PwC - what pad?

Detailnewb

Detailnewb

Wax On, Wax Off ~Mr.Miagi
Hi all - quick question (I think). I'm using a PC with Propel Pads. Which pad should I use with PwC - green or blue? If green, would I need to follow it with blue?

My EX sealant, I assume, should go on with the blue.
 
Detailnewb said:
Hi all - quick question (I think). I'm using a PC with Propel Pads. Which pad should I use with PwC - green or blue? If green, would I need to follow it with blue?

My EX sealant, I assume, should go on with the blue.
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The green is a light cleaning and polishing pad so the P-w-C is the choice there. The blue is can be used for your EX sealant or wax....personally I like to put EX on by hand but that's just me
 
PwC I apply with a polishing pad, for EX I apply the first layer with a finishing pad and layers after that I apply by hand.

"J"
 
jaybs95 said:
PwC I apply with a polishing pad, for EX I apply the first layer with a finishing pad and layers after that I apply by hand.

"J"
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Jay this is exactly why I ran a thread called "just answering the question" you have not really answered this guys question about Propel Pads...he's not sure what color pad is which.
 
lonewolf0420 said:
I would imagine the polishing/cleaning pad (Green).
WHat speeds should you use with PwC and a PC?
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5 or 6 will be OK but keep a light touch on surface, so that you get good spinning action with the pad this will work the product really well
 
Detailnewb said:
Hi all - quick question (I think). I'm using a PC with Propel Pads. Which pad should I use with PwC - green or blue? If green, would I need to follow it with blue?

My EX sealant, I assume, should go on with the blue.
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PwC should be used with the blue or gray pad depending on what you are using it for. For cleaning and light polishing the blue pad for using as a one step product the gray pad. Speed of 4-5 for the blue pad and 1-2 for the gray pad. For EX the gray pad only and speeds of 1-2 only..you are just trying to spread it, not work it in. :)
 
Beemerboy said:
Jay this is exactly why I ran a thread called "just answering the question" you have not really answered this guys question about Propel Pads...he's not sure what color pad is which.
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That is why I alway recomend to refer to pads by type vs. color.
For A direct answer I would use a polishing (blue pad) for PwC , I feel that the green (lite cut) is too aggressive for PwC. If he is applying Ex by PC I would use a Grey (finishing pad).

"J"
 
jaybs95 said:
That is why I alway recomend to refer to pads by type vs. color.
For A direct answer I would use a polishing (blue pad) for PwC , I feel that the green (lite cut) is too aggressive for PwC. If he is applying Ex by PC I would use a Grey (finishing pad).

"J"
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Jay

if you read what he asked...he didn't know what pad to use based on the two colors he had...I went to a web site that tells you that, and then applied my knowledge of PB product to that....it what he was asking for.

A simple polishing pad with this product and a finishing pad with that one didn't answer the direct question
 
Steve,

Would it be better to use PwC on a higher speed with a polishing pad if you're trying to clean the paint? I know that sometimes if I'm using it as a one-step on a car that has been somewhat neglected, speed 6 seems to work the best to clean up the paint.
 
lonewolf0420 said:
Isn't the tan more of a finishing pad?
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The answer to your question is yes. That is exactly what it is.

jaybs95, am so glad that NorahCRVsent a laminated copy ofyour work on the pad chart. Threads like this can get so confusing but your chart always keeps me from getting confused.
 
Well, the reasons I was asking was this...

1) I wasn't sure if PwC was a pad dependent polish - i.e. would polish more with the green and clean more with the blue.

2) I was told to polish with the green pads and then switch to the blue pads for finishing products and wax. When I saw the excel spreadsheet that was put together, I got totally confused... green were listed as light cutting (sounds like #83 DACP or higher) and blue were listed as polishing which sounded like what I wanted to do.


Sounds like I have good answers. Thanks guys! Consensus seems to be that it's blue for the PwC and grey for the EX - though it sounds like EX may be just as well done by hand.


Lonewolf - notice Steve said
Poorboy said:
PwC should be used with the blue or gray pad depending on what you are using it for. For cleaning and light polishing the blue pad for using as a one step product the gray pad.
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Then you have the table that J has in his sig. Meg's yellow pads are on the same level as Propel blue, and Meg's tan pads are equivalent to Propel gray. So using Meg's pads you could clean/light polish with Meg's yellow pad or apply as a one-step with the Meg's tan pad.
 
Matt@Autogeek said:
Steve,

Would it be better to use PwC on a higher speed with a polishing pad if you're trying to clean the paint? I know that sometimes if I'm using it as a one-step on a car that has been somewhat neglected, speed 6 seems to work the best to clean up the paint.
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Conceivabley it could clean deeper on a higher speed, but I doubt it would be leaving any protection behind if you were considering it to be a one step product.

lonewolf0420 said:
Isn't the tan more of a finishing pad?
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If PwC was just being used as a light polish and a one step product, then spreading like a LSP (wax or sealant) with a finishing pad at low speeds and then allowing it to haze before buffing would leave more protection.

Detailnewb said:
1) I wasn't sure if PwC was a pad dependent polish - i.e. would polish more with the green and clean more with the blue.
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Yes, it could be used as a pad dependent polish and using different pads will greatly change PwC's ability to get deeper into the paint.
 
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