Kevin Brown Method: Cleaning your pad and how wetting agents help

<p>Keeping your pad clean is very important&comma; because the paint residue on&sol;in your pad can cause scouring onto the paint surface&period; If the pad has become clogged&comma; we can’t get a perfect finish&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>How to clean your pad&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Cleaning your pad with compressed air is the best way of cleaning your pad&period; It loosens contaminations in the pad and will separate the fibers or clean the pores&period; You can also rub your pad with a clean towel on a running machine&period; Another way is water spritzing&comma; below we describe the advantages of water spritzing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>The advantages of water spritzing<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Cutting power decreases a lot when the pad is packed with paint residue and abrasive particles&period; Another result of a pad packed with paint residue and abrasive particles is that the polish disappears from the paint surface&period; To get your polishing session back on track you can use a wetting agent&period; A wetting agent can extend the length of your buffing cycle and is one method to keep your pad clean&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The best moment to use a wetting agent is when you have no cutting power left&period; A wetting agent helps the pad to pick up the polish and abrasives that lie upon the paint surface while polishing&period; One of the benefits is that wetting agents can be used in combination with all type of pads&period; Water spritzing onto the paint will help to&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Clean the pad<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Prolong the buffing cycle by 200-300&percnt;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Increase pad rotation when using a random orbital machine<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Improve cutting ability by 30-50&percnt;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Use less compound<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Supplemental wetting agents are there to control the connection between the abrasive grains and the buffing pad&period; Purified water is the best wetting agent&comma; because it doesn’t influence the polishing performance&period; Most wetting agents fling or splatter&comma; but evaporate quickly&period; A wetting agent is used to keep cutting power at the highest level&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Clean your pad<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Cleaning your pad is very important&period; The Kevin Brown Method emphasizes how important a clean pad is&period; First of all&comma; a clean pad reduces the negative effects of the paint residue accumulation that can be formed within the pad&period; Second&comma; a dirty pad can cause scratches and other defects on the paint&period; Off course you don’t want those negative effects otherwise your work has been in vain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;