pc 7424 newbie.....practice 1st?

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Poordude

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I just purchased a brand new Honda ridgeline in dark cherry pearl.

I have ordered a new pc 7424 with an orange; white & green lake country pad.

For product i ordered kaio & klasse sealent glaze to be topped with col 476s

I hav used a $99 orbital buffer in the past with mediocre results.

Should I practice on something before I go nutz on my brand new ridgeline?

I have done a lot of reding & research & was looking at starting on the roof of the cab for starters to see what happens

thanx in advance.
 
Well if you have done your research, and have a PC, I say you should be fine. Even though Honda paint has a reputation for being very soft, you shouldnt really be able to damage you paint with a PC.



Not to mention, the KAIO you have isnt aggressive at ALL so you should be safe. Id be more concerned if you are going to have an agressive enough polish.



But good luck!
 
might as well use the klasse aio before the glaze since you're applying it anyway.



whenever claying, examine the paint for marring, it happens
 
PoorDude- I think you oughta consider using a mildly abrasive polish before the KAIO (which is functionally nonabrasive no matter what the ad-copy says about "removing swirls"). Even on a brand new vehicle, if it's been touched at all I can't imagine it being marring-free. If it has any dealership-applied glaze on it, the KAIO will clean that off and maybe make it look a lot worse than it does now! Be prepared for something like that by having some mild polish on hand.



Yeah, don't use the KAIO with the orange pad. That pad is too rough and will probably leave some light marring of its own on your Honda paint, so restrict that pad for use with a fairly aggressive polish (it'd be the first step of a multi-step polishing process, followed by a milder pad/product combo).



FWIW, I'd choose between the KSG and the 476S and just use one of them after the KAIO. Unless you layer the KSG (at least three layers and that's a minimum IMO) the 476S will be *more* durable anyhow, or at least that's my experience.



And no, I don't think there's any reason to practice with the PC. Give some thought to what you're doing (and *why*) and inspect your work frequently so you don't somehow go too far down the wrong road (unlikely, but hey, people do unexpected stuff).
 
I wouldn't worry too much about damaging the paint with the PC. I think your biggest learning curve will be becoming good enough to remove enough defects to satisfy yourself.



If you want to practice your technique, do some trial runs on your clothes washer or dryer.



Have fun!
 
hooked said:
If you want to practice your technique, do some trial runs on your clothes washer or dryer.
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great! Now I'm going to start polishing the appliances.....





I still blame back to the future with my obsession "Now, Biff, I wanna make sure that we get two coats of wax this time, not just one." I left the theater going "hmm, two coats would be better than one and if two coats is good how about three..."
 
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