Pad Choice - Deep Crystal (Step 2) vs. Showcar Glaze #7

[EGPrelude]

Why is the recommended pad for applying Showcar Glaze #7 the W9006 (tan) finishing pad on a pc?

I ask this because I could vaguely remember using the W8006 (yellow) pad while using the Deep Crystal polish at one fo the detail days.

I'm curious to know because both are generally PURE polishes yet one is #7 seems to be a variant of of DC polish.

Can anyone clear this up?

I ask because I didn't have a tan pad handy (didn't receive it in time) and I applied #7 with a yellow pad and it didn't seem to make that much more of a difference (at least from what I could see in my lighting)

[Mike Phillips]

You can use either or. Both will work.

[EGPrelude]

which would you prefer to use?

As with the tan pad, I wouldn't see myself actually working in the product but just spreading it out evenly like a wax?

[Tim Lingor]

Hey,

I can not speak for Mike, but I personally use the W-9006 Finishing Pad (Tan) to apply pure polishes. The reason I use that pad is that it is the least aggressive. And...at that point of the detail, I am just refining the finish. Buffing pads add to the aggressiveness of a product. Since the the pure polishes contain no ingredients with the intended purpose of the cleaning the paint, any cleaning action would caused by the pad. Hence the reason I use the least aggressive pad.

However with that said, I have used both the W-8006 Polishing and the W-9006 Finishing Pads for the pure polishes and have only noticed a 'slight' difference on softer paints. In most cases as Mike mentioned, you could use either one.

Tim

[Pete-FWA]

Originally posted by 2hotford
Since the the pure polishes contain no ingredients with the intended purpose of the cleaning the paint, any cleaning action would caused by the pad. Hence the reason I use the least aggressive pad.

Tim, that's the same reason I've stayed with only the W9000 to apply pure polishes.

[gb387]

Same here.... I have also used both to apply pure polishes and prefer the 9006 finishing pad for the same reason as 2hotford, its the least aggressive combo. But the 8006 works just as well, personal preference.

[Accumulator]

Originally posted by 2hotford
.. I have used both the W-8006 Polishing and the W-9006 Finishing Pads for the pure polishes and have only noticed a 'slight' difference on softer paints. In most cases as Mike mentioned, you could use either one...

Bingo. It's all a matter of the combo being *functionally* abrasive and that's always dependent on how hard/soft the paint is. The 8006 isn't functionally abrasive on most paints, but it is on some. If it's *not*, then there's no need to use the 9006 (which can load up a little more if you use a lot of pure polish).

[Mike Phillips]

Originally posted by Accumulator
Bingo. It's all a matter of the combo being *functionally* abrasive and that's always dependent on how hard/soft the paint is. The 8006 isn't functionally abrasive on most paints, but it is on some. If it's *not*, then there's no need to use the 9006 (which can load up a little more if you use a lot of pure polish).

I think you hit the nail on the head... then to add to the mix... the W-8006 polishing pad tends to move over the surface better because its a little more firmer than the W-9006 Finishing pad which tends to be kind of gushy.

Both have their place and it's threads like this that drill down and bring out all the subtle nuances of pad choice and process.