Pad Speed with....

[RonW]

Hi:
I acquired a Meguiares/Porter Cable M/N 7335 DA with the following pads W7006, W8006 and W9006 with the following products Deep crystal ultimate compound, deep crystal polish and deep crystal carnauba wax.

My question is what speed for each pad/product.

I have two black vehicles that need some love, so is this the proper products following a good wash and clay job?

Thanks in advance,

RonW.

[Detailing by M]

Re: Pad Speed with....

use 4-5
slower for cutting
higher for polishing/finishing

[Stephan]

Re: Pad Speed with....

Ult Compound: 4-5
DC Polish: 2-3
DC Carnauba: 2-3

See the link below for more combos and clarifications:

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?37547-Product-Pad-and-Speed-settings-for-the-G110-Dual-Action-Polisher-Updated

[RonW]

Re: Pad Speed with....

Thanks, I saw the cheat sheet but it didn't have the pads listed that I have:
W7006, W8006 and W9006

RonW.

[Stephan]

Re: Pad Speed with....

I believe they are basically same aggressiveness pads except the 2.0 pads are machine washable. i.e. 9006 soft buff pad +/-= 9207 soft buff 2.0 pad, etc.
7### = Cutting;
8### = Polishing;
9### = Finishing Pads

[Detailing by M]

Re: Pad Speed with....

don't go exactly by any guide or even what is said here.

You need to let the paint tell you what it wants.
I would hate for you to "go by what you've read" and then mess up your paint.

Only use this as a reference.
Like I said slower for cutting/removing defects and higher speed for polishing/cleaner wax. Wax/LSP slow.

Now adjust this to your paint.

[davey g-force]

Re: Pad Speed with....

No, you generally set the tool to a higher speed for correcting / compounding and a slower speed for finishing / polishing / waxing.

Unless you're talking about arm speed?

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Pad Speed with....

use 4-5
slower for cutting
higher for polishing/finishing

No, you generally set the tool to a higher speed for correcting / compounding and a slower speed for finishing / polishing / waxing.

Unless you're talking about arm speed?

Can you clarify your statement here Mario? Davey is right that your tool speed setting should be higher for defect removal and slower for polishing and finishing, but your arm speed may very well be the opposite of that. Your statement above could lead others to think you meant higher tool speed for polishing and lower tool speed for cutting.

[Detailing by M]

Re: Pad Speed with....

I'm thinking of MF pads not foam, sorry.

[davey g-force]

Re: Pad Speed with....

Even with MF pads, a higher speed is recommended for correcting / compounding and a slower speed for finishing.

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?47855-Using-Meguiar-s-D-A-Microfiber-Correction-System

But hey, whatever works...

[Christopher.Brown]

Re: Pad Speed with....

Hi:
I acquired a Meguiares/Porter Cable M/N 7335 DA with the following pads W7006, W8006 and W9006 with the following products Deep crystal ultimate compound, deep crystal polish and deep crystal carnauba wax.

My question is what speed for each pad/product.

I have two black vehicles that need some love, so is this the proper products following a good wash and clay job?

Thanks in advance,

RonW.

All of the following advice is a guideline... the paint will react different car to car, year to year, even panel to panel... a jet black BMW is totally different to metallic Audi black..

that being said one thing that was omitted was pressure applied to the machine which translates to the paint,

Compound - heavy correction start machine on speed 5.. if need more power can move up to 6.. move the pad slowly... an inch a second and do at least 30% overlapping passes horizontally then when panel is covered switch direction and use vertical passes. It is in this stage you will want to apply the most pressure to the machine... just make sure the pad is still always rotating

Polish - finishing surface for wax - slower speed of 3 .... 4 if still removing light imperfections ... use light to moderate pressure depending on level of correcrion...if removing marring go to 3 ... arm speed is a little faster than compounding but not a lot.... remember you, ant the tool, the pad, and the product to do the work... so don't try to rush it.

Wax - slow the machine speed way down to 2 ... arm speed can be as fast as those dealership professional flame designers... can move much much much faster.. weight of the machine only ... still overlap and spread that problem duct evenly

[Christopher.Brown]

Re: Pad Speed with....

last sentence should read:


still overlap your passes as you spread the product out evenly

[joscratch]

Speed variation

Speed varies with pressure and product as well. The w8007 is my favorite pad because it can conquor most projects by itself. You can use it to clean/buff, or polish to a certain extent. #3-4 with medium pressure, #4-5 light pressure......