Excel Pads and SSR

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dc5

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Hello fellow Autopians,



I just washed my folks' black car yesterday in -5degC weather outside and it's complete scratched up. (My parents use to wash it with a sponge :scared)



I want to remove the swirls and spiderwebbing in the spring. I have all the excel pads and SSR1, 2, and 2.5 but I can't find on this forum what pads should I use with which product.



This is what I think:



Grey/Blue - (Only for wax/Sealant, not for polish)

Green - SSR1, SSR2

Orange - SSR2, SSR2.5

Yellow - SSR2, SSR2.5



The thing that's most confusing is the combination of the pads and the polishing having an impact on the cutting action. Like if I used a Green + SSR2.5 = Yellow + SSR1?



I'm thinking that:

Green + SSR1 = for very light swirling

Green + SSR2 = light swirls which SSR1 couldn't get out



Orange + SSR2 = medium swirling

Orange + SSR2.5 = medium swirls which SSR2 couldn't get out



Yellow + SSR2.5 = heavy scratches, like keyed car?



There would be no use to using the Green + SSR2.5 and Yellow + SSR1 combinations right? Anyone want to help a newbie out? Do some people use all 9 combinations pad and polish?



Thanks.
 
zaius said:
.........There would be no use to using the Green + SSR2.5 and Yellow + SSR1 combinations right? Anyone want to help a newbie out? ...........
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Remember this little bit of advice: Use the least aggressive pad/polish combo and then bump up if needed. Now that isnâ€â„¢t to say that if you have a lot of deep swirls, marring, etc., that youâ€â„¢d start with SSR1 on a blue pad. But rather than hit it with something like SSR3 on a yellow pad, try SSR2.5 on a green pad first. After you gain some experience on how the polishes work and differing paint hardness youâ€â„¢ll be better able to judge a starting point.



The green pad is pretty versatile and can be used with SSR2.5 and well as SSR1. The orange pad has a bit more bite and is a bit more aggressive and would be used with a polish such as SSR2.5 or higher, while the yellow pad is as aggressive as you want to get with a PC (SSR2.5 or higher), and youâ€â„¢ll most likely have to follow-up with a lesser polish on a green pad to remove marring that may be left behind.



The link that CutNAction provided provides a pretty good description of the Propel pads and their uses.



If a scratch is deep enough to be felt with your fingernail it is too deep to remove without taking off too much clear coat, you can minimize them so they aren't as noticeable, but will have to pretty much live with them if they are that deep. HTH
 
I'd like to chime in here.



With the beatiful weather in New Hampshire today, I had a chance to wash my car and try my new PC and SSR polishes. I have LC Orange, White and Grey pads. The polishes I have are SSR 1 and 2.5. I plan to use AIO +SG then s100 on my full detail, but I was just playing around today.





Here is what I found and I have a few questions.



First off, my car is grey with few swirls but some scratches and etching or acid rain. First I tried SSR1 with the white pad. I did not see much going on, paint felt smoother, but could not remove defects. So then I went to orange pad and SSR2.5 I was able to make a dent in the defects, but not remove them entirely. I found my self using the edge of the pad, I think that is a no-no. For the scratches, I was able to round them of, but not remove them, they kind of feel smooth now. After the orange and 2.5 I went over the areas with white and SSR1, then AIO + s100. The finish was great, but not exactly what I was expecting. I almost noticed the orange peeling more, almost did not look smooth. Iliked the way my car looked best with NXT, almost seemed darker. Anyway-



questions are:



How do you know when you are using enough polish?

I never saw dusting- the polish just kind of hazed over, is this normal?



Should I step up to a yellow pad and SSR2.5 for the localized defects?





Thanks,

Steve
 
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