[Soleil]

Hi guys,
I have a question concerning the right polishing pad. Which pads should I use for the polishing and how many? The paint is without any scratches so just for more convenience I want to change from hand to machine. Any advice?

[Glen e]

Any medium pad....ccs’ s color is green or black. Carpro essence gloss enhancer. Is a good finishing polish. Speed is med/slow.

[Soleil]

Thank you @Glen e
I checked almost all of your links in your sig. very informative.
Can I use the same (brand, texture) for applying a wax or are those different? Is there a big different in therms of gloss between hand waxing and machine waxing?

[ScatPack]

https://www.autogeek.net/

Do some reading. Watch some videos.

[Soleil]

so I read so many threads and watched endless videos that I am totally confused.
The only thing I wanted was just buying a few pads for applying polishing Products and a few pads for applying and removing wax and now I am totally lost. Do you use the pads only for applying the product? And removing Always with a micro fibre cloth?

[Adam's Polishes]

Originally Posted by Soleil

so I read so many threads and watched endless videos that I am totally confused.
The only thing I wanted was just buying a few pads for applying polishing Products and a few pads for applying and removing wax and now I am totally lost. Do you use the pads only for applying the product? And removing Always with a micro fibre cloth?

Most just use pads for paint correction, compounding & polishing.
That being said you can use our red pad to apply liquid wax.

https://adamspolishes.com/collection...polishing-pads

[Soleil]

Ok, now I got it.

[Joe M 2012 2SS]

Though you think your paint is scratch free, if you have never used compound/polish on it, I can 100% guarantee you that your paint has scratching to some degree.

The grey base coat does a good job in hiding scratches, but if you look up close, in direct sunlight, you will see some swirling/scratching.

For compounding, Meguairs DMC Microfiber cutting pads are excellent.

For polishing, Meguiars DMF Microfiber finishing pads are also excellent.

If you prefer a foam pad for polishing Lake Country Hydrotech Tangerine, and Scholl Concepts Spiderpad Neo are excellent.

If you want a pad for applying wax, Lake Country Hydrotech Crimson 3" pads are perfect, they fit into the wax jar to get product on the pad, absorb very little wax into the pad, and give you a nice even coat when spread out on low speed.

[Soleil]

Yes, you are right. There are scratches and swirls. You have to look for them but they are there. How often do you use polishing? Ones a year? Not that after a few years my clear coat is gone.
You guys are really awesome thank you.

[Joe M 2012 2SS]

Originally Posted by Soleil

Yes, you are right. There are scratches and swirls. You have to look for them but they are there. How often do you use polishing? Ones a year? Not that after a few years my clear coat is gone.
You guys are really awesome thank you.

I only use compounding once. Removed an average 5 microns of clear coat. Most Gen 6 Camaro's have around 50-70 microns of clear coat.

You probably will not need to remove as much, as the clear coat on my car was really jacked up when I bought it.

On most cars, swirls and scratches are about 2-3 microns deep.

Polishing removes less than 1 micron of clear coat, and will be the only thing needed to remove light wash marring. This is done once every year or so.

Compounding should never need to be done again if you wash the car properly.

It's not mentioned in this video, but the use of pressure when washing/drying is a big no/no. Use as light of pressure as possible whenever touching your car's clear coat.

You can also do a rinseless wash for a lightly soiled vehicle, but again, use as light of pressure as possible.



If your doing a standard two bucket wash, do a pooling rinse after the initial rinse.