For me each pad has its uses. It all depends on the paint! On hard paints I like microfiber for cutting but finish with yellow foam. A very soft paint for me a yellow foam pad followed by a white foam pad is enough. And for me the new rupes microfiber pads are (thanks to mr. Jason rose) improved meguiar's microfiber disc!, would even be a good topic "meguiar's microfiber discs vs news rupes microfiber" with glossmeter, ptg etc...
My Volvo paint has some bird poo etching so i've ordered a small blue Rupes foam pad to hopefully cut it down and a chemical guys hex logic orange medium-heavy cut to finish. That's the plan anyway. The clearcoat is extremely hard, the green hex logic didnt put a dent in any of the swirls so I have no choice. I use Megs UC or Scholl S20 depending on the job.
I find the uno pure is extremely gentle, so best for soft paints with foam pads. I agree with all the cut finding. I use blue and yellow MF pads, I find they cut and finish surprisingly well. But I find myself stil floating back and forth from yellow wool and carport ultra cut compound. It is the best single stage combo for hard to medium paint.
Great content again........what about a video on how long it takes to damage the paint? How long it takes to burn through the clear coat and paint? Different machines and different polishes and pads? Also on ridges which would be faster to burn through? Sounds like a forensic detail video to me jon 🤔......would be a great informative watch.
Hi champ, it also depends on the type of paint surface, soft v's med v's heard paints, which is why you always do a test section first to work out the best pad to use tot get the best results in the time you have to do a job ? so many different polishes and compounds that not all will do the same with blue, yello, white foam, wool or microfiber its all about the experience you have with all the type of polishes on the market and if you kept a diary of soft, med, hard paints and which polishes to use and which pads get the best results in each case, as far as doing a complete car for pro detailing, then you have it made, like Sandro from car craft auto detailing channel he really knows his stuff guys?
Generally dealt with softer paint in my experience, my Aston has very soft paint. I am looking forward to using the white to achieve some gentle correction as it so soft. Foam is my go to in honesty as a result as I rarely need aggressive cut.
For me, with VAG paint harder than Rocky Balboa on steroids, the microfibre is the only thing it doesn't just laugh off really. I cant get any joy whatsoever with any of the foam pads, and I don't own a rotary machine nor feel my paint needs THAT level of clear coat removal. What I need to do is some experimenting to see what sort of finish I can get on the really hard paints using the blue mircrofibre but with the yellow and white polishes. It would be good to cut down on the need for 27,000 drawers full of different pads.
Esoteric has always stuck to compound with yellow microfiber ( before was meguires ) and yellow foam for finish I think their advice is trustworthy given they Polish 3+ million dollars cars and have a crew who Polish day in and out. They know what works for 95% of cases. Of course they have different pads but this is their sauce after years and years of day in and out detailing extremely high end exotics / supercars / collections
This is a proper good and informative video, thanks Jon. Just got a 3yr old fiesta ST, gun metal metallic grey, anyone offer advice on whether it has hard or soft paint please?
The Rupes Yellow Foam are eye wateringly good pads. I have a draw full and love them - on softer paint the cut and finish they offer is just superb, second the none amazing 👌 the yellow wool is also a fabulous one stager on hard paint - Rupes are the ball here
Hi John, great video. Nice to see a one brand review and an explanation of pad types. Interesting to see Pan’s latest video where he comments that the Rupes blue mf pad is very rigid and suggests that unless major correction is required he recommends using the yellow pad with the blue Rupes compound. Hope you can answer 2 questions: 1. In general is Nissan a hard, med or soft paint? 2. When doing a test section, would you start with the white foam pad as it’s the least aggressive, or go straight to yellow? Thanks for all the great content in 2022 and all the best for 2023.👍
you would use the blue as part of a cut and finish, I dont find the blue wool too stiff personally. I would cut with it whenever I wanted to maximise what I can achieve to get a single cut phase so I dont have to cut more than once. The blue will always need to be finished out. Yellow wool you could use to cut on softer paints perhaps, or single stage. The rupes blue compound is very agressive so short set only. nissan I think is soft to medium. I would never start with white foam no, not unless Im just applying a wax on good paint. Thats for finishing down really. First question you have to ask is am I doing a multiple set polish/correction. If so then very agressive first cut and good long refining polish gives you maximum bang for 2 sets of polishing. When you start going 3 or 4 sets then something is bad maybe rock hard paint with deep defects or cutting out heavy sanding marks. Very few detailers will want to do multiple sets because it means more than a day detail and thats typically for the studio guys. 99% of details will be smashed out with single stage polish like S20 mate only way to wash/decon/polish/LSP a car in a day would be single staging really if your on your own.
@@ForensicDetailing hii sir do a job for me ? Iam from India and I am a car washerman and detailing worker I have a lot of work experience I have been working since 2011and still working do you need a colleague or Co-worker actually I am seeking for a job as a attendant I love this profession please give me chance Please reply me sir iam a labourious boy 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@rajveerprajapati310 They already have imigrant problem in london.. i dont think they will pleased and welcome anymore imigrant especially from india.
Hi sorry to bother you can u advice me on wat product I should use to remove ceramic coating so it nice and fresh to re apply new coating. And wat is a good ceramic coating is good value to buy thanks have a happy new year
On limited budget so can you recommend which pad to get for a 1 stage and which other pad to cut for a 2 stage? Thanks. Yellow wool to cut, and for 1 stage. And yellow foam to finish maybe? Or would it be better to go for blue wool cutting and then yellow foam to finish. As I can use the yellow foam for 1 stages. Thanks and your videos are super helpful!
I love your channel. I had a rotary car polisher given to me for Xmas. I buy a lot of the products you advise as only passed my test in June. My sister told me it will take the paint off my car if I don’t know how to use one . And got the wrong one . Do you do a video on how to use a rotary car polisher please .?
I would get a DA vanessa. If your going to use a rotary keep the speed right down and keep it moving dont let it heat the paint up. dont polish on raised edges. I would start with DA honestly.
Couple questions Wouldn't it be more appropriate to go over the area that you hit with the yellow setup with the white combo to find it's true finishing capabilities? It seems blue microfiber is best for cutting. Which material for the white pads would you recommend for final finishing microfiber, foam or wool? Thanks
You've really done many amazing tests. Just wondering would blue wool + yellow foam be the best combo for doing a two step polish and cutting as many scratches as possible? About to do my first trial on my mercedes, is the blue wool a better choice for a beginner who uses a DA polisher, as wool is a lot cooler than microfiber?
I’ve been struggling to remove average swirls/clay marring from 2018 BMW paintwork using coarse blue foam, would you expect this combo to remove 80-90% of these defects in one hit? Not sure if it’s a technique issue or if I just need to move up to coarse wool. Will be finishing with UNO advanced.
Those blue foam fads need to be "warned up" before use. They're a lot like the old UHS grey foam pads. Once broken in, they will cut and finish beautifully.
Just found your great channel. I will not be using waterless wash and wax again.put plenty of product on panel of car but got hair line crach.go back to water and shampoo.
Good video. Advice needed: Basic trade van, which never had any polishing done in it’s life with lots of scratches and faded paint. Would it be best and fastest result if: 1. Wash 2. DA + Blue wool + Farecla G3 Or 1. Wash 2. DA + Blue wool + Koch Chemie H8.02 Or there is another recipe for fast result? Cheers
Thanks for this video, I always get confused as to what pad/make to get and this has helped me alot. I had a set of Halfords pads as a Christmas present but not used them. Have you ever tested them? Or has anyone given them a try😳👍
For me each pad has its uses. It all depends on the paint! On hard paints I like microfiber for cutting but finish with yellow foam. A very soft paint for me a yellow foam pad followed by a white foam pad is enough.
And for me the new rupes microfiber pads are (thanks to mr. Jason rose) improved meguiar's microfiber disc!, would even be a good topic "meguiar's microfiber discs vs news rupes microfiber" with glossmeter, ptg etc...
Now this is content I can drop a like on 👍🏻
My Volvo paint has some bird poo etching so i've ordered a small blue Rupes foam pad to hopefully cut it down and a chemical guys hex logic orange medium-heavy cut to finish. That's the plan anyway. The clearcoat is extremely hard, the green hex logic didnt put a dent in any of the swirls so I have no choice. I use Megs UC or Scholl S20 depending on the job.
Regardless of brand, this video is going to help a lot of detailers.
I find the uno pure is extremely gentle, so best for soft paints with foam pads.
I agree with all the cut finding. I use blue and yellow MF pads, I find they cut and finish surprisingly well. But I find myself stil floating back and forth from yellow wool and carport ultra cut compound. It is the best single stage combo for hard to medium paint.
Great content again........what about a video on how long it takes to damage the paint? How long it takes to burn through the clear coat and paint? Different machines and different polishes and pads? Also on ridges which would be faster to burn through? Sounds like a forensic detail video to me jon 🤔......would be a great informative watch.
Great video. Perhaps do a video of pad weight before and after use to see which degrades more
I use microfiber alot to speed up the proces. But only on harder paint types or heavy swirled up paints.
Hi champ, it also depends on the type of paint surface, soft v's med v's heard paints, which is why you always do a test section first to work out the best pad to use tot get the best results in the time you have to do a job ?
so many different polishes and compounds that not all will do the same with blue, yello, white foam, wool or microfiber its all about the experience you have with all the type of polishes on the market and if you kept a diary of soft, med, hard paints and which polishes to use and which pads get the best results in each case, as far as doing a complete car for pro detailing, then you have it made, like Sandro from car craft auto detailing channel he really knows his stuff guys?
Generally dealt with softer paint in my experience, my Aston has very soft paint. I am looking forward to using the white to achieve some gentle correction as it so soft. Foam is my go to in honesty as a result as I rarely need aggressive cut.
very soft and very thin!
For me, with VAG paint harder than Rocky Balboa on steroids, the microfibre is the only thing it doesn't just laugh off really.
I cant get any joy whatsoever with any of the foam pads, and I don't own a rotary machine nor feel my paint needs THAT level of clear coat removal.
What I need to do is some experimenting to see what sort of finish I can get on the really hard paints using the blue mircrofibre but with the yellow and white polishes.
It would be good to cut down on the need for 27,000 drawers full of different pads.
Esoteric has always stuck to compound with yellow microfiber ( before was meguires ) and yellow foam for finish
I think their advice is trustworthy given they Polish 3+ million dollars cars and have a crew who Polish day in and out. They know what works for 95% of cases.
Of course they have different pads but this is their sauce after years and years of day in and out detailing extremely high end exotics / supercars / collections
Great video Thankyou. Would love to know where you get the slim line product dispensers.
lab unlimited mate 5 or 5 litre jerry can with compact spigot option
Another fab video.. and in between Christmas and New Year too 👍🏽 You spoil us John 😜 Happy New Year!
happy new year my friend.
This is a proper good and informative video, thanks Jon. Just got a 3yr old fiesta ST, gun metal metallic grey, anyone offer advice on whether it has hard or soft paint please?
medium decent to polish mate.
The Rupes Yellow Foam are eye wateringly good pads. I have a draw full and love them - on softer paint the cut and finish they offer is just superb, second the none amazing 👌 the yellow wool is also a fabulous one stager on hard paint - Rupes are the ball here
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Hi John, great video. Nice to see a one brand review and an explanation of pad types. Interesting to see Pan’s latest video where he comments that the Rupes blue mf pad is very rigid and suggests that unless major correction is required he recommends using the yellow pad with the blue Rupes compound. Hope you can answer 2 questions:
1. In general is Nissan a hard, med or soft paint?
2. When doing a test section, would you start with the white foam pad as it’s the least aggressive, or go straight to yellow?
Thanks for all the great content in 2022 and all the best for 2023.👍
you would use the blue as part of a cut and finish, I dont find the blue wool too stiff personally. I would cut with it whenever I wanted to maximise what I can achieve to get a single cut phase so I dont have to cut more than once. The blue will always need to be finished out. Yellow wool you could use to cut on softer paints perhaps, or single stage. The rupes blue compound is very agressive so short set only.
nissan I think is soft to medium. I would never start with white foam no, not unless Im just applying a wax on good paint. Thats for finishing down really. First question you have to ask is am I doing a multiple set polish/correction. If so then very agressive first cut and good long refining polish gives you maximum bang for 2 sets of polishing. When you start going 3 or 4 sets then something is bad maybe rock hard paint with deep defects or cutting out heavy sanding marks. Very few detailers will want to do multiple sets because it means more than a day detail and thats typically for the studio guys. 99% of details will be smashed out with single stage polish like S20 mate only way to wash/decon/polish/LSP a car in a day would be single staging really if your on your own.
