Pad misting.

[ConglomrationAL]

Who here mists their PC or Rotary pad with a lube before polishing? I've seen people do it and I was just wondering if it was actually neccessary.

Thanks.

~Albert

 

[Whitethunder46]

Who here mists their PC or Rotary pad with a lube before polishing? I've seen people do it and I was just wondering if it was actually neccessary.

Thanks.

~Albert

I do it everytime with XMT pad conditioner.

 

[BigJimZ28]

me too a shot of 425

 

[Invigor]

I'm boring, I just use water.

 

[ConglomrationAL]

What affect does misting the pad have? I don't fully understand the concept.

 

[LastDetail]

What affect does misting the pad have? I don't fully understand the concept.

Misting the pad increases the cut slightly and serves to help prevent the polish from soaking into the pad.

 

[MichaelM]

Misting the pad increases the cut slightly and serves to help prevent the polish from soaking into the pad.

How would misting the pad increase the cut?





I mist pads to HELP PROMOTE product dispersion within the pad. You need a certain amout of moisture/product in the pad to polish correctly. Dry buffing is not a good thing.

 

[^&04types]

Misting the pad :think: :think: :think: :think::think::think::think::think:and serves to help prevent the polish from soaking into the pad.

:nixweiss :no:

 

[imported_hooked]

Do you have to remist? Or once the pad is "primed" with product, you don't have to do it again?

 

[^&04types]

yes remist everytime you add more polish to the pad.

 

[David Fermani]

What affect does misting the pad have? I don't fully understand the concept.

Misting your pad or surface reactivates the dried product on your pad and prevents buffing dry ~ creating swirls. I was taught that keeping the product wet is critical to proper swirl free buffing. It doesn't matter if you're compounding or final finishing, it helps alot.

 

[SVR]

Another XMT user. Every time I start the machine.

I don't use water as it can change the characteristics of a polish and with some like PB's it will cause dusting

 

[Mark77]

Is it ok to use a QD mix like ONR?

 

[touchofdetail]

yes thas fine.

 

[TXredEDGE]

Is it ok to use a QD mix like ONR?

That is what I use. Although, I did just place an order and will be getting some XMT conditioner with the Edge 2K DA kit that I ordered.

 

[Accumulator]

I only mist the pad before starting out when using the rotary, for the PC I just prime it with the product I'm gonna use. But as David Fermani pointed out, it can be a good idea to mist the pad while polishing to avoid problems with dried-out product and for that I usually use #34.



Oh, and misting the pad with water *CAN* increase the cut of some products, the water delays the breakdown of the abrasives. This seemed more common back in the day, before so many products became water-based or at least lighter on the solvents.