Big Blue Drying Towel issues

[themush]

CMA is out of the 6 inch velcro backed plate for the PC, does the

5" work just as well with the foam pads??



Also how necessary is the grey pad??

Are the terry cloth bonets that useless?

Do you remove the wax with the white pad too or just apply it??

[BradE]

There are other places that carry the 6`` backing plate, so you don`t have to settle for the 5`` if you don`t want to. The gray finishing pad is for applying sealants like Klasse SG, Zaino Z2 and has no cleaning properties. IMO the terry bonnets are pretty much useless, if you could feel them you would know what I mean. The white pad is used for applying wax. Machines are generally not used for removal of products but rather application.

[themush]

So when you aply a wax with the pc, you just buff it off by hand??



When using a polish you buff til it almost disappears??



I have Mequires # 9, what you you reccomend I use before that and after??

[BradE]

Yep, I would buff the wax off by hand. With polish you buff it untill is almost is gone, this allows the abrasives to break down. Well, Meguiars #9 is an abrasive, so you must use it first otherwise it will remove any product you put on the surface.

[themush]

there is so much to learn about detailing.



Do you work the wax into the paint like polish??



Are there any draw backs to removing the wax with the PC?

[BradE]

I don`t work the wax at all. There is nothing to "work" really because most caranuba waxes have no cleaning ability. Just let the pad glide over the surface and the machine operating under it`s own weight. Set the speed around 2-4 depending on what you are comfortable with. If you are going to be using the PC to wax, then you are going to be stuck with liquid waxes only....no paste.



You could remove wax with the PC if you wanted to. You would need some Microfiber bonnets. Make sure you have enough on hand because the bonnets can load up quickly with wax.

[themush]

are the microfiber bonnets on TOL like the CMA one, are they any good?



they list a foam pads as follows- am I close on these



white finishing(is this lke the grey from cma)

yellow cutting(like the yellow cma)

black polishing(like the white cma)





thanks for you help



themush

[BradE]

I never tried the microfiber bonnets from TOL so I really can`t comment on those but here is what the foam pads are:



White Finishing (like the White pad from CMA)

Yellow Cutting (same a cutting pad from CMA)

Black Polishing--Never tried this one from TOL so can`t really say.

[blackrex]

You can use paste wax with your PC just use a butter knife to apply the wax from the container to the pad. :bounce

[shizam1]

I have 3-4 of these, and they`ve started to perform poorly... Any ways to revive them, or do I just need to get something else?

When I first got them, they sucked up water like a champ. Now, they tend to just smear the water around, at least until damp, and then they work better.

To clean them, I wash with warm water, and use the Micro Restore liquid detergent specifically for MF towels. Then I hang to dry. So as far as I know, I haven`t been doing anything bad to them.

[imported_Mr. Gloss]

I have two that are doing the same thing. When new, I could towel the glass first and it would wipe clean, but not anymore, it streaks the glass and streaks the paint finish too.

I`m going to replace mine with something from CG.

[imported_CH.Detailing]

All my waffle weaves act this way, not just those that were offered by PAC. I don`t really find it to be an issue, once they are damp they work just fine for me.

[shizam1]

All my waffle weaves act this way, not just those that were offered by PAC. I don`t really find it to be an issue, once they are damp they work just fine for me.

Well did yours start differently? Mine would suck water up like a magnet when dry, and now they smear it around until damp...

[BIOLINK]

I`ve been buy a yellow drying towel at Target. They aren`t from a flashy website, but they work like crazy and never diminish.

[imported_firebird]

I`ve been buy a yellow drying towel at Target. They aren`t from a flashy website, but they work like crazy and never diminish.

I get mine at Farm n Fleet, they are blue and great as well. Actually very inexpensive so I wasn`t sure at first but they are great.