Presta and Pad recommendation

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i want to order some Presta ultra cutting creme light. i will be using a PC. if i understand correctly you can use this product with a PC? for best results, is a wool pad best? if not, please recommend the appropriate PC pad for removing moderate scratches and swirls. also, would OptiSeal be a good finish polish to use?
 
Presta has a couple of their own pads. Did you want to use them or generic 3M wool?



Rydawg has got an entire thread going on this - - did you see it?
 
Yea rydawg is an awesome guy and does amazing work he helped me out alot with the presta stuff.... Might want to look into presta's/edge yellow pad
 
thank you very much Tom. i just found the thread and Rydawg used a LC yellow and white and stated that both worked well. i was actually over on Pakshak's forum and read that it was recommended to use a wool pad so i just wanted to be sure. i do not have a Rotary.
 
edge makes both traditional hook and loop pads, or you can opt for there new 2000 system with is the quick disconnect with the double sided pads
 
jamesp said:
i do not have a Rotary.
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Oh. I haven't ever heard of PC + wool pad, but I try to learn new things every day :cool:



I'm fairly certain the more aggressive Presta products are intended for a rotary machine. You may have some measured success with the PC + cutting pad. I've got a specific situation I am trying to correct and the PC + aggressive pad didn't "cut it" :D
 
Hey guys!



Presta was really designed for the rotory with wool, but will still get real good results using a pc and foam pads. It all really depends on the paint, color, make, and age. Considering it is a MB with hard paint, a rotory will do the job the best at removing the scratches and bringing the gloss to the max. Whether you use a foam cutting or a wool is pretty much preference. I prefer wool because it deep cleans, corrects, and brings out a true clean glossy finish with ease with proper speed. After that use a foam polish or finish pad on the rotory or pc with a finish polish and the rotory/wool swirls with dissapear with ease while leaving a very bright, glossy and vibrant finish that is 100% swirl free. Being a beginner is the only tough part on learning and correcting while leaving a flawless finish. I should make a DVD someday and sell it.



Hope this helps.
 
rydawg said:
I have seen those, but have not tried them yet. I will try them in the summer or sooner.
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And you were the one I was hoping to hear about these from. Your works looks good and you seem to know your stuff, would you mind doing a write up once you finally use them?
 
While I was in Philadelphia w/ the Edge guys I notice some Presta produc ts, and when I asked them about the Presta stuff they told me that Presta has the rights to the Edge pads in the auto body industry. The Presta pads are produced by Edge pads are color coded w/ the Presta product labels. Very easy to understand and use. I can't wait to get my CCL and SR.
 
rkf76 said:
And you were the one I was hoping to hear about these from. Your works looks good and you seem to know your stuff, would you mind doing a write up once you finally use them?
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I will once I get money coming in. The snow is killing me here and I just bought a new house and have a new kid. So I am buying only what I need, but next month will hopefully be another story and hopefully I get booked for the rest of the year.



I definately know my stuff. I use to work for a guy back in the early 90's who bought the biggest pieces of craps for a couple of hundred dollars and I had to make them look new so we could sell them for $3000. I had to do 3 a day minimum and all had to be perfect. Most of them were all rotted and I had to do bodywork/paint and then match the faded paint and make it look like the new paint. I called it military detailing. It was fun though and I learned a lot, but you never stop learning.
 
Ya they are for the rotory only, unless you want an 8 inch on a pc. Presta polishes were really designed for the rotory along with the pads they have for their color coded polish/pad system.



I was 14 when I first started using the rotory and then I went to an autobody school when I was 15. I always hated bodywork, but really enjoyed detailing and taking a bad car and making it look great. I have wetsanded hundreds of cars also and buffed them to perfection after they came out of the paint booth. I learned on laquer paint which is pretty tough but was forgiving. The rotory is just an amazing tool and for under $200 it is well worth it. I have been using rotorys for 20 years now and I could not be without one.
 
JuneBug said:
Rydawg, if you ever get to NC, I'll buy you a beer(s) - if you would critique my technique with the rotary.
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Funny you mention that. My girlfriends friend just came to visit us and our newborn and new house, and she lives in New York. She said we can come over for a weekend to hang out. I told her I need to make some friends there first so I won't be bored, so maybe I will take you up on that when I visit.



Which technique would like to know and learn?



Is this your own car or multiple cars for business?
 
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