THE Mook

I use Single Softs. I use one for each panel...sometimes two for each panel. I don't let a towel I have used get "grit guarded" and touch my paint again.

That paint is not your friend. My wife's Mazda has similar clear coat to it, and without the use of a Merino Mitt or other high end wash media, I will get marks back in it, with even brand new, clean wash pads--11x11 or 9x9.

I try to teach anyone I am around with a machine this: 1. Brush your pads out as soon as you are done using them. 2. Blast the face of the pad with APC while you clean up your tools and area. 3. Head over to sink and with as Hot of Water as you can stand, start to clean the pad like a paint brush, until the water is no longer murky. If you are having trouble getting wax out of a pad, try hotter water, or mixing in a dot or two of Dawn.

Liquid Paint Sealant is IMO intended for use with a machine. If you did a full paint correction, you had a machine out... Unless I am misunderstanding post #3...why did you choose to use it by hand? (Even though it says it can be applied by hand on the site and label, the intent of the machine is for Even Application....so that you don't tiger stripe a car.)

One can make their own filter via parts at Home Depot, if they don't care where said parts came from. I tinkered briefly in making a couple long before the "test" units Adam's had were in house. I would think with a little research, and around $125, one could make a decent, in-line filter.

You want to use Revive on a Black or Red Pad. Although the White Pad has zero cut to it, IMO it's not fine enough to handle Revive. Speed 3 on the PC, and you are moreso spreading it than you are trying to cut with it.

I've had Goodyear hoses at my hose since I moved in back in 2004. None of them have failed yet, and I keep all of them but one, outside 365.

After using a LOT of the machines out there, I prefer the Flex3401VRG. Followed by the Rupes21, the Cyclo, then the PC. (Throw the 4" BP on the PC and it's my 2nd fav machine) I love the heck out of the Flex PE-14-2 Rotary. I haven't used the Rupes Duetto...yet. Coming straight from the rotary world, the Flex is a much more natural feel vs trying to learn a PC, Cyclo, or other strict, dual-action machine.

Here's my next therapy session...

THAT.

Anyone reading this thread...if you wonder if your wheels are clear coated...take a polishing towel with a little metal polish on it. rub the clean wheel a little bit. See Black? NOT Clear coated. Since yours are clear coated, you will want to treat them like paint when it comes to maintaining them. Are you getting a lot of brake dust? If so, either look into Ceramic brake pads to reduce that, and DWC is going to be your best bet. If you don't get a lot of dust, GWC is a great cleaner. Car Shampoo and Water make about the best non-aggressive cleaner you can use however. Once every few months, I would strip wash, Revive, then re-apply the QS. HEAVY on the barrels.

Paint Correcting Polish in a pinch. Really oxidized metal with MP #1.

The handle on the Buttery hex is stiffer foam, the faces on both applicators are the same foam, different color. I prefer the Buttery Hex as I have a little arthritis.

With the 4" attachment, the PC is a little beast man!

IF you have a PC already, I don't see the need for this tool. This seems like something marketed towards a weekend warrior, more than a detailer... GREAT concept though!