wet cutting pad??

[NVcobra]

Hi, just washed my orange pad and didnt get it as dry as normal. I knoticed much more hazing after my aplication. Is this a good way to get more cut out of a pad?? Im thinking the abrasives dont break down as fast resulting in more cutting action. Thx

 

[MongooseGA]

I've noticed that when I wash my pads (warm water with a touch of dish soap) that the cutting pad epecially gets much softer. I've never had it wet while detailing, but it might have been softer when you were polishing.



I've also noticed that I get more hazing if i run over a little bead of water that I missed before polishing. I don't think it has bad effects on the poishing, but it might just take a minute or two more to break it down.

 

[RedondoV6]

Wetting a buffing pad seems to increase the cutting power of many cutting polishes. I'm not sure why this happens, maybe someone can explain the science involved?

 

[Eliot Ness]

Wetting a buffing pad seems to increase the cutting power of many cutting polishes. I'm not sure why this happens, maybe someone can explain the science involved?

Not sure if this answers your question completely, but here is a quote from LC:



"If the pad is new or dry, dampen the pad surface by misting it with water. This will aid in compound/polish dispersion. Continue periodic misting throughout the task. Remember that different foams will load up with compound/polish at different rates."



http://www.lakecountrymfg.com/foamcare.html

 

[Accumulator]

Yep the water prevents/retards the breakdown of the abrasive. This supposedly doesn't work with all polishes/compounds, but it does work with most of them that I've tried. It usually doesn't make for a *huge* difference but it's worth remembering.



FWIW, I dunno about the Lake advice....I use their pads and I never use a pad damp unless I have a specific reason for doing so. I don't even prime them with QD when using a PC/Cyclo (rotary is different).