First time poster, want HD Polisher and a couple questions.

jojo69--the red pad has no cut, is the softest pad and is used to apply your sealant or wax--you only need one per LSP you plan to use so you can dedicate a pad for each.

The green pad is a polishing pad with very light cutting which might be fine for your soft Subaru paint--would suggest at least 4 of these to do the entire car. The black pad is a finishing pad--normally you wouldn't need as many of these, but because of your paint you might need 4 as it is very important to keep the pad clean for this last polishing step on your soft paint. I'd save the MF pads until you had more experience. You might also want to pick up some HD Polish in case the Speed isn't aggressive enough, but perhaps someone others will comment on this.



AS mentioned earlier in this thread keep your pads clean by cleaning on the fly after at least every panel and it might not be a bad idea to have some more aggressive pads and product on hand if you run into difficulty removing marring with just HD Speed and the green pads.
 
pwaug said:
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Thanks for the clarification on the pad's color/function. I'll leave the MF pads alone for now.

I was thinking of getting HD Uno in addition to speed. would that be comparable/better/worst than HD Polish?



Just trying to keep it simple for now (key word being simple) hahahahaha

So it sounds from your description that one might do the following:

1)prep paint (wash/clay)

2) green pad + Hd speed on one panel VS green pad + HD polish on second section and possibly green pad + UC on 3rd section to see which yields better outcome?

... continue entire car with combo that works best.

3) black pad + ??? for final polishing step

4) red pad + lsp or hand wax for final protection



But then, couldn't I use HD Uno with a more aggressive cutting pad like white? and then green or black with HD uno for a final polish step?

Isnt' that one of the particularities of the HD uno product? 1 product, different pads (and maybe speeds) for a great finish?
 
Wow, Pwaug.Thanks for noticing something is amiss.



The person who made the banner used the wrong color pads! Need to fix it right away.



The kit comes with

Yellow - Cutting

Green - Polishing

Black - Finishing



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Just want to be sure you know the aggressiveness of what we offer:



HD Cut - Heavy Cutting Compound

HD Uno - All In One Medium grade polish

HD Polish - Finishing Polish

HD Speed - Glaze (Finishing Polish/Sealant Combination)

HD Poxy - Sealant







Most people will be happy using the HD Speed with each of the provided pads in order. It will provide decent correction and finishing.





For the picky (Autopian) type, You may want to step up your game with something more aggressive like the HD Uno. It will speed up the polishing time and correction.

Going this rout, there is multiple ways you can go about it depending on the person and vehicle. These are two I would recommend.



I would do a test panel with each of these methods to see which you prefer:



Panel 1:

1. HD Uno with a Cutting Pad

2. HD Uno with a Polish Pad

3. HD Speed with Finishing Pad



Panel 2:

1. HD Uno with a Cutting Pad

2. HD Speed with a Polish Pad

3. HD Speed with Finishing Pad
 
Ben - Thanks for taking the time to clarify the pads & pdcts purpose in your reply. That is helpful.

It seems that with the pdcts I already have and HD speed included in the kit, the only additional items I think would be judicious to purchase would be some extra Yllw & grn pads for now. I do think HD Uno would work great for what I need to do, but at a later time.



Thanks to the OP for the thread and all the replies. Hopefully the OP will benefit from this last few posts as well!



CHeers



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Been away from the site for a couple days, sure glad I checked back prior to my order, thanks for the clarity and detailed replies guys, much appreciated!
 
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I got these results using the HD Polisher, HD Uno with HD Orange heavy cut pad, HD Polish with a green polish waffle pad, and JetSeal 109. For just using on your dd a couple of times of year this polisher is more then efficient. Hope this helps.
 
I'm_ILL said:
I got these results using the HD Polisher, HD Uno with HD Orange heavy cut pad, HD Polish with a green polish waffle pad, and JetSeal 109. For just using on your dd a couple of times of year this polisher is more then efficient. Hope this helps.
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Nice results! Looks like quite a transformation.

Just ordered the Polisher kit and 5 extra pads (1 red, 1 black, 1 green, and 2 blue). I'm going to try it on my rather tired Toyota first to get the hang of it and see what the difference of the pads really is before ordering the pad set for my Infiniti.

Wish me luck!
 
blnewt said:
Nice results! Looks like quite a transformation.

Just ordered the Polisher kit and 5 extra pads (1 red, 1 black, 1 green, and 2 blue). I'm going to try it on my rather tired Toyota first to get the hang of it and see what the difference of the pads really is before ordering the pad set for my Infiniti.

Wish me luck!
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let us know how it works out for you :) just take it nice and slow (don't move the DA too fast) and make sure not to over saturate the pad with product and clean them often as well...
 
