Post your detailing products review!

[Reit38]

Comes with 6 and i think everyone drops down to a 5in. Astro numatic (sp?) I can check tommorow
If u do a Google search there should be a lengthy thread at garagejournal.com about it and mods to do to it

 

[Ginger]

i love my rupes, makes shit happen so much faster.

also love the shine supply polishes.

 

[ScottyBoy]

I know a lot of you store your detailing supplies in a plastic tote.
If you have a Bass Pro Shops store near you, you should get one of these heavy duty Plano Sportsman totes for on $10!
They are on sale right now, but it's an in-store special ONLY.

Plano Sportsman's Totes

 

[Ginger]

damn, no bass pro shops around here for hours.

 

[jonmx477]

Was pretty happy with SCG machine cut polish. But thinking about shine supply stuff now. Those of you who have used both, would you said classic cut can finish down as good as SCG cut polish?

 

[SamCarroll]

i would. Classic cut finishes down nicely and low dust. I like it.

 

[jonmx477]

Awesome thanks. I haven't seen that shine supply does as many sales and promotion deals and scg though. Free shipping always gives me more motivation to restock.

 

[slicksierra]

My paint seems to be relatively soft especially my repainted panels. So I always had to follow up with a polishing step. Could be my pad choice too though. I bet classic cut would finish down nice on a slower speed with a foam pad as opposed to microfiber

 

[SamCarroll]

My paint seems to be relatively soft especially my repainted panels. So I always had to follow up with a polishing step. Could be my pad choice too though. I bet classic cut would finish down nice on a slower speed with a foam pad as opposed to microfiber

I don't use MF pads anymore. I use foam and flash pads.

 

[jonmx477]

I only have foam pads right now, haven't tried the microfiber. I've been using the 3.5" hexlogic CG pads and really like them on the porter cable. They correct really well, but get dirty fast. On stuff that needs less correction, like usually the hood and roof on most of the vehicles I do I use the 7.5 pads. On that sidexside picture I posted that was using a 3.5" pad on the right, then after I took the pic I used a 7.5" pad and tried to blend it in but even with two passes you could still see where I stopped with the 3.5" pad. So that was what kind of convinced me to use the 3.5" pads more. And the fact that they are a lot easier to work around obstacles on the vehicles like badges and handles. But anyways, with my process and the desired level of correction I've been doing for people the cutting polish has been finishing down well enough that I can just go straight to waxing and get excellent results.

 

[SamCarroll]

I only have foam pads right now, haven't tried the microfiber. I've been using the 3.5" hexlogic CG pads and really like them on the porter cable. They correct really well, but get dirty fast. On stuff that needs less correction, like usually the hood and roof on most of the vehicles I do I use the 7.5 pads. On that sidexside picture I posted that was using a 3.5" pad on the right, then after I took the pic I used a 7.5" pad and tried to blend it in but even with two passes you could still see where I stopped with the 3.5" pad. So that was what kind of convinced me to use the 3.5" pads more. And the fact that they are a lot easier to work around obstacles on the vehicles like badges and handles. But anyways, with my process and the desired level of correction I've been doing for people the cutting polish has been finishing down well enough that I can just go straight to waxing and get excellent results.

word. I use 3" pads right around windows/pillar/grilles/bumper and moldings otherwise i roll with a 5" pad.

 

[jonmx477]

Haven't tried a 5" pad yet. Seems like it would be good to cover some area and still leave some power on the Porter Cable.

 

[slicksierra]

I don't use MF pads anymore. I use foam and flash pads.

Any reason why? From micro marring? Haven't figure out the right combo for my soft single stage black. Seems microfiber is too aggressive and a black finishing pad doesn't correct anything. Gotta find a middle ground for the spring

 

[SamCarroll]

Any reason why? From micro marring? Haven't figure out the right combo for my soft single stage black. Seems microfiber is too aggressive and a black finishing pad doesn't correct anything. Gotta find a middle ground for the spring

Too much product used and micro marring. It's also a lot faster with flash pads.

 

[slicksierra]

Too much product used and micro marring. It's also a lot faster with flash pads.

Micro marring drives me insane will have to look into flash pad and a diminishing abrasive

 

[Ginger]

i use just the foam ones now too. with the PC the microfiber ones werent bad, but with anything that does some decent movement, the foam work nicer.

i mainly use the 5" pads just because of the larger area to cover.

 

[Big Tex]

Probably going to order some surbuf pads for compound, lake country pads for finishing, either a griots or pc7484 and a 5" backing plate today. Also need to get something to polish in between the spokes and in the crevices of wheels. Any suggestions?

 

[Ginger]

for the wheels i got this little polishing kit off of amazon that goes on a dremel

 

[SamCarroll]

Probably going to order some surbuf pads for compound, lake country pads for finishing, either a griots or pc7484 and a 5" backing plate today. Also need to get something to polish in between the spokes and in the crevices of wheels. Any suggestions?

i use and love power cones. Just dont go too fast or the glue will heat up and the pad will fly off.

 

[okbeast]

After my truck goes back to ServiceKing for some fixing after some hail dent repair it's going to get a full polish/correction. I'm curious about how many 5" correcting pads people go through while doing a full detail?