Surbuf Buffing Pads: Tips and Tricks for Maximum Cut!

Todd Helme said:
I agree they definitely leave some haze behind, but (at least in my experience) the haze is usually very uniform and extremely shallow. A finishing step is all that is required, most of the time, to achieve a perfect finish!

I was just thinking of the 'good old days' were everything was a three step rotary correction and the idea of two stepping something to perfection was a joke.
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No doubt, No more wool pad, orange pad, white pad, black pad with a rotary. Its amazing how much faster you can get good correction now with the new technology we have.
 
i am gonna have to try those again now. i have the 5.5" but i was using them like regular foam and using pressure and was not get the results i have seen here so they sat on the shelf. i guess now that i am detailing out of the body shop i use to work out i can try them using these tips. thanks
 
Todd sorry if this might have been asked already but can these pads be used with Power Finish or Wolfgang Total Swirl remover instead of compound (M105)? If so, how much micro-marring can one expect? Obviously either of the aforementioned products would be followed up with a finishing polish. Thanks. Paul
 
elk42 said:
Todd sorry if this might have been asked already but can these pads be used with Power Finish or Wolfgang Total Swirl remover instead of compound (M105)? If so, how much micro-marring can one expect? Obviously either of the aforementioned products would be followed up with a finishing polish. Thanks. Paul
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Yes you can use Surbuf pads with WFTSR or MPF, you will still get micro-hazing from the microfingers (perhaps slightly less than you would with M105). The same rules apply and make sure to clean the pad often!
 
rwright said:
Todd, have you by chance followed Surbuf with Meg's MF cutting pads? If so what is your opinion - overkill, required, etc.? I still remember the very first time I did this and it just happened to be my first time using the Meg's discs and had trouble removing the tic marks left by Surbuf. In some areas M205/LC tangerine HT was enough to remove them but most areas required M105/LC cyan ht. I finally dialed in my technique thanks to lots of reading and annoying Rasky.

*Edit - I should note that it was on a black car.
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Very late reply!

I have no been able to pull out the DA haze with a the Meg's finishing discs but had no problem doing it with the Meg's cutting discs. Generally I can go from the Surfbuf to a finishing foam pad with no problem, but on some finicky paint it has required an additional/medium step.
 
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