Different pads for each stage of wax with a buffer?

[Scott'00Rngr]

For the cleaner/glaze/carnuba waxes, do you need to have a different buffer pad for each step? Same for a rubbing compound? What about the pad for buffing the wax off, will just 1 do? Lastly, is it neccesary, or even possible, to clean the pads off? Thanks, now back to watching my dad wax his truck and spray it all over everything with his new makita polisher. He hasn't quite gotten down how to put the wax on the the pad and not shoot it off 10 feet in every direction. Mom's car was the first victim, his interior and shoes were the second. Good entertainment, none the less.

[jim henderson]

I use two different pads at least. One is a plastic backed terry pad for the wax and then I use as many plain terry pads to remove. Some people like lambs wool bonnets, I just use terry because that is what I have and what fits on my buffer.

With a buffer, you don't need much wax, and as you discovered, too much is just messy.

I have a cheapie buffer but it does pretty good on flat surfaces, but curved spots are tougher.

You have to be careful with a buffer not to stay in one place too long, especially corners, don't want to burn the paint off.

Good Luck,

Jim Henderson