WaxAddict
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A few days back, BudgetPlan1 started a thread about Griots BOSS Correcting Cream (GBCC). I chimed in because I had just recently used GBCC, but with the unconventional combo of a Rupes UHS pad (there`s only one "strength"/color) and a GG6, as opposed to the designed use of UHS Pads with UHS polish and a Rupes machine.
I bought the UHS pads specifically to work on my GF`s "new" Nissan Juke. It`s a 2017, but had been used by the dealer as their loaner car. It had 6k miles on it, and a plethora of swirls and ticks marks. I wanted to do a solid 1-step on this car, and the UHS pads are designed for just that. Albeit, I used them "off label".
Here`s the pads, AFTER I was done with them, and after a mild soak and cleaning. These pads are WEIRD! When new, the texture is stiff, like foamy Styrofoam. They get softer upon priming and during use. NOTICE the smaller one - how the foam has been distorted, making a permanent "lip". Dunno what to think about that.
BEFORE. Note the strange defects. That`s not "fuzz" or microfiber lint on the paint! This was after clay and multiple wipes with Eraser with a few different towels. The paint was super clean and smooth. You can see swirls to the right of the light on the right.
Here`s after ONE QUICK PASS. Using the 6" pad, thoroughly primed with product + 3 pea drops, I did a typical pattern in this area only 3 times.
After a SECOND PASS.
This combination cut and finished down faster than anything I`ve ever used. I`ve seen microfiber pads cut better, but not as quick, and not to this level of finish. I was very impressed with the results. But the process... that was another thing. Every time I did a pass, stopping the polisher, I found myself saying out loud "that was WEIRD". The pads "ride" differently. They sling product very easily. It would take SOME GETTING USED TO.
I continued to do much of the car with the two UHS pads and GBCC. What I especially liked was the smaller pad. The little sucker felt much less strange than its bigger brother. I used it to fix issues like this, with EASE!
Another thing to mention is that the UHS pads behave like Hydrotech pads, in that they keep product up close to the top. I also found them very easy to clean-on-the-go.
With the UHS pads soaking in APC, I went back to "normal old" Hydrotech pads for the 4 doors, and was plenty happy, but I missed the strange UHS pads SPEED. Cyan Hydrotech, as good as they are, were much slower cutting, and didn`t finish as well as the Rupes UHS with the same polish.
My take away is this: Rupes UHS pads are FAST FAST FAST, and the results are great, but getting there is just TOO DANG WEIRED!!! For now, I think I`ll just use the small pad for spot corrections.
I bought the UHS pads specifically to work on my GF`s "new" Nissan Juke. It`s a 2017, but had been used by the dealer as their loaner car. It had 6k miles on it, and a plethora of swirls and ticks marks. I wanted to do a solid 1-step on this car, and the UHS pads are designed for just that. Albeit, I used them "off label".
Here`s the pads, AFTER I was done with them, and after a mild soak and cleaning. These pads are WEIRD! When new, the texture is stiff, like foamy Styrofoam. They get softer upon priming and during use. NOTICE the smaller one - how the foam has been distorted, making a permanent "lip". Dunno what to think about that.
BEFORE. Note the strange defects. That`s not "fuzz" or microfiber lint on the paint! This was after clay and multiple wipes with Eraser with a few different towels. The paint was super clean and smooth. You can see swirls to the right of the light on the right.
Here`s after ONE QUICK PASS. Using the 6" pad, thoroughly primed with product + 3 pea drops, I did a typical pattern in this area only 3 times.
After a SECOND PASS.
This combination cut and finished down faster than anything I`ve ever used. I`ve seen microfiber pads cut better, but not as quick, and not to this level of finish. I was very impressed with the results. But the process... that was another thing. Every time I did a pass, stopping the polisher, I found myself saying out loud "that was WEIRD". The pads "ride" differently. They sling product very easily. It would take SOME GETTING USED TO.
I continued to do much of the car with the two UHS pads and GBCC. What I especially liked was the smaller pad. The little sucker felt much less strange than its bigger brother. I used it to fix issues like this, with EASE!
Another thing to mention is that the UHS pads behave like Hydrotech pads, in that they keep product up close to the top. I also found them very easy to clean-on-the-go.
With the UHS pads soaking in APC, I went back to "normal old" Hydrotech pads for the 4 doors, and was plenty happy, but I missed the strange UHS pads SPEED. Cyan Hydrotech, as good as they are, were much slower cutting, and didn`t finish as well as the Rupes UHS with the same polish.
My take away is this: Rupes UHS pads are FAST FAST FAST, and the results are great, but getting there is just TOO DANG WEIRED!!! For now, I think I`ll just use the small pad for spot corrections.
The car came out GREAT!
I love this vibrant non-metallic red paint. Not much sun for pics, but trust me...
