`skittle sized beads`...

[mandp]

With regard to the amount of polish to put on a DA pad...does anyone know what it means?

Many thanks

Mike.

[@Lee]

beads the size of a Skittle sweet?

[JoshH]

What Lee says

[Beard]

Roughly about the size of a 5p

[Auric Goldfinger]

Would Smarties Do?   :think:

[Sparkly]

Which product and how are you priming the pad?

[mandp]

Which product and how are you priming the pad?

If you are talking to me, Mark, well...

I was reading a write-up on machine polishing with a DA and it said that `marring` could be caused by using too much polish. It said to use just `2 skittle sized beads`...and I didn't know what that meant. From the relies above I'm taking it to be, what others call `pea sized` dollops, so that's what I'll use because I do believe that my problem with machine polishing is I use too much product.

Regards

Mike.

[mandp]

Which product and how are you priming the pad?

I'm assuming that `priming the pad` is making sure that it has some polish soaked into the sponge so its not too dry?

[Sparkly]

Sorry Mike, yes it was a reply to your question.

The idea of using too much polish causing marring is that you are giving the polisher too much abrasive to break down. This relates to my answers to your other post on diminishing and non diminishing abrasives.

You would have different working techniques with a diminishing polish compared to for examples Meg's SMAT non diminishing polish.

Pad priming is about keeping the pad from drying out, you can use a traditional QD like Meg's last touch or spray and wipe to prime the pad spritzing it before applying polish. This will mean the pad isn't just soaking in all the polish which is less economical and results will be better if the polish sits at the pad face.

Hope that makes sense, it's far easier to show someone rather than type it on here.

[mandp]

Sorry Mike, yes it was a reply to your question.

The idea of using too much polish causing marring is that you are giving the polisher too much abrasive to break down. This relates to my answers to your other post on diminishing and non diminishing abrasives.

You would have different working techniques with a diminishing polish compared to for examples Meg's SMAT non diminishing polish.

Pad priming is about keeping the pad from drying out, you can use a traditional QD like Meg's last touch or spray and wipe to prime the pad spritzing it before applying polish. This will mean the pad isn't just soaking in all the polish which is less economical and results will be better if the polish sits at the pad face.

Hope that makes sense, it's far easier to show someone rather than type it on here.

Thank you so much for the info, Mark.

I'll spritz with a little `AF Citrus Bling` the next time I polish.

Regards

Mike.

[Sparkly]

Weak mix 1:3 or 1:4 citrus bling and water would be ideal

[mandp]

Weak mix 1:3 or 1:4 citrus bling and water would be ideal

Thanks, Mark.