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Go with 2 cyan over 2 crimson. At least from my experience, applying wax with the crimson pad was super easy. Since you're not using much wax compared to the amount of polishing compound on the cyan/tangerine pads (and a very few number of passes required for waxing compared to polishing), not a whole lot of caking occurs, so a single crimson pad should be able to cover more of the car than a single tangerine pad. I did the entire car without having to clean or switch out to another crimson lo pro pad. Polishing will be a pain in the ass. Since you're for sure going to need to clean a cyan/tangerine pad at least a couple of times before you complete the whole car (cuz if you don't, the pad will have too much compound that has caked onto the surface), it is easier to simply switch to a new/clean pad and proceed. When done, you can clean them all together. It's a real pain in the ass to not have enough cyan/tangerine pads and have to postpone the rest of the polishing for another day because you've run out of clean pads. You'll also need to rewash the car if you do this, and if you went off roading or some shit, you'll need to reclay as well. Huge PITA!
tl;dr: it's safer to get 2 cyan than 2 crimson, IMO.
ps: all my HT pads are lo pro (3 tangerine, 2 cyan (which I barely used), and 1 crimson). I've completely polished the car once, and I think these pads will last me until I run out of clear coat on my car
Last edited by xtcnrice; Dec 17, 2014 at 01:31 AM.
VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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Personally, I do the following:
If there's a bit of gunk on the pad and you wanna remove it, spin the pad against a terry cloth towel. Make sure you don't get the towel stuck in the rotating head, or you're probably going to break the polisher! I do this maybe every 2-3 sections just to get the pad at a somewhat clean state.
If your pad is at the point where it needs extensive cleaning (i.e., you're done polishing the car completely, or your pad just has too much stuff on it and its time to move onto a fresh one), then I just used dish soap, water, and a lot of scrubbing with my hands. Work the pad thoroughly to get all the excess compound and old paint out.
edit:
I feel the above methods work fine for me, and decided not to invest money on "pad cleaning solutions" and such, because imo it's all just a complete waste of money if you're not making a living detailing cars.
If there's a bit of gunk on the pad and you wanna remove it, spin the pad against a terry cloth towel. Make sure you don't get the towel stuck in the rotating head, or you're probably going to break the polisher! I do this maybe every 2-3 sections just to get the pad at a somewhat clean state.
If your pad is at the point where it needs extensive cleaning (i.e., you're done polishing the car completely, or your pad just has too much stuff on it and its time to move onto a fresh one), then I just used dish soap, water, and a lot of scrubbing with my hands. Work the pad thoroughly to get all the excess compound and old paint out.
edit:
I feel the above methods work fine for me, and decided not to invest money on "pad cleaning solutions" and such, because imo it's all just a complete waste of money if you're not making a living detailing cars.
Last edited by xtcnrice; Dec 17, 2014 at 12:12 PM.
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They'll last plenty long. You're not running a shop and using these pads on car after car after car. The low pro pads should be fine.
Go with 2 cyan over 2 crimson. At least from my experience, applying wax with the crimson pad was super easy. Since you're not using much wax compared to the amount of polishing compound on the cyan/tangerine pads (and a very few number of passes required for waxing compared to polishing), not a whole lot of caking occurs, so a single crimson pad should be able to cover more of the car than a single tangerine pad. I did the entire car without having to clean or switch out to another crimson lo pro pad. Polishing will be a pain in the ass. Since you're for sure going to need to clean a cyan/tangerine pad at least a couple of times before you complete the whole car (cuz if you don't, the pad will have too much compound that has caked onto the surface), it is easier to simply switch to a new/clean pad and proceed. When done, you can clean them all together. It's a real pain in the ass to not have enough cyan/tangerine pads and have to postpone the rest of the polishing for another day because you've run out of clean pads. You'll also need to rewash the car if you do this, and if you went off roading or some shit, you'll need to reclay as well. Huge PITA!
tl;dr: it's safer to get 2 cyan than 2 crimson, IMO.
ps: all my HT pads are lo pro (3 tangerine, 2 cyan (which I barely used), and 1 crimson). I've completely polished the car once, and I think these pads will last me until I run out of clear coat on my car
Go with 2 cyan over 2 crimson. At least from my experience, applying wax with the crimson pad was super easy. Since you're not using much wax compared to the amount of polishing compound on the cyan/tangerine pads (and a very few number of passes required for waxing compared to polishing), not a whole lot of caking occurs, so a single crimson pad should be able to cover more of the car than a single tangerine pad. I did the entire car without having to clean or switch out to another crimson lo pro pad. Polishing will be a pain in the ass. Since you're for sure going to need to clean a cyan/tangerine pad at least a couple of times before you complete the whole car (cuz if you don't, the pad will have too much compound that has caked onto the surface), it is easier to simply switch to a new/clean pad and proceed. When done, you can clean them all together. It's a real pain in the ass to not have enough cyan/tangerine pads and have to postpone the rest of the polishing for another day because you've run out of clean pads. You'll also need to rewash the car if you do this, and if you went off roading or some shit, you'll need to reclay as well. Huge PITA!
tl;dr: it's safer to get 2 cyan than 2 crimson, IMO.
ps: all my HT pads are lo pro (3 tangerine, 2 cyan (which I barely used), and 1 crimson). I've completely polished the car once, and I think these pads will last me until I run out of clear coat on my car
And okay, xtc, sounds good. I understand what you're trying to get at now, makes sense.
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Even with 5 cars, the pads will last a loooong time. I'm pretty much on the same boat as xtc on cleaning the pads. Dish soap + scrubbing. It's kind of a pita getting the compound out of the pads sometimes though, so I just let em soak for a few hours before scrubbing.
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VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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It's not that noticeable... only from certain angles. At least it's consistent and on both sides
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Got my cars oil changed at a Honda dealer today, the tech who changed the oil forgot to leave the key in it when he was done, and also forgot to reset the mid. When they took the car from the service bay the Bluetooth on my phone connected and started playing music even though the car was a good 300 ft away.
VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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Got my cars oil changed at a Honda dealer today, the tech who changed the oil forgot to leave the key in it when he was done, and also forgot to reset the mid. When they took the car from the service bay the Bluetooth on my phone connected and started playing music even though the car was a good 300 ft away.
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two things
1. went over a deep incline coming out of a restaurant and heard a loud thud in the back. thank goodness it was only the hook that took the brunt of the impact. the exhaust tips have very slight scrapes but not noticeable.
2. see u guys in 3 weeks
1. went over a deep incline coming out of a restaurant and heard a loud thud in the back. thank goodness it was only the hook that took the brunt of the impact. the exhaust tips have very slight scrapes but not noticeable.
2. see u guys in 3 weeks
VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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all about the angles
VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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if I sell the car and go back to stock (i.e., sell the modulo grille), I'd have to source an 09-10 grille! too much effort... not enough reward.. should just buy a modulo front lol
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VTEC just kicked in, yo!
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