drck1000
05-30-2006, 10:08 AM
Hello all. Just used my new PC 7336 this past weekend on the family van with excellent results. However, I have a come quick questions. First, when I was polishing, I noticed that the pad didn`t really rotate around very much. I was planning on using two different polishes on the same Edge 2000 pad, so I marked one side of the pad to differentiate it later on. When polishing, I noticed that the mark didn`t really spin around that much. I tried to keep the pad flat on the surface and basically just enough pressure to keep it flat and move the machine. The machine did try to pull in one direction, but I tried not to add any vertical pressure to the machine. I noticed that sometimes the pad spun around, but most times, it just sort of vibrated and the mark would rotate a little, stop, then rotate a little, then stop and so on. Is that normal? Again, I wasn`t using much pressure and tried to keep the pad flat. Not sure if the pad is supposed to spin around almost freely.
Second is that do most of you use the side handle? I seemed like if I used it, my hand got numb. If I used my right hand hear the power cord and my left on the "head" of the machine (where the pad attaches to) it seemed like my hand wouldn`t go numb and I could control the machine better. I`ve read on previous posts that most recommend using the handle when just starting out. But to me, it seemed easier to just hold on to the body of the machine with BOTH hands.
Also, do you clean the pad surface during the session, or do you just move to a next pad. I only did the hood, so that wasn`t a problem for me. If you start getting caked up with polish and some dust, do you just clean the pad with the nylon brush or should you use some kind of spray cleaner? Also, if that happens, are you using too much product?
Just some quick background. The vehicle is a 1999 Sienna van that sits outside 24/7. The paint is in pretty good condition and I noticed some very light marring on the hood and some light water spots. In an effort to try out the PC before using on the newer vehicles in the garage, I wanted my learning experience on an older vehicle.
Used a green Edge 2000 pad with IP and FPII. Started with FPII on about a quarter of the hood and got all of the light marring out and the light water spots. The middle of the hood has some scratches that looked like from a cat or something and that took too passes with IP to get rid of. My first pass was on speed 4 and I think kind of fast pace. The second pass was worked in at speed 5 and a slower pace. I tried to keep it about an inch per second. The vehicle is a lighter green and I felt that after working in the IP, that the finish was good enough that I didn`t follow up with FPII.
Next question is that I followed up with AIO and then applied IW. Did I need to apply AIO after polishing, or is the surface clean enough to move on to IW directly? I only polished the hood of the van, so I had to apply AIO to the rest of the vehicle anyways, so I applied AIO to the hood as well.
The last treatment this vehicle got was AIO and SG. Could the water spots have been confined to the LSP? The water spots came of pretty easily with the FPII.
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase of a PC. I do look forward to using it more and getting more proficient in it`s use.
Second is that do most of you use the side handle? I seemed like if I used it, my hand got numb. If I used my right hand hear the power cord and my left on the "head" of the machine (where the pad attaches to) it seemed like my hand wouldn`t go numb and I could control the machine better. I`ve read on previous posts that most recommend using the handle when just starting out. But to me, it seemed easier to just hold on to the body of the machine with BOTH hands.
Also, do you clean the pad surface during the session, or do you just move to a next pad. I only did the hood, so that wasn`t a problem for me. If you start getting caked up with polish and some dust, do you just clean the pad with the nylon brush or should you use some kind of spray cleaner? Also, if that happens, are you using too much product?
Just some quick background. The vehicle is a 1999 Sienna van that sits outside 24/7. The paint is in pretty good condition and I noticed some very light marring on the hood and some light water spots. In an effort to try out the PC before using on the newer vehicles in the garage, I wanted my learning experience on an older vehicle.
Used a green Edge 2000 pad with IP and FPII. Started with FPII on about a quarter of the hood and got all of the light marring out and the light water spots. The middle of the hood has some scratches that looked like from a cat or something and that took too passes with IP to get rid of. My first pass was on speed 4 and I think kind of fast pace. The second pass was worked in at speed 5 and a slower pace. I tried to keep it about an inch per second. The vehicle is a lighter green and I felt that after working in the IP, that the finish was good enough that I didn`t follow up with FPII.
Next question is that I followed up with AIO and then applied IW. Did I need to apply AIO after polishing, or is the surface clean enough to move on to IW directly? I only polished the hood of the van, so I had to apply AIO to the rest of the vehicle anyways, so I applied AIO to the hood as well.
The last treatment this vehicle got was AIO and SG. Could the water spots have been confined to the LSP? The water spots came of pretty easily with the FPII.
Overall, I am very happy with my purchase of a PC. I do look forward to using it more and getting more proficient in it`s use.