WaxAddict
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Cutting in is very time consuming. Personally, I just can`t achieve proper results with a 5" pad polishing up those last few inches butting up against seams and trim. Often, I find myself cutting in with a 4" foam pad, which works ok, but this is better: Lake Country HDO Heavy Cutting Fiber Pad in the 3" variety. The larger LDO pads have a hole ("cooling chamber") in the center, but the 3" doesn`t. LDO pads are unfortunately a bit hard to find.
I am comfortable using the 3" pad on a 4" backing plate for strictly horizontal work. Don`t judge! ^_^ In the picture on the right, I`m spreading product getting ready to cut in near the windshield gasket. Lake Country says the LDO pads were designed for long-stroke machines, but as you can see, I`m just using my old GG6.
While using any microfiber pad, the fibers will become matted down after a few passes - especially so with this fairly hot-running little pad. After "cleaning on the fly" with a terry cloth towel, I like to brush up the fibers. This is the third time I`ve used this pad, and as you can see, it`s still in good shape.
The victim was a heavily swirled 2002 BMW M5. Here`s the left and right side of the sunroof showing the before condition and after the LDO pad using Menzerna 400. The paint is a VERY dark blue that in almost all light looks black. This color is the devil, and I found the paint challenging to work on. You can see the LDO pad and compound combo slayed the devil and his evil swirls, leaving minor haze.
Here`s another before and after, this time of the same spot - after the 3: LDO pad then a green pad with Menzerna 2500.
I highly recommend these pads and will be looking into the larger sizes and less-aggressive formats. :redface:
I am comfortable using the 3" pad on a 4" backing plate for strictly horizontal work. Don`t judge! ^_^ In the picture on the right, I`m spreading product getting ready to cut in near the windshield gasket. Lake Country says the LDO pads were designed for long-stroke machines, but as you can see, I`m just using my old GG6.
While using any microfiber pad, the fibers will become matted down after a few passes - especially so with this fairly hot-running little pad. After "cleaning on the fly" with a terry cloth towel, I like to brush up the fibers. This is the third time I`ve used this pad, and as you can see, it`s still in good shape.
The victim was a heavily swirled 2002 BMW M5. Here`s the left and right side of the sunroof showing the before condition and after the LDO pad using Menzerna 400. The paint is a VERY dark blue that in almost all light looks black. This color is the devil, and I found the paint challenging to work on. You can see the LDO pad and compound combo slayed the devil and his evil swirls, leaving minor haze.
Here`s another before and after, this time of the same spot - after the 3: LDO pad then a green pad with Menzerna 2500.
I highly recommend these pads and will be looking into the larger sizes and less-aggressive formats. :redface:
