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Originally Posted by route66detail
I have a question about my pads. So far I've detailed 2 vehicles with the white pads. (One for each vehicle). I'm concerned about the condition of the pads as I progressed with the jobs.
As I was towards the end of the process (one step cleaner wax XMT 360), I noticed the pads were looking a bit darkish. You could see the pink spots where I placed the pea sized dabs of product after I of course PRIMED the pads. BUT....throughout the pad otherwise.... there seems to be darker (grayish) something going on all over the pads.
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Does it look something like this?
It's the IMPACTED dirt staining like road film on the paint transferring onto your pads as you abrade the surface.
This will happen anytime you detail a daily driver as the paint on daily drivers gets dirty and it's NOT the type of dirt that will wash off or clay off.
I have a number of in-depth articles that show with pictures and explain exactly the issue.
How to remove stains and embedded dirt out of paint <--picture above came from this article.
Here's why you need to polish paint... <--Very good pictures and a video
Dirt in Paint or DIP - Stained Paint - Dirt Embedded Paint
Bonus article.....
Single Stage Paint - Tinted Clears - Basecoat/Clearcoat - Embedded Dirt
Try to find this on any other forum or on Facebook....
