PB SSR2.5 = No Cut?

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kplaya186

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I tried using my recently purchased SSR2.5 with my UDM w/ an orange pad on my girlfriends Black Jeep Compass. Her car has some light micro marring due to washing technique, and I decided to try removing some of the marring to test out my new products. After 3 passes w/ the orange pad on speed 6, there was absolutely no correction. Is there something that I am doing wrong? Does Jeep have a very hard paint? Am I possibly using to high of speed?
 
Setec Astronomy said:
Were you using any pressure? How much product did you apply? How fast were you moving the UDM?
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Yes I was applying approx. 20lbs of pressure (Ballpark estimate) and I was moving the UDM at a slow speed, and in very smooth motions.
 
Perhaps the marring wasn't that "micro". One inch per minute is the suggested arm speed for orbital correction. How much polish did you use? Sometimes if you use too much, the pad kind of floats on the film of polish, and it also takes too long to break down.
 
Something doesn't sound right here . . .



I get pretty decent correction with SSR2.5, a cuting pad, and PC speed 6.



I suggest moderate pressure, work small areas 2'x2', slow passes, and fully work the polish.
 
To prime the pad I put a small circle of polish on it, and then between each panel I do i use about a dime size amount each time.
 
kplaya186 said:
To prime the pad I put a small circle of polish on it, and then between each panel I do i use about a dime size amount each time.
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I don't think that's enough. It's been my experience that a dime size amount will do approximately a 1'x1' section (if that).
 
kplaya186 said:
To prime the pad I put a small circle of polish on it, and then between each panel I do i use about a dime size amount each time.
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If you are using a dime size of polish per panel, I would recommend:



a) breaking each panel up into smaller sections, no more than 2'x2'

b) use more polish...for a 6" pad I would run a small, thin ring around the pad
 
Also, (and this is a questions for everyone) if you're doing a whole panel, aren't you worried about running into a dry-buff situation. It's been my experience that if I try to do a whole door panel, I rub the product from the pad all over the door and begin the polish, the product begins to dry.
 
Thanks for the input guys. It sounds like I am not using enough polish. I will have to try to use a little bit more next time, and see what the results are. Thanks for the help!
 
I've always had the same problem with SSR2.5. I know I'm not doing something right, because I can get better results out of Megs 80 than w/ 2.5......and that's not normal. I might try it out again and see if adding more polish helps too.
 
one inch per minute.



if a car is 10 ft long and 4 ft high, thats the same as a vehicle that is 40 linear feet.



thats 480 inches for one side, and 480 minutes per pass. With a 12" section you will need 4 passes with a 50% overlap.



4x480=1920 minutes (32 hours)per side and with one application.



So, if you really have that much time to spend, cool, or you could just admit it was a typo.
 
JBM said:
So, if you really have that much time to spend, cool, or you could just admit it was a typo.
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Er...I did admit it, just in a joking, offhand way. Apparently you have plenty of time to calculate what a bonehead I am.
 
JBM said:
one inch per minute.



if a car is 10 ft long and 4 ft high, thats the same as a vehicle that is 40 linear feet.



thats 480 inches for one side, and 480 minutes per pass. With a 12" section you will need 4 passes with a 50% overlap.



4x480=1920 minutes (32 hours)per side and with one application.



So, if you really have that much time to spend, cool, or you could just admit it was a typo.
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All that is moot if he uses a 12" pad.:sign
 
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