This is part two of a three part article on your Velvet Revolver. If you haven't read the first part to this article, it is here. Part 3 is in production and will be made available shortly. Enjoy :)
Introducing the 75mm Backing Plate
A good professional detailer cannot get by without their rotary polisher and a small backing plate for small pads, so it made sense we made small pads available for use on the Velvet Revolver.
The 75mm backing plate allows you to attach 90mm pads (and slightly larger) as well as our 75mm Glass System Correction Pads. Polishing with 90 millimetre pads can be liberating. The ability to easily reach into areas and around parts you couldn’t previously is invigorating and addictive, so not to have 90mm pads accessible for the Velvet Revolver would have been extremely disappointing.
In order to properly use 90mm pads, you have to have a backing plate smaller than 75mm to allow, as Final Inspection always have, some kind of adequate buffer, in this case, 15mm, 7.5 each side of pad material.
The following video shows how to use 90mm pads, the perfect scenario for when to change to a small pad and the reason why we have smaller backing plates to mate them to.
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You can see in the video that the edge of the pad lightly touches the raised lip on the bumper, if the backing plate were the same size as the pad, it would touch the lip and that would result in damage.
This is why we recess our backing plates.
So why aren’t our glass pads larger than our backing plates?
Glass pads are extremely aggressive (in order to correct glass) and they would do as much damage to a material that isn’t glass than a backing plate would, so it’s best to have the backing plate apply pressure to the entirety of the pad for consistent pressure across the pad.
For years, pro detailers have been able to quickly rid glass of even most deeply etched watermarking with our glass pads:
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Well, here's the Detail Stig with an instructional on using our glass pads to rid minor glass imperfections such as etching/watermarking with the Velvet Revolver:
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The trick to polishing glass properly is to make sure the glass is very clean to begin with. To do that, after a wash and dry, decontaminate with The Eraser. If you're not familiar with The Eraser, have a look at this instructional:
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Spurring pads
It's not just important for foam and not just important for rotary polishing. Spurring must be carried out after every pass regardless of the type of polishing you do. Here's how to do it;
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You don't need a proper spurring brush for small pads, in fact these large professional brushes can actually be too much for small pads, although they are a must for larger pads for busy professionals. You can use a toothbrush for small pads, it may sound silly, but a medium bristled toothbrush is perfect for spurring small pads, especially on random orbital/dual action polishers such as the Velvet Revolver.
Use only VERY light pressure when spurring, just enough to keep the brush steady on the pad surface.
Rest the back of the machine on your leg, check it is on the lowest speed and start the machine spinning. Place your spurring brush in the centre of the pad and pull toward the outer edge slowly. You'll notice your old polish dusting up and falling off the pad. This cleans the pad surface by removing most of your spent polish and you can now apply fresh polish and carry out another pass of correction.
The devil is in the details and a detail isn't complete unless all the details have been tended to.
We hope this has been helpful and you're on your way to a better finish! :)
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