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  1. Hi all, About 10-15 years ago I bought an Adams kit with a porter cable buffer. At the time I was doing a lot of auto detailing. That has since changed and I'm looking to detail the boat pictured below. It was buffed and waxed last year, but will need to be done this spring again. The company I hired last year used wool pads, which I have no experience with. It still has some chalkiness to the gelcoat, but the imron paint looks good. The boat does sit under cover during the summer so it will stay out of the UV rays during the week more than it did the first 16 years of it's life (prior owner). Now that my kids are getting older, I want to save a few bucks and do it myself. So my questions: What pads do you recommend for my Porter cable buffer? I currently have the yellow, orange, white, black foam pads. But I hear wool pads are best. What products (polish/wax etc.) work best on imron paint and gelcoat? I want to get the gelcoat to a really nice wet looking glossy shine. Last years buff made it look better, but not great. Any other tips/tricks to this... I got pretty good with paint correction on cars, but want this to turn out well. It's going to be a multiple day project this spring on a nice weekend, and I want to spend my time wisely.
  2. Hi all, I'm a long time Adam's customer, but haven't been a user lately. I moved to a gravel road about 5 years ago, and got a cheaper car. With that said, my wife and I have nicer trucks now, and just scratched up her brand new Yukon during a gas station car wash malfunction! Like when the sprayers don't turn on to blast the gravel dust off the car before the car gets washed (let's just say this was not a touch-less car wash either).... OUCH! Anyways, I have a Porter cable with black, white, orange, and yellow pads. I remember what each of them is for, and have product to match (assuming it doesn't expire.... It does seem good still). With that said, I see Adam's is no longer promoting the PC, and has come out with new products, and pads. Am I able to run these new pads on my older PC? It's probably about 8 years old. In addition, which polishes should I be buying at this point to match the 3-4 step process of the past? I would love to spend hours reading through the forum, but have two kids under the age of two. I barely have time to keep the cars clean anymore... 😭 Thank you!!
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