topping that combo off with Zaino Z2PRO. I keep seeing good things about the Menzerna products on dark cars, and seeing as I have two (Envoy is Black, Z28 is Mystic Teal Metallic with a black top) dark cars, I'm going to give it a go. I saw a pic of a GN (I LOVE Turbo Buicks!) with this combo and was blown away in a different thread, can't wait to try it myself.
So, does anyone suggest going with a different/larger backing plate? What about my pad selection? Good/bad/otherwise, I'm looking for some comments on what I've chosen so far.
Thanks guys,
Chris