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Nicanor

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Use of Ablaron Pads
« on: February 16, 2008, 12:45:39 PM »
When using Ablaron pads, do you use water?  I know you can use it dry, but is water recommended?  I've read that others have even used polish on an Ablaron pad, is that advisable?


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legend4life95

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Re: Use of Ablaron Pads
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2008, 08:50:21 PM »
Yes you will get better results using water. It will rinse the particles off the pad as it sands. As far as using polish on abralon pads, I would not advise it unless you want the base grit the same as the pad you are using to apply the polish. Like if you want a 2000 grit + polish finish, you would have to use a 2000 pad. Even then I would imagine it would be hard to acheive a high gloss finish.
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Re: Use of Ablaron Pads
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2008, 09:09:49 PM »
When I'm doing any kind of sanding on the spinner I use water.  I choose to use water to avoid the particles getting into the air.  I've also heard people on here say that they apply polish using the backside of an abralon pad.
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Nicanor

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Re: Use of Ablaron Pads
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2008, 09:09:13 AM »
Thank you for the information.  I was using the Ablaron pads dry, but I thought using water would work better.  using the back side of the pad to put on polish is a agreat idea.


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Re: Use of Ablaron Pads
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2008, 09:24:44 AM »
If you use the back of the abralon pad for polish or compound, make sure it's an old one as the compound will start coming thru the front side after a while.
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Re: Use of Ablaron Pads
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2008, 03:35:09 PM »
If you are talking about using the back of the abralon pad to apply polish, I have tried that before and was not satisfied with the results. A 100% terry cloth towel works best.
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