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Dont be stupid,you Moron
- Thread starter dlt21
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Accumulator
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dlt21 said:It does seem some marks are gone. I tried to work it a reasonable time ...not go crazy for fear of doing something stupid that I could not reverse
It's safe to work it until it's almost dry, and a spritz of some QD (I like Meguiar's #34 for this) can help with buffing off the residue.
I don't find M105 to be one of those "irreperable mistake" products. At worst it leaves some hazing/micromarring that needs to be polished out, but it doesn't leave deep "tracers" the way some stuff can (e.g., 1Z Pasta Intensiv) unless you let it get dried-out M105 clumped on the pad. Even then, M105 isn't awful in this regard.
Keep the pads clean and you should do OK. That can be a bit of a chore though...
Accumulator
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dlt21 said:Ive seen various posts as to how much 105 to start off with.
Rub in whole pad? KBM... Griot video spreads there #3 saturating pad..too much??
3 pea size drops?
3-4" strips on 18x18 area?
Which is best in your opinion
With M105/M205 the KBM method of priming is the *ONLY* way to go. I load the pad evenly, but I don't clog up the pores by overloading it. I then add just a bit more (some small, evenly distributed dots, not as large as pea-size) before working the area and also when "reloading" the pad.
Watch that those "extra dots" of product don't fill/clog the pores of the pad, at least not too badly.
I don't reload it very many times before I stop and clean it out, reprime/etc. in effect starting over from scratch. The pad will load up with dried product and cut-off clear and things go a whole lot better when the pad is clean (and properly primed) instead.
And don't spread M105 before you work it, that will only cause problems. Prime the pad, set it on the panel, select speed 6, and start working. See how six or so slow passes (each "pass" in this context being one stroke across the area one way, and then back across the other way) work; for me, that's usually enough to almost dry out/use up the product.
And I like to work smaller areas than 18" x 18" but that's just me. I will work some larger areas with M205, but that's a different product (much oilier and less prone to drying out quickly).
M105/M205 are simply different technology products compared to the Griot's polishes (and most others on the market) and they need to be used the right way to avoid issues (moreso M105, but you'd might as well use M205 correctly too).