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I bought some 3" correcting pads for my G8 and when they came i noticed they were not as thick and did not have a hole in the center.
They were quite a bit thicker. I think I overloaded the pad with product. It started to lose its shape and pancake out and then it flew off into the air.
I thought I'd bought the same pads as replacement. Bad to assume.
Why the thicker or thinner pads? Is the hole in the center a factor?
I'm not sure but I think the thinner pads with the hole in the middle, which are Griots boss pads, allow you to apply more pressure while polishing and therefore you will remove more clear coat faster . I have only used the thicker 1" pads without the hole in the middle, which probably work slower but are safer. Try using less polish, and maybe a slower speed or less downward pressure?
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This.
I'm a bodyman/painter and use the 3 inch pads regularly. Buffing compound has micro abrasives in it and if you're not careful you can burn right through your clear coat.
Actually the thinner pads work better for DA polishers. They don't "Twist", for a lack of a better word, as much as thicker pads. If you check out the pads that are made for force rotation machines like the Flex 3401, they are thicker because the machine can handle it. Basically the thinner pad works better on a DA, gets more work done.
Heat is what kills pads. When you saturate a pad with product it will over heat and that were you get the velcro coming off, the foam tearing, etc. On my DAs I want a thinner pad. I go thru a lot of pads doing a bike/vehicle. A normal size car 6+ pads for polishing 6+ compounding
The hole in the middle is supposed to help cool the pad, nothing else
Actually the thinner pads work better for DA polishers. They don't "Twist", for a lack of a better word, as much as thicker pads. If you check out the pads that are made for force rotation machines like the Flex 3401, they are thicker because the machine can handle it. Basically the thinner pad works better on a DA, gets more work done.
Heat is what kills pads. When you saturate a pad with product it will over heat and that were you get the velcro coming off, the foam tearing, etc. On my DAs I want a thinner pad. I go thru a lot of pads doing a bike/vehicle. A normal size car 6+ pads for polishing 6+ compounding
The hole in the middle is supposed to help cool the pad, nothing else
so my concern was that more product would provide more lube, which keeps it cool, i was afraid I was running it with too little product
just to be clear, a pad saturated with product is more likely to overheat?
With those small pads and small work area, after the first section you do 2 small drops is all you need. To much product = long work time = heat = velcro destruction. To much product is never good. Less is more
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. I have only used the thicker 1" pads without the hole in the middle, which probably work slower but are safer. Try using less polish, and maybe a slower speed or less downward pressure?
