Optimum not good with wool?

[mjpowers728]

I was practicing polishing on a beater wholesale Bronco we got at work the other day. I brought along my Edge green wool and blue foam pads, OP and OC, and my Dewalt. I tried the OC with the green wool and it didn't seem to get too much cut, not as much as what I was expecting. I followed with blue foam/OP, and I got just what I was expecting. I think I read somewhere that, being it's well-lubricated, Optimum products don't work well with wool, being that it's oily and the fibers get matted down. Does anyone find this to be true, or is it just me?



By the way, I'm VERY new to polishing, so I'm thinking it may be just me but just want to make sure.

 

[Setec Astronomy]

I thought Optimum was the opposite, that it was designed for wool.

 

[gocubbies]

i have no problem with it using wool. i have OC OP and OPS as well as black green and blue

edge 2K wool and a Dewalt. my green wool and OP removed 1500grit. worked so well the body shop owner is thinking of switching from 3M to Optimum now.

 

[mjpowers728]

Hmm....okay.....I put 5 peas of OC on my green wool pad. I know you're supposed to use very little. Was 5 drops too much?

 

[gocubbies]

try putting it on car instead of pad. i used about 6" line. i tried using very little like everyone says but did not work for me so i start playing with the amount i used.

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[s2skimon]

if i put on the pad, i place a quarter size on 4 places similar to a clock.. 12, 3, 6, 9 position.



if i put on the body panel, its usually a thin line



from that video, he seems to use very minimal product. I have never used that little.. woaaah..

 

[gocubbies]

if i put on the pad, i place a quarter size on 4 places similar to a clock.. 12, 3, 6, 9 position.



if i put on the body panel, its usually a thin line



from that video, he seems to use very minimal product. I have never used that little.. woaaah..

i dont know how he uses so little. i could not do it

 

[mjpowers728]

Thanks for the input guys, hopefully I can get a crack at it again next week. We're moving now so I don't have too many chances to practice on a beater.

 

[imported_Bence]

i dont know how he uses so little. i could not do it

Why? (10 char)

 

[gocubbies]

(10 char)?

when i used that little it dried out way to fast. and i am only running at 1000rpm. lowest setting on dewalt

 

[Al Buff]

optimums not good with anything.. although if your using wool, it should be cutting no wonder what you use.

 

[gocubbies]

optimums not good with anything.. although if your using wool, it should be cutting no wonder what you use.

i have found OP works better than MENZ IP. that is with all my pads

 

[imported_Bence]

(10 char)?

when i used that little it dried out way to fast. and i am only running at 1000rpm. lowest setting on dewalt

10 char = 10 character limit



Strange behavior from you OP. I always us the same amounts as Anthony (sometimes even LESS), but I've never experienced drying out... But if you experience difficulties, you can prime the pad with a bit more product. I have bottles with the thin spout, and on certain thicker wool pads (17 cm dia.) I draw a little, thin circle on the pad. From then, 1-2 pea sized dots.



Wise, mature, well supported words from Al Buff. :har:

 

[mjpowers728]

Now that I think about, I may have to just up the pad. I have a yellow wool (edge) on hand that I'll give a whirl.

 

[EdLancer]

From my experience and those of my clients, OC and OHC works very well with wool on rotary. Make sure you are running between 1200-1500rpms

 

[SVR]

In what way, finish or cut.

IP's a wonderful product that is so versatile but unfortunately too dusty most of the time

 

[Brian_Brice]

The reason he used so little is he just worked a very small section, use enough for the size you are working.

 

[wannafbody]

I've had better luck with old OHC on a wool pad than a foam pad. Either way it seems fairly mild.

 

[Brian_Brice]

I'm with your wanna, I prefer the old formula compounds, maybe there's a learning curve to the new ones.

 

[Junebug]

I had to get overspray off a white elephant (chevy surburban) - thing belonged to a auto bodyshop painter that did mobile work, so it was covered in a dull clear coat. I used an Edge green pad (didn't have a yellow yet) and OHC - with a rotary - up to 1500 rpm, I must have used a third of that quart and spur'd my pad after every panal. But, it brought back the shine, I went back over it with my PC and OP on a LC white pad to get rid of the slight buffer swirls.