How do you know when the SSR's have broekn down?

[beanbag]

I have SSR 2.5 and 1. Because of their lotion-y nature, they tend to spread on the car very thin and don't migrate around the pad a lot like some other watery polishes. Anyway, my experience is that first you start with a thin layer of SSRx, and it basically gets thinner and thinner. Sometimes I think there is nothing there, but looking with a LED light shows that there is still stuff on the surface. I talked to Steve once, and he said that you were supposed to use them like a shoe polish, e.g. polish until there isn't any left anymore. Sometimes I feel towards the end of the polishing run that I'm just just pushing a bunch of oils around.



With SSR 2.5 I do manage to get a little bit of dusting towards the end, though.

 

[s2skimon]

to answer your post, when there's nothing left on my orange pad or when it's wiped off completely with my MF towel

 

[Jademonkey]

I generally keep polishing until I start seeing a small amount of dust then stop and wipe off the residue.

 

[6']['9]

i keep polishing til theres not much left.

 

[sQuashed]

2.5 dusts fast... Do you keep going after that?

 

[6']['9]

i dont worry about the dust i just wipe it off. When it starts dusting and i notice the pad working the product to where i can just barely see it then i stop and review my work. I have come to realize most SMR's have to be broken down to a certain extent to be nice to remove. Granted the SSR is great to work w/i feel when i work it til its almost gone its easier to remove. hmm maybe its a psychological mind thing :nixweiss