I am a bit confused... you don't need correction but you are using a cutting pad? Are you sure that is not one of the new Gold pads which is a finishing pad?
The yellow would scuff the finish and should be used after wet sanding. I would go with a Black Finessing pad which will work out light marring and clean the paint. Yes, drops at a time as stated before after the pad is primed ... your method reminds me of the old days in the body shop
Thanks for the reply. I'm not a pro or anything like that, I'm just a guy that likes taking care of his truck and keep it looking nice.
Let me ask you, are there different yellow pads? From your post I'm getting the impression that the yellow pad is very aggressive. I thought is was a mildly aggressive pad. Am I way off on that?
I only use the yellow pads once a year or so. I try and do what I call the full detail of the truck twice a year or so, meaning I wash it, clay it, polish it, then I seal it with EX-P and then I wax it. The rest of the year, I just wash it and wax it.
From what I can tell, my paint doesn't need any correction. To be honest I thought I might need the yellow pad to remove the road grime and other stuff that normally sticks to a paint job over time. When I originally got the pads a few yeas back I got a couple of yellow pads to have something with a just a little bite to it. I figured that using a yellow pad with a mild polish like Pro Polish, would work well to get all that stuff off, especially if I've gone a real long time since my last full detail or polish. Please let me know if I'm wrong on this.
If it hasn't been a long time since my last polish, then I use a white pad for the PP. For everything else, meaning the sealer (EX-P) and the wax (Nattys) I use a black pad.
When it's all said and done, to me the truck looks great. The paint feels smooooooth and soft soft soft.
So i guess I shouldn't be using the yellow pad, correct? What else should or shouldn't I be doing?
Again, thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate the info.
R.