Decisions...Decisions.....Help

[Suki22]

I know you get us noobs asking so many of the same questions but I would appreciate your help. I am finally taking the next step and purchasing a DA polisher. I have a 2007 G35 Infiniti ( paint is soft ) that has minor swirls/marring but has some water spots on the roof.I will also use it on my wife`s BMW and my adult children`s cars. I have always felt I would do more damage with a DA polisher then my hands.



Anyways......



I will buy a PC or UDM...at this point it is a coin flip.....concerned about the UDM reliability.





Pads....



Looking at the 5.5" LC CCS Smart pads

3 each 5.5" LC CCS orange smart pad

3 each 5.5" LC CCS white smart pad

3 each 5.5" LC CCS gray smart pad

My thinking is the 5.5" will give me a little better correction than the 6.5" pads, but not be as aggressive as the 4". I could still use the 5.5" pads for sealants,etc.





Polish....



Leaning toward the 1Z Paint Polish and 1Z Metallic Polish ( user friendly...tx.Accumilator)



Also....Meg.#83 and #80



I have been learning a great deal on this forum and appreciate any feedback.

[victory]

The 5.5" pads are a bargain right now at AG. I got a few and i like them. it`s not as easy to bog down the PC when polishing. For LSP application i still use a larger pad as it just goes faster.

[imported_shine]

The 5.5" LC CCS pads have worked great for me with my UDM. Good choice with the orange, white, and gray pads as those would be my choices also. I have not used the gray but blue instead and the blue seems to soak up a bit too much product (applying sealants). I think the gray is suppose to be slightly stiffer.

[imported_Chris223]

For the grey pads, I`d get them at Proper Auto Care, the 6.5" ones are like 2 for $12 right now.

[fech]

I know it`s not on your list, but I have always been fond of the edge pads.

[reaper34]

I stayed with a pc because after much research(I`m anal like that) the nutshell of what I found was the only thing relevant to me was the udm had 6700 opm at speed six and the pc had 6000. plus the pc has a far better track record.

[Eliot Ness]

I have both a PC and a UDM and between the two I prefer the UDM. Not a lot of difference, but it does have more power and is a bit smoother than my PC.



I haven`t used the CCS style pads, but I agree that the 5.5" will be a good middle ground. You still might need 4" pads for some defects, but that is something you can buy later as needed.

[Eisen Hulk]

I`m currently using a PC, and I have recently switched to the 5.5" CCS LC pads. I`m pretty happy with them. I also second what Elliot Ness said about the 4" pads as well. I ordered the entire CCS LC 4" pad line. The 4" orange pad is GREAT with the PC.

[Accumulator]

suki22- Try to maintain reasonable expectations about the water spots After some aggressive rotary work, my wife`s A8 *still* has etching and she finally told me to just leave it alone lest I thin the clear too much. So really correcting etching with a PC just might not be too likely.