How much dust is normal?

[Chicagoareanew]

I thought of yet another question regarding my polishing experience. I cannot even put into words how much dust I had from my Menzerna IP and FPII. Most of it is a blur and I don't know which created more dust than the other, but overall, there was a TON. I mean, it was everywhere, including the roof of the car which I didn't even touch. There was a ton in the air, so I guess the fact that every area of the roof was hit by the white dust is inevitable. But is this the way it's supposed to be, or is this due to the fact that I was cheap and used water to prime my pads? It was such a pain to remove it from everywhere, I can't imagine that's what everyone puts up with.

And I've stopped being cheap - I bought CG's pad conditioner spray and their brush (among a few other things from them) which is yet to arrive.

 

[Envious Eric]

your pad conditioner was a waste IMO



if you overwork the IP, then it will dust like crazy!!!! FPII wont dust unless overworked to hell!



once the polish stops working (you dont see defect removal, or it doesnt add anymore gloss), you need to stop! Once it flashes, its done! some people get 3-4 minutes out of a polish application...I get 1-1.5 min because I dont prime my pads, more depending on the polish! IME priming has little effect, where I would rather add a new application of the polish to get more cutting ability - for instance, Megs 105:



if you apply a drop of baby oil, you extend the work time of 105, but I tried that and dont get all that much more cut out of it, just longer working time resulting in longer work hours for less defect removal, yet a touch more gloss - perfect if that is what you are going for! however, adding another application of 105 (worked over the the top of the previous 105 application (not wiped off), I can see more defect removal in the same amount of time) Sure it costs a little more on the product usage end, but results are much better, for me at least!