What pads with PwS?

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CharlesW

The Rainmaker
With all the comments about PwS being pad dependent, what pads are you using for various applications?
If you reply, please specify the type of pad rather than the color.
In other words, cutting, polishing, finishing, etc. The colors aren't the same for all mfg. and they just cause me more confusion and frustration.

1. For severe marring. Scuffs or door ding damage bad enough for actual paint transfer.

2. For the usual minor marring that seems to happen no matter how hard I try to avoid it.

3. For the few times that all the vehicle needs is a cleaning/prep stage.

4. When planing to make it your LSP.

FWIW, I did do a search and didn't have much luck finding any definite recommendations. The few that came close still just stated a pad color and that wasn't as much help as it might have been had the type of pad been specified.

Charles
 
I've only used it with a polishing pad and a finishing pad. I had very good results with each type of pad. I normally use it as a one step product or after I have done some minor polishing as a LSP. I'd be interested to see if anyone has tried it with a cutting pad with good results.
 
I have tried it with an orange cutting pad with good results. These are the xmt 360 with orange light cutting pad. I clayed the car first.
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I love the orange cutting pad with it. It breaks down pretty quickly but takes out the swirls for sure! Maybe the green pad lets the polish last longer.
 
-For cutting through swirls and paint transfers I use a Lake Country light cut pad, which is the orange pad.
-To use the product as a paint cleaner and sealant I'll use a polishing pad, LC white or a finishing pad, LC blue.

Here is a Camry that I did both of the above ... LC orange and LC white. So I went over the car twice with PwS, once to remove swirls and once to add protection.

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thedallashilton said:
I have tried it with an orange cutting pad with good results. These are the xmt 360 with orange light cutting pad. I clayed the car first.
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I love the orange cutting pad with it. It breaks down pretty quickly but takes out the swirls for sure! Maybe the green pad lets the polish last longer.
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The car turned out great.
Do you have any pictures after using PwS?
I don't have the XMT 360 and my interest is in results with PwS since that is what I will be using.

Also, I have no idea what a "green" pad is used for. Is it a polishing pad?

Charles
 
budman3 said:
-For cutting through swirls and paint transfers I use a Lake Country light cut pad, which is the orange pad.
-To use the product as a paint cleaner and sealant I'll use a polishing pad, LC white or a finishing pad, LC blue.

Here is a Camry that I did both of the above ... LC orange and LC white. So I went over the car twice with PwS, once to remove swirls and once to add protection.

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Another good job.
The marring was pretty significant in the before picture of the Camry. The PwS with the light cutting pad did a surprisingly good job of removing the damage and leaving the finish LSP ready.
At least I think it must have been LSP ready since I wouldn't think the PwS and finishing pad would have done any correction.
My personal vehicles are not usually that bad to start with so my polishing pads might be all that I need.
If they don't do the trick, it looks like I should try the Lake Country Light Cutting pad since it worked good for both of you.

Charles
 
I have 2 "goto" pads that I use when I am polishing a vehicle.

It's pretty simple. Start with the white polishing pad (Lake Country) and if you find it not being aggressive enough, use the orange light cutting pad (Lake Country). The proper pad should be determined on a case by case basis. Remember removing light marring on one finish can be easier than removing the same marring on another finish.

If you are using the Edge Pads then the polishing pad would be blue and the light/medium cutting pad would still be orange.
 
audiboy said:
I've only used it with a polishing pad and a finishing pad. I had very good results with each type of pad. I normally use it as a one step product or after I have done some minor polishing as a LSP. I'd be interested to see if anyone has tried it with a cutting pad with good results.
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+1

The majority of the time I am working on my personal vehicles, so they never really get to the point where I need anything more aggressive than a polishing pad.

"J"
 
My "go to" pads are Meguiar's polishing pads and one or two Lake Country, (I think), polishing pads.
I own several finishing pads that I rarely use since my LSP's are almost always hand applied.
I do own one cutting pad that I was given and I think it is also a Lake Country pad. I have never used it or any other cutting pad for that matter.
The Meg's polishing pads work pretty good for me with a variety of products.
Poorboy's SSR2 and SSR2.5
Meg's #80, #82, and #83
Optimum Poli-Seal
Klasse AIO
It seems like the PwS would be close to the Poli-Seal in correction ability so I will be trying a polishing pad with it.

Removing anything very bad is slow, but I have used a rotary and found out just how "fast" paint removal can occur.
My friend at the body shop finished the job for me and said I shouldn't be so hard on myself. It was an old van we bought with single stage paint and he said there was hardly any paint left on it. Very short time polishing between shiny paint and primer. He even offered to give me an old rotary he had. I think it must have weighed 40 pounds. ;) I declined.

Charles
 
budman3 said:
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Thank you, sunlight pics! Almost everything looks good in the garage reflecting the sunlight from outside. The only way to see what the paint really looks like is in the sunlight or under strong halogens.
 
Your welcome ... here's another of the same car. I could almost get by with only using the light cut pad but I used a little too much PwS and had build up which I believ caused a little marring. I was able to clean that up with the polishing pad very quickly.

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And one out of the sun to show reflections
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With PwS, I've generally been using a Lake Country CCS white polishing pad. This combo does just about all I need for my personal vehicles. When I come across a vehicle that needs a little extra work, I step up to a LC orange light cut pad. Truly neglected cars may require multiple passes, so I'd switch to Pro Polish or the SSRs for the first cut.
 
Poorboy said:
check out this thread Charles http://www.detailcity.org/forums/po...d-forum/20167-pws-v3-some-more-info-pics.html
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Thanks.
I had read that thread, (and several others), and your use of the LC Orange Light Cutting Pad was consistent with the use of that pad by quite a few members.
Since my vehicles aren't too bad, I will probably try my polishing pads first and then order a couple of the Lake Country Orange Light Cutting Pads if the polishing pads don't give me the results I'm looking for.

Charles
 
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