To spray pads or not?

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Mike-in-Orange

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I've seen several comments about giving pads used on a PC a quick spritz of whatever quick detail spray one is using. For those of you who do this, when do you do it, and with which products would you do it. Also, when would you not use this technique? Is it primarily just to aid in removing sealants and waxes, or for applying them as well. What about in the earlier stages of a detail, like polishing?
 
This is strictly for the beginning stages of polishing. Its often referred to as "seasoning". Its a simple way to get the product dispursed thru the cells of the foam. It works, give it a shot! I wouldnt recommend it for application of polymers and/or nubas......You can chose to use yur QD or plain water for those water soluable products....
 
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I only use a quick deatailer when using a polishing / cutting compund on my Dewalt dw443 as it gives my pad a bit more bite & extra time to work on a panel. It spreads the product I'm using more evenly into the foam is my guess? Don't use it any other time... :buffing:
 
PC's absorb product like crazy and I tend to use more in the begining while the pad is dry until it gets saturated but some people find it better to use detailing spray instead. On a rotary it would be the opposite, anything on the pad will sling off if not soaked in enough so it would counter productive to do that.
 
I only do it on polishes .. not LSP .. To me your altering the chemistry of the LSP if you use it with them.
 
I dp it when polishing only. I always spritz my pad with #34 before use, but have now also started spritzing it a little bit every time I add more polish to the pad. I find it helps the product work longer (especially in the sun) and also stops the pad caking up so quickly/if at all.



Ben
 
Thanks for the feedback guys, I think I'll experiment a bit in the very near future. I think I'll stay away from it on the final product though.
 
I do one spritz on foam pads, 2 on wool. It helps significantly with PowerGloss on wool. On foam, it can cause splattering, so spritz from 6-8" away. I do it with RMG too, doesn't seem to mess it up any.
 
I'll "prime" a pad when I first take it out for use (I only use water), I use a rotary so helps keep the buffer from skipping/hopping because of a dry pad.



If you spray too much of anything on a pad it will splatter.



Splatter/slinging is cause by using too much of "whatever" and loading up the pad. This works it's way to the outer edges of the pad and whalla, splatter.
 
I dont...i used too. When someone asked over at DC, Poorboy said that even one spritz can really mess with the chemcials in a polish. I was having trouble getting rid of swirls, so i used a dry pad next time and it worked! so i dont spritz unless the product says too.
 
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