Giving up on MF pads?

I did last night, just to try it out on very hard clear, and with Megs MF cutting disc and about speed 2.5 on my Makita, it gave very similar results as with using it on my GG6 at speed 4.5-5, but it seemed to me that it just somehow works better with the DA



The reason it works better on the DA is because of the motion of a DA and the surface area of a microfiber pad. Each microfiber has the ability to carry compound on all sides (which is why priming the pad is so important). This vastly increases the surface area available to come in contact with the paint surface when using it with a DA polisher.



When using it on a rotary you have essentially turned it into a very short nap wool style pad that only utilizes one side of each fiber negating the benefits of this technology.



To add to what others have said, you not only need to slow down the machine speed you also need to slow down arm speed and give the compound time to work. Also if you find that your polish is caking up on the surface of the pad your probably using too much product, not cleaning the pad well enough or a combination of the two.



Hope this helps.



Mike
 
mikemurphy234 said:
I did last night, just to try it out on very hard clear, and with Megs MF cutting disc and about speed 2.5 on my Makita, it gave very similar results as with using it on my GG6 at speed 4.5-5, but it seemed to me that it just somehow works better with the DA



The reason it works better on the DA is because of the motion of a DA and the surface area of a microfiber pad. Each microfiber has the ability to carry compound on all sides (which is why priming the pad is so important). This vastly increases the surface area available to come in contact with the paint surface when using it with a DA polisher.



When using it on a rotary you have essentially turned it into a very short nap wool style pad that only utilizes one side of each fiber negating the benefits of this technology.



To add to what others have said, you not only need to slow down the machine speed you also need to slow down arm speed and give the compound time to work. Also if you find that your polish is caking up on the surface of the pad your probably using too much product, not cleaning the pad well enough or a combination of the two.



Hope this helps.



Mike
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I see someone was paying attention @ the NXT class a few weeks ago..................
 
Also using Kevin Brown's backing plate helped a lot.

I turned it up to 6 on the DA and was getting a better and faster cut than with it on 4 - 4.5 with the bp it came with. ;)
 
I personally don't use MF pads any longer.



I find the Tuf Buf black wool pads cut better than MF and they finish down well enough that a light polish with 205 or HD Polish with a Buff-N-Shine foam pad leaves the paint looking very nice.
 
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