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08-16-2015, 09:11 PM | #1 |
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My Pads... Is it me?
Hey guys its Rob (Route 66 Mobile Detail) again. I hope you have all had a great weekend. I had drill (with the Navy Reserves working on the Boeing 737) this weekend so my weekend was pretty jammed up.
I have a question about my pads. So far I've detailed 2 vehicles with the white pads. (One for each vehicle). I'm concerned about the condition of the pads as I progressed with the jobs. As I was towards the end of the process (one step cleaner wax XMT 360), I noticed the pads were looking a bit darkish. You could see the pink spots where I placed the pea sized dabs of product after I of course PRIMED the pads. BUT....throughout the pad otherwise.... there seems to be darker (grayish) something going on all over the pads. Ill put a picture on here asap. I'm curious as to what I've done wrong if anything. Have I completely botched the exterior cleaning to get these results on my pads? I thought I did a pretty good job cleaning the vehicle but I'm not naïve to think I may NOT have. Anyone get these results on your pads after using them on a DA polisher? Please help. I couldn't help but feeling like a turd bag when I saw this. Rob- Route 66 Mobile Detail
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08-17-2015, 11:20 AM | #2 |
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Re: My Pads... Is it me?
Washing pads regularly with a pad washer or in the washing machine is key. I would never use a pad twice without washing it first.
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08-17-2015, 11:36 AM | #3 |
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Re: My Pads... Is it me?
What type and how many pads do you have?? Are you using them for multiple products?
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08-23-2015, 12:51 PM | #4 |
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Re: My Pads... Is it me?
Dapper Don. Thanks for your question. So far Ive used the white Lake Country pads. Using only XMT 360 cleaner wax. We have only 3 or 4 of the black, pink, green and white. We will get boxes of each since we now realize using a few is essential to getting a job done faster.
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08-24-2015, 10:45 AM | #5 | |
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Re: My Pads... Is it me?
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It's the IMPACTED dirt staining like road film on the paint transferring onto your pads as you abrade the surface. This will happen anytime you detail a daily driver as the paint on daily drivers gets dirty and it's NOT the type of dirt that will wash off or clay off. I have a number of in-depth articles that show with pictures and explain exactly the issue. How to remove stains and embedded dirt out of paint <--picture above came from this article. Here's why you need to polish paint... <--Very good pictures and a video Dirt in Paint or DIP - Stained Paint - Dirt Embedded Paint Bonus article..... Single Stage Paint - Tinted Clears - Basecoat/Clearcoat - Embedded Dirt Try to find this on any other forum or on Facebook....
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08-30-2015, 05:23 PM | #6 |
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Re: My Pads... Is it me?
Mike,
Thanks! I really thought I was doing something wrong to get my pads looking that way. It's unbelievable. Before I got into detailing, I really thought washing with a brush or sponge was all that was needed to clean a car, motorcycle etc... Thanks for the links! They are really helpfull to us as we continue to learn how to be better at what we do. I would be lost without the info that is available on the forums. Rob- Route 66 Mobile Detail
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08-31-2015, 04:24 PM | #7 |
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Re: My Pads... Is it me?
No problemo....
The pictures in those articles really do a good job of explaining the issue.
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