@@ForensicDetailing hii sir do a job for me ? Iam from India and I am a car washerman and detailing worker I have a lot of work experience I have been working since 2011and still working do you need a colleague or Co-worker actually I am seeking for a job as a attendant I love this profession please give me chance
Please reply me sir iam a labourious boy 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@rajveerprajapati310 They already have imigrant problem in london.. i dont think they will pleased and welcome anymore imigrant especially from india.
@@harisyoung4110 thank you brother for replying
Hi sorry to bother you can u advice me on wat product I should use to remove ceramic coating so it nice and fresh to re apply new coating. And wat is a good ceramic coating is good value to buy thanks have a happy new year
If it's pro coating it might need wet sanding. Most consumer based ones can be removed with cutting compound like Koch h8 on a machine polisher.
Ok cheers wats a good ceramic coating to use wen I’ve compound?
On limited budget so can you recommend which pad to get for a 1 stage and which other pad to cut for a 2 stage? Thanks. Yellow wool to cut, and for 1 stage. And yellow foam to finish maybe? Or would it be better to go for blue wool cutting and then yellow foam to finish. As I can use the yellow foam for 1 stages. Thanks and your videos are super helpful!
They have new intermediate light blue foam m8. When starting out stick with foam m8
I love your channel. I had a rotary car polisher given to me for Xmas. I buy a lot of the products you advise as only passed my test in June. My sister told me it will take the paint off my car if I don’t know how to use one . And got the wrong one . Do you do a video on how to use a rotary car polisher please .?
I would get a DA vanessa. If your going to use a rotary keep the speed right down and keep it moving dont let it heat the paint up. dont polish on raised edges. I would start with DA honestly.
Couple questions
Wouldn't it be more appropriate to go over the area that you hit with the yellow setup with the white combo to find it's true finishing capabilities?
It seems blue microfiber is best for cutting. Which material for the white pads would you recommend for final finishing microfiber, foam or wool?
Thanks
Wool to cut and foam to finish is good but you can't or don't always need to 2 stage...
@@ForensicDetailing ty for the reply 👍🏽
Hi John, really incitfull this one as i mainly use foam and have been thinking about switching. What would you usually prime MF pads with?
The rupes claw tool m8
You've really done many amazing tests. Just wondering would blue wool + yellow foam be the best combo for doing a two step polish and cutting as many scratches as possible? About to do my first trial on my mercedes, is the blue wool a better choice for a beginner who uses a DA polisher, as wool is a lot cooler than microfiber?
Blue wool then foam finish is great yer specially on hard merc paint
Any advice on cleaning microfiber cloths to reuse for the amateur
Ive done a video on this mate. how to clean microfiber towels
@@ForensicDetailing many thanks
I’ve been struggling to remove average swirls/clay marring from 2018 BMW paintwork using coarse blue foam, would you expect this combo to remove 80-90% of these defects in one hit?
Not sure if it’s a technique issue or if I just need to move up to coarse wool.
Will be finishing with UNO advanced.
Those blue foam fads need to be "warned up" before use. They're a lot like the old UHS grey foam pads.
Once broken in, they will cut and finish beautifully.
Just found your great channel.
I will not be using waterless wash and wax again.put plenty of product on panel
of car but got hair line crach.go back to water and
shampoo.
Good video.
Advice needed:
Basic trade van, which never had any polishing done in it’s life with lots of scratches and faded paint.
Would it be best and fastest result if:
1. Wash
2. DA + Blue wool + Farecla G3
Or
1. Wash
2. DA + Blue wool + Koch Chemie H8.02
Or there is another recipe for fast result?
Cheers
blue wool needs finishing out mate really. So for speed I would say yellow wool and S20 mate.
@@ForensicDetailing
Is it worth to go with da sander with clay pad before to remove dirt?
For the Rupes Uno AIO: foam, microfiber or wool?
M8 it depends. But if starting out go foam
Anyone think I could go uno protect advanced as a final stage after course pad and polish.
theres 2 products. Uno Protect and Uno Advanced. Uno Advanced would be way to go after cutting to finish and protect at same time.
i prefer Rupes wool over microfiber.
Which pads are better for soft paint (Toyota Camry) polishing (light swirls) and finishing?
you could prolly single stage it with yellow pads and perfect finish or S20
Thanks for this video, I always get confused as to what pad/make to get and this has helped me alot. I had a set of Halfords pads as a Christmas present but not used them. Have you ever tested them? Or has anyone given them a try😳👍
See best buffing pad video m8
Those are so expensive in IRAN