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862sik

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hello world. well i been reading and i been hearing alot of the words "use the least agressive product first" and i been hearing, "you will find a combination that works for you and your car"



now im wondering, i love to detail alot but am about to buy the PC...yet how many pads should i get since im going to be in the testing mode? i dotn want to mix products for differnt pads....should i get like 3 of each type of pad im going to get so that each pad has a differnt cutting power and type of polish on it? IMO thats alot of testing, and im hoping not a waste of a pad.



any help?
 
One Orange, two Whites, and one/two blacks or a blue should suffice you to get started. (These are LC colors.)



Go to pinnaclewax.com, you'll get free shipping on their $189.99 kit that includes pads, a couple of mf towels, and an applicator, as well as a backing plate.



Normally, you'll wind up using polishing (white) pads for most jobs and products and finishing swirl removals. The black/blue pads are handy for applying glazes and liquid waxes/sealants in a hurry.



Orange pads are for the aggressive/stubborn spots, or highly swirled vehicles that need a more aggressive cut. Nice to have one or two of these in stock, but I don't tend to use them much.
 
862sik- Can't help with the choice of pads as I haven't used the Sonus ones (no complaints about the LC ones though, I like them). But my $0.02 is to get more pads that you think you need, for just the reason you mentioned- you'll be experimenting, and because [stuff] happens. That's assuming you *do* experiment with different products.



Generally, you'll do OK if you reuse a pad while experimenting as long as you put a *more aggressive product* on it the second time.



There are a few products/product lines that are, IMO, so generally accepted that experimenting can be limited. Get a very aggressive product, a sorta-aggressive product, a mild product, and, if desired a *very* mild product. You'll be all set. That's four products max and I'd distill it down to two.



Since everybody has an opinion, I'll give you mine :D



See if THIS SITE still has 3M PI-III RC 05933 and PI-III MG 05937. Those two products will do almost everything you can do by PC. They're easy to use and effective. IMO with those two products and an orange, two whites, and a black/blue you'll have everything you need.



Oh, if you plan to do any serious correction on hard paint, look into the 4" pad setups with the smaller backing plates. The 05933/4" pad combo can do some work!
 
couldnt agree more accumulator, take for instance when i ordered mine i only ordered one yellow lc pad, it just so happened to be a little on the defective side, it seemed the j hook was very warn with little grip causing my most important pad, imo to fling off my machine at random, had to wait for another 3 to be shipped out. set me back a few days as well, by that i mean i had to continue working by hand lol.
 
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