Does SSR1 break down and dust?

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beanbag

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I've been using SSR1 with a PC, but it never seems to break down and dust off. It just stays wet forever. Is that how it is supposed to work?
 
I use it with a polishing pad until it almost disappears. I wouldn't say that it "dusts." I like to use a bit like #82 keeping a wet edge, because as you said it doesn't "dust off." I find SSR1 to be more of a glaze/polish, it leaves a "ready for wax" finish while removing light marrring and oxidation. Very nice final polish IMO.
 
I never had SSR1 work well on my car. For some reason, it always adds a haze to my white paint.



Anyway, today I used it on my friend's Corvette with maroon paint. I guess it worked OK, taking out small scratches left by Menzerna IP. I then went over it with #7 and it didn't make much different. I wonder if SSR1 actually removed the scratches or just filled them.



SSR1 just seems to get thinner and thinner as you polish, but doesn't seem to dry up or dust. Also, it seems to stay on the same spot of the polishing pad and doesn't really seem to spread around like other polishes I have used. I don't consider that good because I feel the pad doesn't prime properly.
 
Being that SSR1 doesn't have any fillers, I would think that it removed the scratches if they are no longer visible.
 
I called Poorboy's today and he said that it had no fillers. But how come it doesn't leave a squeaky surface behind then? Anyway, he said to use a small amount and polish until it is pretty much gone.
 
Are you using a washed/ cleaned pad or a new/ unwashed pad?



The only reason I ask is that I washed a pad out the other day. It felt dry all the way through but as soon as I started using SSR 2 it just stayed wet forever or I got a white haze when I turned the PC off...... Changed back for the pad I'd been using previously and everything went straight back to how it should be.



I guess it was either the pad wasn't dry enough and water was still in the pad... Or it was the soapy solution I'd used to wash them doesn't mix well with the polish being used....



Cheers.
 
The SSR line works best with a dry pad. They do not contain any fillers. I prefer to use SSR 2 or 2.5 with a polishing pad since it breaks down well enough to go right to a wax or sealant.
 
i used to use ssr 1 a lot more before than now. for me, i feel that i clears up any hazing that appeared after using ssr 2/2.5.. i find it really odd that it never dries up for you. maybe it has something to do with the humidity or something.... i mean, here in hawaii, it dries up fast. i mean, i can practically just work it in, and buff it right off without any problems.
 
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