Ok, just received the HD buffer today (well packaged, sturdy case, seems to run well). The extra pads also came today so I'm thinking for my virgin run I'm just going to wash the truck real well, Clay Bar, then use the HD Speed w/ about 3 different pads, then a final finish w/ the carnauba wax. Would this be a good way to get a feel for the polishing process? I really want to get a bit of confidence before using a machine on my Infiniti.

Thoughts?
 
blnewt- IMO you'll find the learning curve is nice and steep; you'll get the hang of it in no time. Your proposed approach is OK (and it's good to be cautious) but IMO you might as well do a polishing step too so you get the hang of *that*. The correction part of this stuff is the thing you really need to get a handle on; using the Speed and wax is gonna be sooo foolproof that IMO there won't be much learning involved.
 
Accumulator said:
blnewt- IMO you'll find the learning curve is nice and steep; you'll get the hang of it in no time. Your proposed approach is OK (and it's good to be cautious) but IMO you might as well do a polishing step too so you get the hang of *that*. The correction part of this stuff is the thing you really need to get a handle on; using the Speed and wax is gonna be sooo foolproof that IMO there won't be much learning involved.
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OK, will do. I've got the Maquires Ultimate Polish already so I'll start with that and finish up w/ the Carnauba. My Toyota has been neglected far too long so I know it will need much more correction than just a light polish, but if I have any screwups it's no biggie.

When I get ready to tackle the Infiniti I'll be much more careful (and paranoid) :)
 
Ok, is this the right plan for my first time~

Maquires Ultimate Polish~Start w/ most aggressive pad, polish one 2x2 section, go to the next 2x2 section and so on until I do the whole truck, then switch to less aggressive pad, repeat, then switch to the finishing pad? Or should I do one 2x2 section w/ the three different pads to see if this is the finish I want, then if so go back to plan A? Sorry for the simpleton questions but I want to get off to a good (and right) start.

Thanks!
 
blnewt said:
.. Or should I do one 2x2 section w/ the three different pads to see if this is the finish I want, then if so go back to plan A?
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Do that on the initial test-spot, and maybe also on any areas that appear to be perhaps problematic. Be *CERTAIN* to inspect under various and good lighting conditions so you don't end up with a nasty surprise when...say, you see it in sunlight.



Sorry for the simpleton questions but I want to get off to a good (and right) start....
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No, no...these are good questions! You're thinking about this stuff and not just jumping in blindly. And some of what you're asking/we're discussing oughta be helpful for others in your position.
 
blnewt said:
Ok, is this the right plan for my first time~

Maquires Ultimate Polish~Start w/ most aggressive pad, polish one 2x2 section, go to the next 2x2 section and so on until I do the whole truck, then switch to less aggressive pad, repeat, then switch to the finishing pad? Or should I do one 2x2 section w/ the three different pads to see if this is the finish I want, then if so go back to plan A? Sorry for the simpleton questions but I want to get off to a good (and right) start.

Thanks!
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I think I read your question differently than Accumulator so just ignore my answer if I'm confusing you or read it wrong. When you do your test section you start with the least aggressive pad and polish combo to see if that will remove the defects. If not the move up say in pad aggressiveness, it that doesn't work go back to the less aggressive pad with more aggressive polish. If that doesn't work go to the more aggressive polish and the more aggressive pad and so on.. Trying to get to the least aggressive combo that gives you the finish you want. Once you get that polish, pad, polisher speed and pressure down then continue on to the rest of the car. Perhaps Accumulator or someone can verify I'm giving you the correct info.
 
pwaug- We're just kinda discussing different things at the same time maybe....



Yeah, the general idea is to start gentle and ramp it up so you don't start off using something more aggressive than necessary.



In this case, if blnewt decides to go ahead and do the "big correction" job, I'm pretty confident that the Meg's Ultimate Compound won't be too aggressive (9-year old car, never corrected before..) and I don't see any problem with just starting there. Consider how many people say "I did [whatever] numerous times with minimal improvement!".



But your advice is the safer, and perhaps much smarter, approach and the one we generally recommend to newbies.



But I'm going so far as to say to just skip that whole thing for now and give it a good AIO-ing for starters. I myself would take a few days and really *DO IT* to that car, but I don't want to turn this into a huge ordeal for blnewt, rather something that'll give really good one-day's-effort results.



blnewt- OH, almost forgot to mention...when it does come time to compound/polish/correct the car, I always work *MUCH* smaller areas than the usually-recommended 2' x 2'. Just works out better for me, even after all the years I've been doing this stuff. So much better that I recommend everybody try doing smaller areas and only work larger ones (like that two foot square) as they gain experience. And even then, even if you do like that, I'd sure watch that it doesn't lead to sub-optimal results.
 
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