gencoupe3dot8 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Any chance of putting a 4" gen 4 kit together? Or did I miss it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adroc33 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Any chance of putting a 4" gen 4 kit together? Or did I miss it? Adam's FOCUS 4" Polishing Pad Kit Here you go I just ordered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gencoupe3dot8 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Sorry I meant all 5 pads... I already have the BP, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Any chance of putting a 4" gen 4 kit together? Or did I miss it? Experience has taught us that people don't hardly use the gray pads and logically the red would fall in the same boat so we kept them out of any kits. When we first intro'd the 4" pad kit it had a gray... no one ever used it and would ask to order the kit without... so we dropped it and lowered the price. The gray stayed up solo for months and never sold, so eventually they were discontinued. Theres been some requests so we brought them back to give them a second run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Dylan - is this offered for gen 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Dylan - is this offered for gen 4? No... it was pretty widely requested to get that kit without the plate (because if you have a PC or similar polisher you have the plate already) so we made it a separate item. Adam's Basic Polishing Pad Kit Adam's Improved DA Velcro Backing Plate Price comes out the same, you just don't get the APC anymore, which was another item that people constantly wanted to swap for other thins because "I already have tons of APC" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gencoupe3dot8 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Maybe people just like the tactile feel of spreading it by hand... but if I every start doing this professionally I would want to spread wax/sealant by machine, can could see using the 4" on A pillars, other hard to reach areas, etc.... The other issues is age/detail recovery time... using a machine would lessen my recovery time... while I'm not a gym rat I don't consider myself overly out of shape but still am sore for a few days after working on my cars. I'll look into getting them as solos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUSSCLE Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I noticed the new videos suggests the 4" pads really are not designed to be used over the entire vehicle like the 7" pads but I've read here where some prefer the 4" over the 7" for the entire vehicle. Comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Not sure where you'd have read some people like 4" pads for the entire vehicle... not only is it strongly not recommended, it would be a real pain in the rear to do the entire car that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE Mook Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I noticed the new videos suggests the 4" pads really are not designed to be used over the entire vehicle like the 7" pads but I've read here where some prefer the 4" over the 7" for the entire vehicle. Comments? The 4" pads are there to hit deeper scratches with your drill like a mini rotary, or on the PC, for hitting areas the bigger pads won't go. All of the polishing videos we put out have the big pad as the primary "player", as that's why they are there. The main polishing pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUSSCLE Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Not sure where you'd have read some people like 4" pads for the entire vehicle... not only is it strongly not recommended, it would be a real pain in the rear to do the entire car that way. Perhaps I'm reading more into some of these posts regarding the 4" pads than what's really there. I love that there will be 4" red and gray pads. I may never need to take the the small backing plate off the PC again. I can see 10 new pads being delivered soon. I like waxing using the PC with 4" pads. With Americana I just put the pad into the container and give it a little wiggle and it picks up plenty of wax. I applied BG and Americana to the car last Friday this way. My hands and shoulders have problems so for me its much easier using the weight of the PC applying the wax. On Saturday I was asking Norm when the new pads were coming and was there going to be a gray 4" pad again. Adding the Red pad is a bonus. The 4" pads are there to hit deeper scratches with your drill like a mini rotary, or on the PC, for hitting areas the bigger pads won't go. All of the polishing videos we put out have the big pad as the primary "player", as that's why they are there. The main polishing pad. I've watched them several times, saw the "pro tips" and completely understand. Hence, my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillsBlueC6 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I like waxing the whole vehicle with 4" pads because the pad will go in the wax jar (where the large pads don't fit) because I have problems waxing by hand these days. Now that we have gray and red pads for the FLEX which I was not expecting, I will be using MSS and BG with with the FLEX to see how that works for me, and most of my polishing is done with FLEX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Super excited to get my new pads! you guys must be super busy with all these new orders cause usually by now I would get a message that my order is shipped. Must mean you guys got alotta orders for the new goods! glad to hear and congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Super excited to get my new pads! you guys must be super busy with all these new orders cause usually by now I would get a message that my order is shipped. Must mean you guys got alotta orders for the new goods! glad to hear and congrats! Me 2...going on 48hrs, no shipment. Slipping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adroc33 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Me 3. I really just hope it's cuz Adam's got a ton of orders and not something more serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckkilo3 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I did not order any new pads but I did order the new cleaning brush and MF revitalizer and my order has tracking information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganSRT8 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 i just got my tracking info happy camper right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue2007 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Are the new pads better than the old pads? Do they offer better or quicker swirl removal? Will I notice a difference. I will order them if they do. I do have some flex pads that I haven't used yet, but if these offer better correction, I will use the last gen pads for back ups. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Are the new pads better than the old pads? Do they offer better or quicker swirl removal? Will I notice a difference. I will order them if they do. I do have some flex pads that I haven't used yet, but if these offer better correction, I will use the last gen pads for back ups. Thanks. The foam is the same, just a different shape, so no they will not correct faster. If you are using the Flex they make it easier, but no faster than the flat pads. If your pads are still in good shape, then wait until they need replacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue2007 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Great I will just order the new red and black ones for the flex. This is great we only have to use one machine to polish now. I will hold off the order until I see a few more comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86lxjunker Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Cool - my order was sent today...wonder if I will get the new pads...Fingers crossed !?!? Whoo Hoo - not that I will know any better as this is my first order - but the Fedex truck just left and my kit/order contained the new Gen4 pads !! Thanks !!! Can't wait to start polishing !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the1inblue Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Lucky you first order and you get that. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 got my spring order today...cant wait to try out the new pads next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z71_Denali Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 got my spring order today...cant wait to try out the new pads next week dang 3 of every pad! you must have some pretty gnarly paint finishes your going to revive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP 08 GXP Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 dang 3 of every pad! you must have some pretty gnarly paint finishes your going to revive! i detail on the side so once the weather warms up i usually have 1 vehicle a week to work on....until then my Grand Prix and the wife's Equinox are up first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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