Randy I may be able to help you here before Phil responds but the Griots polisher comes with a 6" backing plate so you should be good to go, its a great machine

Make sure you get the uber pads, they are great!

Thanks, After I re-read the info I saw it came with the 5.5" BP as well so I fugured I was good to go...now the wait to make them all shine!

Randy,

The kit is a good one. You will have a 6 inch and 5 inch bp on that kit. the kit comes with the pads as well.

Phil

the machine comes with the 5 inch uber pad so you will have both bp.

Thanks Phil,

Just got the email that it's already shipped!!!! Can't wait to get started.

Randy

that's great no problem at all.

Hey Phil,

Just did my first correction over the weekend on my wife's car and LOVE the FG400 from Menzerna, on a 2 year old car after doing the FG400 it was ready for LSP! Amazing! I noticed the D300 and FG400, although minimally dusting products compared to older compounds, do get a decent amount of dust, and just wondering what you recommend for a wipe down, say after compounding and before polishing/sealant phase if you weren't going to give the car a full soapy rinse down like I've seen you do before?

I currently have Adams Waterless Wash in a bulk gallon and since there is no gloss enhancer like the detail spray I'm wondering if that is ok to use? Or should I use something like a Menzerna Top Inspection? Will both products give me the same result of a clean surface and help get rid of the extra dust/compounding residue?

Thanks!

you can use the Adam's WW to clean up the car, but I would say use the Top inspection after the compound and polishing.

Hey Phil,

My X5 is ready for a late summer detail (lot of repair work this year so I've just been washing to keep clean) and wanted your opinion. I used autoscrub last year with D300/SF4000 and Power Lock on top, that was probably in June/July. I've only put on about 5k miles since then, can you walk me through what I should be using?

Obviously I will autoscrub/clay the car again, do I need to go through a full compound/polish/sealant process again after autoscrub? Last year was the first time I believe the paint was corrected, got about 85-90% of the imperfections out, I was very satisfied.

I use FG400 now for compound (worked awesome on my wifes car), still have the SF4000 for final polish, and still use Power Lock for sealant. I also have a bottle of Netshield coming in the mail that I'd like to use on top of the Power Lock to really "lock it in" (can you tell I like what you guys sell?)

Is it safe to make a few light passes with FG400 to clean up any imperfections from the past year after I'm done auto-scrubbing, as well as finish polish and seal it all? Or is compounding once a year too much for the clearcoat (removing too much material), and should I just stick to polishing then sealing?


Thanks!

sure thing that would be fine fg400 followed by the sf4000.