Compounding dust

donbeezy

donbeezy

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how do you guys deal with it??? primarily working out of my 2 car garage, sometimes ill work with the garage door down to get the room as dark as possible. by the time im done with a car... the whole garage + the car is covered in dust.

ive tried fluffing my pads off into a damp 5 gallon bucket but still, the dust is uncontrollable. pretty soon ill be putting A/C in my garage and keeping the garage door down 80% of the time. i need a solution to keep dust to a minimum.

what are some tips or things you do to control the dust?

Edit - forgot to include what products im using. Griots FCC or Jescar compound. lake country MF cut pads most of the time
 
TheMeanGreen said:
Dust on the vehicle surface?
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everywhere! i normally dust the vehicle surface off before working on it. ive seen a few guys use blowers to blow off the area but to me... that just moves the dust around and creates more havoc

after im done with a vehicle. i blow out my garage floor and dust my cabinet areas.

it gets pretty nasty, i try to wear a respirator the whole time
 
If you can trust an AIO, I recommend HD SPEED unless cutting is needed for heavy correction. Perhaps research Sonax

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I`ve had that issue but not to that extent. Dust on the vehicle around the area I`m working on but not all over the garage.
 
Pro Polish 2 and SSR3 have minimal dusting without dampening the pad .. also take a look at your pads that they aren`t part of the problem
 
donbeezy said:
how do you guys deal with it??? primarily working out of my 2 car garage, sometimes ill work with the garage door down to get the room as dark as possible. by the time im done with a car... the whole garage + the car is covered in dust.

ive tried fluffing my pads off into a damp 5 gallon bucket but still, the dust is uncontrollable. pretty soon ill be putting A/C in my garage and keeping the garage door down 80% of the time. i need a solution to keep dust to a minimum.

what are some tips or things you do to control the dust?

Edit - forgot to include what products im using. Griots FCC or Jescar compound. lake country MF cut pads most of the time
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How do you clean your pads? I was having this problem in the garage I work out of too and thought it was because my parents don`t keep it up well enough - turns out my pads were never fully flushed out from previous paint corrections. I use FCC too and there is zero dust, ever.
 
soaked in snappy clean. rinsed out using garden hose on jet mode. spin dry on a DA and left to air dry for the rest of the time.

might have to go back and look at my pad cleaning process....
 
donbeezy said:
soaked in snappy clean. rinsed out using garden hose on jet mode. spin dry on a DA and left to air dry for the rest of the time.

might have to go back and look at my pad cleaning process....
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Snappy clean never gets all the polish out. If you have a pressure washer try out Swanicyouth`s process below and continue to use snappy clean. Otherwise soak in snappy clean rinse out and do a second treatment with more snappy clean or a different pad cleaner spray.

http://www.autopia.org/forums/auto-detailing-videos/181727-ghetto-pad-washer.html?highlight=
 
donbeezy said:
soaked in snappy clean. rinsed out using garden hose on jet mode. spin dry on a DA and left to air dry for the rest of the time.

might have to go back and look at my pad cleaning process....
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Had literally the exact same technique. Switched to spraying the face with APC/Dedicated Pad Cleaner(picked up a couple bottles of PB Tornado and it really works well), agitating, then I put it face up on a grit guard in a bucket and pressure wash it. I`ve turned the water deep chalky white rinsing out just one or two pads that I thought were "clean". It`s the same technique that mnehls linked to, but he has a nice little setup where it drains. I have to empty the bucket every couple pads. Swanic knows his stuff when it comes to uncomplicating things.

If this shortens my pad life, I haven`t seen it happen yet. Never had a pad delaminate or anything, and even if it did shorten the life of the adhesive or something it`s worth it just to never have dust issues anymore.
 
I`ve been using McKee`s polishing pad cleaner. I use G21+Boss MF pads and FCC and I never have any dust from that product. My process for cleaning is spray all the pads, let them sit for a minute or so, work the product into the pad. Then rinse with cold water. That being the most important step. I used to use warm or hot water. I definitely see a difference in them looking and feeling new for an extended amount of time
 
I don`t get heavy dusting with Menz 400. It`s a little worse with Rupes blue and Meg`s d300, but nothing I find too objectionable. I would think the Jescar and Menz would be similar, but I`m just guessing. Maybe you are just working the compound too long? Maybe try a spritz of IPA solution before wiping the compound off to cut down on the dust?
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
I don`t get heavy dusting with Menz 400. It`s a little worse with Rupes blue and Meg`s d300, but nothing I find too objectionable. I would think the Jescar and Menz would be similar, but I`m just guessing. Maybe you are just working the compound too long? Maybe try a spritz of IPA solution before wiping the compound off to cut down on the dust?
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hmm maybe using too much and working too long? ill have to change my technique up.

i always thought some dusting was normal due to all these guys on instagram blowing out their pads and creating a large dust cloud. then i thought to myself, how the heck are they keeping their shop so dust free.
 
I try to only use compounds/polishes that generate very little dust and I`ve been blowing my pads out the side door now as well since that is what generates dust for me. Unfortunately, doing so definitely add a little to the overall time of the job but I have little to no dust at the end. I have my garage door down at all times too so that helps. Eventually I want to make a filter/fan box set up for blowing my pads into but for now out the door it is.
 
donbeezy said:
hmm maybe using too much and working too long? ill have to change my technique up...
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Bingo! Well, at least IMO. I never work such products until they`re dry so there`s minimal dust to deal with.

EXCEPT FOR...

i always thought some dusting was normal due to all these guys on instagram blowing out their pads and creating a large dust cloud. then i thought to myself, how the heck are they keeping their shop so dust free.
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Yeah, I do get some dust in the shop when I do that, pretty much unavoidable although I try to minimize it by blowing them out towards a damp floor. If I had a zillion pads I could probably eliminate the dusting entirely by changing pads instead of cleaning them.

EDIT: come to think of it, even with the blowing out I don`t get enough dust that I need to cover the other vehicles or anything like that. And I used *a lot* of product when I was KBMing with M105.
 
I get more dusting when I use microfiber pads than any foam pad

I really like Tornado for pad cleaning, its phenomenal

maybe a spritz of pad conditioner? did that help any?
I have dusting issues as well but doesn`t seem as bad as what you are getting.
 
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