Pad type for cleaner wax?

[viper92283]

What type of pad should I use with cleaner wax and a DA polisher? I currrently have Griots orange polishing and red waxing pads.

[wascallyrabbit]

try the orange on a test spot and see if you like the results, also try a test spot with the red and see how you like that.

griots says the orange is a cutting pad, but i find it to more like a polishing pad not a true cutting pad.

[viper92283]

Thanks for your reply! :D

[autoaesthetica]

I would agree. The mechanical action of the pad should afford you a considerable difference compared to something like just a waxing pad. We do this many times with AIO(essentially cleaner waxes on roids) and many of us get great results with anything with more bite than just a waxing pad.

[Accumulator]

I`m a *BIG* fan of the Griot`s orange pad for cleaner-waxes/AIOs/etc. :xyxthumbs



Noting that I don`t work on stupid-soft clear, it`s my overall favorite pad for that particular job.



But as a "cutting pad"?!? Nah...back when I used Griot`s Machine Polishes I had to use different pads to get any serious correction. Note that back before they got that orange pad made up for them, they used to sell the usual yellow/white/etc. range, and those worked OK...well, OK for the "big pad on a PC" approach.

[Dan]

That all depends, most consider a cleaner wax to be a wax with a high solvent/chemical cleaner content and no abrasives. IMO KAIO falls in this group. An AIO will have abrasives, examples ZAIO, FK215, D151.



A polishing pad (lake white) is perfect IF you are using an AIO (mild to med abrasives).



The red pad for a true cleaner wax (no abrasives).

[Accumulator]

Dan- I do tend to lump a lot of products together into this category, but eh, I just like that Griot`s pad for all such stuff regardless. Yeah, really...if I`m using a 3" or ~6" pad for anything remotely like this that`s the pad I reach for. And I mean anything from 1Z PP (hey, it does leave wax behind) to any product that cleans and leaves "wax"/etc. behind including KAIO.



IME that pad`s mild enough to not cause issues (on my paints) and I like the way it`s more "open"/porous than the finishing pads that any people prefer instead. Doesn`t seem to load up the way my finishing/waxing pads do (including my red ones). Guess it`s just another of my (possibly wacky) personal preferences :D

[lostdaytomorrow]

Hey Viper, did you end up using the red or orange and how were your results?