Using side of Pad?

**qwik5o** · 02-23-2005, 09:55 PM

I know this has been said to not be a good idea, but a guy who has been in the business awhile was showing me how "he" used the PC on an old bumber I had.

We used the yellow excel pad with 3M SSR for dark vehicles. I couldnt help noticing that he used the near edge, as in he tilted the machine alot. I have heard a lot on here to keep the pad flat.

Any help on this, i cringed when he did it, but it didnt do anything bad, actually looked a little better.

Thanks,

Kevin

**bufferman71** · 02-23-2005, 10:20 PM

its just like using a rotary, Hes concentrating heat in a small area.

**imported_Burlyq** · 02-23-2005, 10:53 PM

I`ve been detailing this way for a decade. If you tilt the machine you use less product and you get no machine wobble. The only downside is that you have to wash the pad more often. I use a Rotary and I have never burned paint, it is much harder to do that than people think. See what works best for you, but tilting is a legitimate style. If you tilt, apply polish to the edge of the pad only and smush it around, or even better yet apply to the surface, then polish. Peace and good luck.

**qwik5o** · 02-23-2005, 11:42 PM

Yeah, i didnt see a very big deal with it, but all the posts i have seen said keep it flat, so i kind of cringed. I think I will keep it flat in most instances anyways.

**Accumulator** · 02-24-2005, 01:25 PM

IMO the PC is so mild that, unless you`re working on an area with thin paint, there`s no problem in using the edge of the pad or tilting it.

**JeffM** · 02-24-2005, 07:58 PM

I taught myself to do this out of necessity. There are just areas that a flat pad cant get.

Like anything else use common sense. I keep the pad moving, dont apply to much pressure, it might shorten the pads life.

Inbetween door mouldings and the "dodge" emblem i have, it is a pretty narrow area, and a pain to have problems there, but i did make progress with this technique.