M105/M205 ... then what?

[jmkiang]

^ Gotcha. I just don't have too many pads to "test" with... so if I start from the least aggressive polish, I can test with one orange pad, then use my other one when I figure out my plan of attack.

 

[Accumulator]

^ Gotcha. I just don't have too many pads to "test" with... so if I start from the least aggressive polish, I can test with one orange pad, then use my other one when I figure out my plan of attack.

Generally, I'd only use pretty aggressive products on orange pads. I'm a firm believer in using aggressive products and mild pads as opposed to the other way around. I let the job (hardness of clear, severity of marring) determine which product to use and then I match that with the least aggressive pad that'll still get the job done. (Yeah, different approaches for different people...those who use OCP with a variety of pads go about this stuff differently than I do.)

 

[Bert]

Generally, I'd only use pretty aggressive products on orange pads. I'm a firm believer in using aggressive products and mild pads as opposed to the other way around. I let the job (hardness of clear, severity of marring) determine which product to use and then I match that with the least aggressive pad that'll still get the job done. (Yeah, different approaches for different people...those who use OCP with a variety of pads go about this stuff differently than I do.)

I do the same thing. If I thought I needs some decent correction, I may go with 105 on a polishing pad rather than a milder polish like 205 on an orange cutting pad. The finish just seems to come out nicer when you go milder with the pad but heavier with the polish if that makes any sense.

 

[Accumulator]

bert31- Yeah, that does make sense to me.



I think of the pad as being primarily a "facilitator" that allows the product to do the job. With stuff like M105 even very gentle pads can work well as long as they have enough porosity (so the product doesn't just sit on top of the foam).