Porter Cable

[03SvtSonicCobra]

Is this a good deal< and are these pads any good???? I need some help with this stuff i am a newbie to porter cables. i just use good 'ol able grease but the results i have seen with you porter cable users is mine blowing i need one now!!!!!!! :cryying:
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/son-daspol-kit.html

 

[spree]

yeah, the Sonus pads are supposed to be very good. You don't really need the buffing bonnet that they provide though (it's usually easier to buff off by hand unless you're using a stubborn/difficult to remove product)

 

[03SvtSonicCobra]

cool thanks spree i am going to follow your guide when i puchase my PC. But the way weather is over who knows when i will get a chance to do it.

 

[KingCobra97]

I got this pad kit from them: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/sosfxfopadki.html
and it is a great kit. Like spree said, I just buff off residue by hand, not with the pc.

 

[jcobra]

This kit looks nice but doesnt have the counter weight that coastaltools.com offers. Is the counter weight necessary?? Also how much use do you get from a set of the pads???

 

[03SvtSonicCobra]

yeah whats up with the counter weight??? Do you really need to have that?

 

[KingCobra97]

This will answer your counterweight questions:

http://autopia.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14421

 

[jcobra]

Just ordered mine.

 

[KingCobra97]

Congrats on your purchase! :beer:

 

[Bonefish]

Here is what I am getting...

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/...er.htm?L+coastest+xtsf8389ff1f1b1f+1103350497

And then the pad kit from Scott at SMP..

I should be good to go then..right??

 

[I-CAN-STANG]

yup! :thumbsup:

 

[Bonefish]

yup! :thumbsup:

Thanks! Will be ordering tomorrow!

 

[O4COBRA]

Here is what I am getting...

http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/...er.htm?L+coastest+xtsf8389ff1f1b1f+1103350497

And then the pad kit from Scott at SMP..

I should be good to go then..right??

The above is the way to go. The lake Country pads are a lot better than the Sonus pads, IMO.

 

[jcobra]

P/C arrived today with pads. Dam that first pad for the swirls seems really aggressive. Makes me nervous with a black car.

 

[icu812]

P/C arrived today with pads. Dam that first pad for the swirls seems really aggressive. Makes me nervous with a black car.

if your a little nervous about using it and it's your 1st time try it out on the neighbors beater :bash:
but it would take a real clown to mess up the finish using the PC (it's very "user friendly") meaning that a novice can perform like a PRO

the first time I tried it I was a nervous wreck but after that I wondered how I ever got by without it!!! :beer:

 

[jcobra]

I got a cd-rom with instructions. It seems pretty easy. I have orbital buffers before (not on the cobra) but the bonnets are so soft. This Orange pad just seems really rough like its gonna tear the shit out of the paint. The other 2 pads are nice and soft. Maybe Ill do the spoiler first. My other 2 cars are white and silver so it would be hard to see damage.

 

[O4COBRA]

I got a cd-rom with instructions. It seems pretty easy. I have orbital buffers before (not on the cobra) but the bonnets are so soft. This Orange pad just seems really rough like its gonna tear the shit out of the paint. The other 2 pads are nice and soft. Maybe Ill do the spoiler first. My other 2 cars are white and silver so it would be hard to see damage.

The orange pad is for major defect removal. I would hihgly recommend you not use that pad for a long time. Wait until you know what you are doing before you use it. Odds are you will not hurt anything, but why take the chance when you really don't need it!

Here are some how-to links for newbie's!

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/introduction.cfm

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/car_polish.cfm

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/car_wax.cfm

 

[jcobra]

The orange pad is for major defect removal. I would hihgly recommend you not use that pad for a long time. Wait until you know what you are doing before you use it. Odds are you will not hurt anything, but why take the chance when you really don't need it!

Here are some how-to links for newbie's!

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/introduction.cfm

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/car_polish.cfm

http://www.adamspolishes.com/videos/car_wax.cfm

Thanks, ill try the orange one on my company car first.

 

[Lawman85]

For those that are familiar with the PC, what is the most aggressive compound you have used with the orange pad, and what were the results? I have really bad water spots on my wife's Durango (Black) and my Silverado (Red), that I have not been able to remove. I have used the white pads that came with the PC and Meg's fine cut cleaner with no success. I believe the spots are etched.

 

[spree]

SSR2.5 or DACP is about as aggressive as you can go before wanting to step up to a rotary.