Game Changing Performance: CarPro Denim Orange Peel Pad Review

RacerScott said:
Hi Todd, nice job on the orange peel removal. I also have a mazda3 hatchback that was repainted on the drivers side. My hood was also repainted. They were nice to wet sand my hood but left my drivers side with orange peel that looks about like yours did.

How did the denim pad work on the profiles of the front fender? That is where my orange peel is the worst.


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They worked well, although, once I get my beater car fixed, I need to sit down and finish the rest of the car and give a true Wet-Ice over Fire shine.
 
I don't know how I missed this thread. I've used these pads on several projects and love them. Well, I love the denim pads..not so much the velvet. Ive never been able to get the velvet pads to do anything significant, but the denim is awesome.
 
mrclean81 said:
I don't know how I missed this thread. I've used these pads on several projects and love them. Well, I love the denim pads..not so much the velvet. Ive never been able to get the velvet pads to do anything significant, but the denim is awesome.
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The velvet are "Safe" for thin, factory-applied paints... For the heavy-duty work, I would definitely go with the denim!
 
Todd, why are velvet pads only available in 5.25"? I'm getting ready to start this on my cr and ordered several 5.25" denim and velvet but I could only get 3" pads in denim?
 
Todd thank you so much for this review, this was the one product that has been on my mind for about a year now.

Concours.John said:
Truly interesting Todd. I think people
Need to realize a little experience can go a long way. Great product but anyone should be aware this is truly removing material at a rapid rate. Proceed with caution. I myself like what I see.
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I agree, I'm going to post up some results after this series of tests. One of my buddies who owns a high end body shop recently got into the detailing way of doing things, since I showed him the light he has been helping me out by giving me free test panels from tons of various cars.

I'm going to do some burn through tests on various oem and after market clears with the pe coupled with both pads along fg,pg an hd uno. I will also be posting depth readings of before, during (how fast) an lastly the final burn read. We always talk about the point of no return but it would be nice to actually go there (while being risk free of course).
 
Jsmooth said:
These pads work amazingly well for defect removal with out flattening out paint if you use them with a softer backing plate. I use them all the time in this fashion.
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As I was reading through the thread, I started wondering about this. Using these pads seems similar to wet-sanding. By defect removal, are you talking about deeper swirls, RIDS, that sort of thing? Anyone else try this?
 
The Driver said:
Todd thank you so much for this review, this was the one product that has been on my mind for about a year now.




I agree, I'm going to post up some results after this series of tests. One of my buddies who owns a high end body shop recently got into the detailing way of doing things, since I showed him the light he has been helping me out by giving me free test panels from tons of various cars.

I'm going to do some burn through tests on various oem and after market clears with the pe coupled with both pads along fg,pg an hd uno. I will also be posting depth readings of before, during (how fast) an lastly the final burn read. We always talk about the point of no return but it would be nice to actually go there (while being risk free of course).
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I am very much looking forward to your results!
 
PapaChop said:
Another user curious about using thus with a DA.
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CarPro recommends using them via rotary polisher...

That said, some have gotten decent results, provided you keep the pad spinning, when used with a DA. It will take longer...

However, if you don't have rotary experience and wet sanding experience, then I would NOT recommend these tools...
 
I found our friends at Dodo Juice make a 5" corduroy pads that is for orange peel, but it's not available in the USA:

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I also found some pretty sweet dodo "juice" glasses:

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Todd Helme said:
CarPro recommends using them via rotary polisher...

That said, some have gotten decent results, provided you keep the pad spinning, when used with a DA. It will take longer...

However, if you don't have rotary experience and wet sanding experience, then I would NOT recommend these tools...
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No small amount of experience with sanding in the woodworking environment, haven't done any wetsanding on vehicles before. That being said, I'm definitely going to test the pads out on my own vehicles before going after someone else's.
 
Order placed, have some shrinkback to take care from a previous minor repair and will give it a whirl on some RIDS as well.
 
I never would have thought a denim pad could dissolve that orange peel. I really love the detailed photos and the process you described so I can replicate these results with confidence. Thanks!
 
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