xtcnrice

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

Harper

Pads will definitely outlast the clearcoat on your car, unless you're running a car detail shop of course. Just remember to clean them after each use and they'll last a long time.

VR1

How do you guys recommend cleaning pads?

xtcnrice

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.

rawger

Yeah, not running a shop, but I'm expecting to do at least 3 cars, max 4-5, so I'd like them to last. If I need to buy more pads, then I will. I saw this post on autogeek which is why I was questioning their durability. Issue with Lake Country Hydro-tech Cyan pad - Auto Geek Online Auto Detailing Forum

And okay, xtc, sounds good. I understand what you're trying to get at now, makes sense.

Harper

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.

MC MiYoung3269

Yeah it's Tony's, and I have no idea lol, he got Modulo front too!

iCrap

i want it lol

Harper

^ baller ody.

Pulled fenders look horribad on our cars.

xtcnrice

even having our fenders rolled (not pulled) starts to show a bit of a kink where the fender ends and meets the bumper...

Harper

And ruins the flow of the fenders

xtcnrice

yup... I only had my rears rolled.. and I was kinda upset cuz I went to a reputable shop too. Guess it's a cu2 thing It's not that noticeable... only from certain angles. At least it's consistent and on both sides

Harper

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.

xtcnrice

lol what song started playing?

jeroplex

dunno if this is a repost but good time waster...lol

3DTuning

Harper

Don't remember the song but I only have Punjabi music on my phone lol.

iCrap

my jam^

Harper

Signature - Final - Michael Jackson - Britains G…:

xtcnrice

This is like nfs underground all over again

VR1

^ lmao I agree. There goes my Friday.

xtcnrice

btw there's more to choose from if you choose the Honda Accord Euro instead

PyroDave

yea i did this months ago

xtcnrice

I put the modulo grille on my facelift front... wish it was possible in rl

iCrap

It is with a dremel!

opboarding

Anything is possible with a dremel and bondo!

urbanstereo

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

xtcnrice

all about the angles

ssjoeboe9

I wish I could say anything is possible...




#butreallyicanbecauseiworkforhonda

xtcnrice

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

VR1

Saw HPD had some job openings recently. Maybe I can work for Honda too!

rawger

rawger

Lames catch feelings, we catch flights. Jet Life.

rawger

Harper

xtcnrice

omg that was hilarious

rawger

Wait, they performed together?

rawger

Triple Overtime!

urbanstereo

i wish i could take my car to korea with me. but i don't know how it would do in the snow

EhkoXC

Ain't that the truth...

Rear ended a Pilot, he had a dented exhaust tip, I had to have my entire front rebuilt.

ssjoeboe9

Who is going to the Detroit Auto Show?