Prime brand new LC foam pads. Thanks

 

Pad Priming, The micro nondiminishing abrasives from Meguiar's require that the pores of the pad are evenly primed with product for fastest cutting and highest gloss. It is recommended to prime a fresh, dry pad one of three ways,
The KBM way, Apply a liberal amount of polish on the surface of the pad and massage the product into the pores with your fingers until the surface is covered in a fine film of polish. Remove excess polish from the pad, so that it feels slightly damp, by lightly pressing a cotton terry or microfiber cloth against the pad while it spins.
Meguiar's M34, Meguiar's recommends misting the dry pad with M34 Final Inspection, then draw two lines of the product ( X ), across the diameter of the pad. M34 will help the polish spread across the pad during the initial polishing application.
Hybrid Way, ProperAutoCare.com recommends using a hybrid pad priming system to save on material costs and increase ease of use. Mist the dry pad with M34 Final Inspection then draw an X across the pad. Quickly massage the polishing with your fingers into the pad and cover as much surface as possible.
Regardless of the priming method you choose, once the pad has been primed, apply a small amount of polish to the pad between sections. Any way you prime your pad should work with the M205 Dave, I just use a little less polish on the pad and haven't had any problems. But remember the cut is from the pad more then the polish (M205). Hopes this helps.......Angelo

Angelo
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Priming / Seasoning Pads

Spread the polish / compound over the pad evenly and ensure it is absorbed into the foam, then spread that polish onto the pad by hand until it becomes 80% saturated. To apply to the paint surface; lightly raise the back of the machine so you are working with the top 1/3 of the pad. After polishing for a minute or two the pad will become more evenly saturated with product and actually become softer from heat build-up (seasoned).

At this point, you can safely transition from a tilted up to a flat polishing position. Every time you put a fresh pad on your machine you should prime and then season it for a minute or two before "flat" polishing.

Once the pad has been seasoned (pad is saturated with product) you can reduce the amount of polish / compound applied to the pad for subsequent passes; dependent upon what you're trying to accomplish. If you use too much polish or compound the oils will cause the surface to become over lubricated, which will negatively impact the abrasive abilities.

Some advantages to pad priming:

• Increased cutting ability
• Better surface finish
• Eliminates carrier system (solvent) flashing problems
• Surface is more evenly polished and polisher is easier to control

When you prime entire pad, by spreading the abrasives uniformly and by keeping the pad flat thus ensuring constant paint / polish contact it becomes similar to a piece of wet-sanding finishing paper, the oils in the polish provide the lubrication (like the water does in wet-sanding)

Note – clean and / or replace pads as often as is necessary; a clean seasoned pad will enhance the abrasive abilities of the compound / polish and make the process not only more efficient but less time consuming.

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