menzerna fg 400

[johnboy]

picked up some 400 and was lookin to see how to run it.primeing the pad or just a few peas of product.usually use smat so I thought I should see what you all are doin. got rupes and 3401-thanks

[0inDetail0]

Your gonna need more then that to prime. If your using a pad primer or a QD on the pad first. I would use about 6 dime sized drops then spread it around with your finger to cover the face of the pad. Once it`s primed you can get away with 3-4 pea drops. I use 4 and a couple squirts of pad primer

[chuck2417]

Are you going to be using a mf pad or a foam pad? Either way I would prime before using any product, can`t believe I used to never do that. After listening to Kevin Brown talk about it, it makes sense.

[RaysWay]

Prime it up then enjoy. FG400 is amazing.

[Stokdgs]

It is impossible to say how much to use to prime and how much product to put on a pad because everyone does it differently, and there are way too many variables that have to be taken into account..

What has worked for me in dozens of years, is to have the pad a little moist and primed initially, apply and work the product (I use Rotary Power).. And then mist the used foam pad, and wipe off with a white cotton towel, to remove dead paint, and product that is carrying it if some is still on the pad at the end of that correcting/finishing cycle..

I would also rather avoid drying out the compound and having it dust everywhere, by keeping everything just moist enough to make this happen for me.. I hate cleaning up compound dust!! I know, it`s just me...

Also, have learned how to, (or probably more because I hate to marr nice finishes), use the pad to not only correct, but clean up the surface, so that there is very little to ever wipe off..

Occasionally, when working with crazy soft, etc., paint, and I am not paying enough attention, and I let it get too warm and the product wants to stick or get sticky/grabby, and it is not going to get better, I will have to stop, spray a little pad conditioner over the area to help loosen the product, and carefully, wipe if off with a clean microfiber towel...

The only product I have ever used, that seems to not be affected much by heat, pressure, speed, and works until you stop it from working, is Optimum Hyper Polish, and their Compound... Hyper Polish is especially easy to use, cuts very fast, corrects very fast, does not dust ever for me, and leaves a beautifully clear, glossy, smooth, finish... It is really good for a Polish, and not a Compound, and again, your pad choice, machine choice, speed, pressure, arm speed, and the type of paint and amount of correction wanted/needed, outside temps, panel temps, sun or shade, all play a big part of how this or anything you use will turn out..

Good luck !
Dan F