Decisions...Decisions.....Help

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Suki22

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I know you get us noobs asking so many of the same questions but I would appreciate your help. I am finally taking the next step and purchasing a DA polisher. I have a 2007 G35 Infiniti ( paint is soft ) that has minor swirls/marring but has some water spots on the roof.I will also use it on my wife's BMW and my adult children's cars. I have always felt I would do more damage with a DA polisher then my hands.:scared:



Anyways......



I will buy a PC or UDM...at this point it is a coin flip.....concerned about the UDM reliability.





Pads....



Looking at the 5.5" LC CCS Smart pads

3 each 5.5" LC CCS orange smart pad

3 each 5.5" LC CCS white smart pad

3 each 5.5" LC CCS gray smart pad

My thinking is the 5.5" will give me a little better correction than the 6.5" pads, but not be as aggressive as the 4". I could still use the 5.5" pads for sealants,etc.





Polish....



Leaning toward the 1Z Paint Polish and 1Z Metallic Polish ( user friendly...tx.Accumilator)



Also....Meg.#83 and #80



I have been learning a great deal on this forum and appreciate any feedback.
 
The 5.5" pads are a bargain right now at AG. I got a few and i like them. it's not as easy to bog down the PC when polishing. For LSP application i still use a larger pad as it just goes faster.
 
The 5.5" LC CCS pads have worked great for me with my UDM. Good choice with the orange, white, and gray pads as those would be my choices also. I have not used the gray but blue instead and the blue seems to soak up a bit too much product (applying sealants). I think the gray is suppose to be slightly stiffer.
 
I stayed with a pc because after much research(I'm anal like that) the nutshell of what I found was the only thing relevant to me was the udm had 6700 opm at speed six and the pc had 6000. plus the pc has a far better track record.
 
I have both a PC and a UDM and between the two I prefer the UDM. Not a lot of difference, but it does have more power and is a bit smoother than my PC.



I haven't used the CCS style pads, but I agree that the 5.5" will be a good middle ground. You still might need 4" pads for some defects, but that is something you can buy later as needed.
 
I'm currently using a PC, and I have recently switched to the 5.5" CCS LC pads. I'm pretty happy with them. I also second what Elliot Ness said about the 4" pads as well. I ordered the entire CCS LC 4" pad line. The 4" orange pad is GREAT with the PC.
 
suki22- Try to maintain reasonable expectations about the water spots ;) After some aggressive rotary work, my wife's A8 *still* has etching and she finally told me to just leave it alone lest I thin the clear too much. So really correcting etching with a PC just might not be too likely.
 
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