How to prime pads

<p>Priming pads can help you to achieve good polishing results the first time&comma; and will make the polishing slightly easier&period; To prime a pad isn&&num;8217&semi;t mandatory&comma; but like anything else in the world of detailing&comma; it is good practice to start the job properly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Why the need to prime pads<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>When you start out polishing&comma; the pad itself contains no polish&period; It is clean&period; When you start using the pad it will slowly get saturated with polish&period; If a pad isn&&num;8217&semi;t primed&comma; it might be a bit grabby&comma; give you less result and in some cases it can even create marring when there is not enough lubrication between the pad and the surface&period; Heat buildup can also play a role in this&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>How to prime a pad<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Priming a pad isn&semi;t very difficult&comma; the whole idea is to saturate the surface of the pad with polish in order to prevent the symptoms mentioned above&period; This can be done in several different ways&comma; here is one example of how to do this&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Put a few dots on the polishing pad &lpar;like you normally do&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Put one line across the polishing pad<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Put the machine on the surface&comma; and set the speed at the lowest setting<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Slowly increase the speed while moving gently over the surface with hardly any pressure<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Set the speed so that it rotates&comma; but with the lowest speed possible<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>After a few passes &lpar;you&&num;8217&semi;ll see the polish disappearing&rpar; turn off the machine<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Apply another few drops and another line across the pad<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>repeat step 3&comma; 4 and 5 until the polish is almost gone<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Your pad is now primed and ready to go nuts<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p>Another way of priming your pads would be to rub the polish in with your finger&period; Put a cross on the polish pads with polish&comma; and go from edge to edge&period; Then rub the polish in with your finger&period; Just be sure to check the pad after your first pass&comma; to make sure that the surface of the pad is evenly covered in polish&period; When the pad is primed and slightly saturated&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll need less polish on your next pass&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Other methods<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>If you prime your pad&comma; and how to do it differs from person to person&period; Some people don&&num;8217&semi;t prime their pads&comma; but just take it easy on the first few goes&period; OThers always prime&comma; even if they do a spot repair&period; It all comes down to personal preference&period; You also might encounter that priming isn&&num;8217&semi;t necessary on very hard paintwork&comma; but is mandatory on softer paintwork&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;