Difference between #82 and #9 ??

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YIELAR

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Pretty much what the subject reads. I'm just wondering what the difference is? Is one a milder polish than the other? I was going to use DACP followed by #9 but my car is only 3 months old and I only really can see tiny webbing when the sun is on my super black car so I'm thinking DACP will be overkill. I'm just going to try either #9 or #82 once I figure out what the difference is. I'm thinking a #9 followed by a #81 hand polish will give me the mirror finish before I apply my Zaino. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.







Yielar
 
for best results with Zaino, the paint shouldn't have any oils (glaze) on the paint.



Mike Phillips quote:

"The #9 is very light in it's cleaning ability, "very light", especially when used with a soft pad and a "jiggle" machine."



I was going to say that this might not have enough cut for you, but if your defects are light, maybe it would. Others could advise better than me.



But before I go any further leading you in the wrong direction, you should tell the kind people here @ Autopia if you are doing this work by hand, Dual Action polisher (ex. Porter Cable orbital polisher...maybe you can't get one of those specific ones in your location), or (most likely not for a new person) a rotary polisher.
 
Hey,



Meguiar's #82 Swirl Free Polish is a "little" more aggressive than their #9 Swirl Remover.



Personally, my favourite is to use #82 SFP with a rotary and a beige Meguiar's Finishing pad W-9006 and then follow up with the #9 with a PC on a fresh, dedicated beige finishing pad W-9006. The step may be very little but it does make a slight improvement.



As to your car, try the least aggressive first then move to more aggressive when that does not work. It is better to use the minimum rather than creating more problems with too aggressive of product.



As I am a dedicated Meguiar's user, I can not help you with the prep for Zaino, sorry.
 
2hotford-if #82 is more aggressive, it is a slight difference...but possibly enough to do the job instead of stepping up to DACP.
 
Hi Scott,



No, #82 is not that much more aggressive than #9, only very slightly. I actually prefer the #82 however, especially with a rotary.



If I were looking for something in between DACP and SFP, I would look to Meguiar's #80 Speed Glaze. It's aggressiveness in right in between the two and adds some pure polish and a paintable polymer. I personally love using Speed Glaze for a car that is not bad enough for DACP but needs more than a couple of passes with SFP.



Take care,

Tim
 
I forgot to mention how I was applying the polish. I just bought a 7424 PC from Crappy Tire for more than it was worth ($240 Cdn)but I didn't feel like searching all over the fricken place. I ordered the LCM pad kit so I have to learn as much as possible in the time I have for my kit to arrive. Like I said my black paint is only 3 months old but the dealer washed it twice and tried to buff it ( I didn't know about autopia back then :( ) so I would like to take out the light spidering and swirls not introduce more with the DACP if I don't have to use it. I'm going to take 2hotford's advice and start with a mild polish and go from there. I think I'm to trade the DACP in for some #80 or #82 since I don't think I need that harsh of a cut. I'd like to work all the way up to a hand polish before I start with my Zaino. Thanks for everyones helpful info :)







Yielar
 
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