Question about diminishing abrasives...

[SkeeterJD]

I've been using the G-100 for almost a year now on a weekly basis and feel pretty confident, however this weekend I got some pretty unexpected results.

Pretty much with everything, this is a learning experience. I saw that I had some micro-marring on my paint, that I had unfortunately put there myself. I figured it was too much pressure applied when I was using #80. (I don't have a scale like what Mike suggested using to determine the correct amount of pressure.) Funny thing is, when I went back over it again with what I thouhgt was less pressure the marring was still there.

Now I'm thinking that I'm maybe working the product (#80) too long. This is what I dont understand.

1. For each 18"x18" section you work on, should you be re-applying whatever you are using for each individually section (I do the typically "x" shaped application)?

2. If you should only apply product to your pad until the pad is primed, what about the diminishing abrasives? Seems to me that once the abrasive has broken down, it no longer works.

3. Am I missing the boat when it comes to dimisnishing abrasives? Can a pad that feels wet to the touch still be productive even though I have not added any more product to it, or is this just something you chalk up to, "Practice and find out what works best."

Thanks for any help.

Scott

[Setec Astronomy]

You need to apply additional polish for each section. The amount you apply will become less after the pad becomes primed, or saturated.

As far as the amount of pressure to apply...for defect correction it takes quite a bit, but applying too much pressure is rather difficult as at that point you will have completely compressed/distorted the pad. At the appropriate amount of pressure you will see some pad compression distortion.