No Polishing pads...what to do??

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Raz5219

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I'm detailing my car tomorrow with Klasse AIO, but just noticed that I don't have any new polishing pads to use with my PC. I do have a Polishing pad which I previously used with SSR 1.0, but cleaned it thoroughly after using it. Can I use this with the Klasse? ..I know I'm gonna get flamed fot this. I do have a new Finishing pad..will this be ok to use with Klasse AIO, or is a Polishing pad required?



Or I could scrap the PC and do it by hand. If so, will this be effective enough?



What should I do?
 
As long as your pad is clean, you can reuse it with a different product. When people say to not cross-contaminate pads, they're referring to using the same pad you just used with one product and then using again with another product without cleaning it properly first.



Most people on here couldn't afford or don't have the space to have a separate pad for every product they owned.
 
I personally wouldn't hesitate to use a thoroughly cleaned SSR 1 pad with Klasse AIO. What are you trying to do? If it's a simple chemical cleaning buff job I'd use the polishing pad (which one BTW). I like to work AIO's with something a little more than a finishing pad (LC black or blue). I use a LC white pad with AIO most of the time.
 
Raz5219 said:
I'm detailing my car tomorrow with Klasse AIO, but just noticed that I don't have any new polishing pads to use with my PC. I do have a Polishing pad which I previously used with SSR 1.0, but cleaned it thoroughly after using it. Can I use this with the Klasse? ..I know I'm gonna get flamed fot this. I do have a new Finishing pad..will this be ok to use with Klasse AIO, or is a Polishing pad required?



Or I could scrap the PC and do it by hand. If so, will this be effective enough?



What should I do?
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Go by hand only if you hate yourself and your elbow. Cleaned polishing pad will do just fine. You can use finishing pad if swirl removal is not your imperative.
 
Puckman said:
I personally wouldn't hesitate to use a thoroughly cleaned SSR 1 pad with Klasse AIO. What are you trying to do? If it's a simple chemical cleaning buff job I'd use the polishing pad (which one BTW). I like to work AIO's with something a little more than a finishing pad (LC black or blue). I use a LC white pad with AIO most of the time.
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Wow, I didn't think I could reuse the polishing pad..this is good news. I have Lake country pads from Autogeek.net. My car is brand new..about a month old, so I don't have any swirls to deal with. I think a simple chemical cleaning with clay before that then sealant and carnauba wax after the AIO is all I need. I want a deep, rich and wet look. Not just the glass, candy look that Sealants give. So you guys still think I should reuse the cleaned SSR1.0 white Polishing pad after this information?
 
Raz5219 said:
Wow, I didn't think I could reuse the polishing pad ... So you guys still think I should reuse the cleaned SSR1.0 white Polishing pad after this information?
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There is no reason why you should not be able to (re)use correctly cleaned pad with/for something else.



Raz5219 said:
I think a simple chemical cleaning with clay before that ...
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Just to clarify, one can not say clay does chemical cleaning.
 
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