Good pad/polish combo for ford paint

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vaboom123

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Hey everyone,



I had a simple question about ford clear. I have a '03 ford focus svt and have plans to polish it up this spring. The car has the normal swirls and rids and the old owner never waxed it. At least the car was stored during winter and only driven a little bit in the summer haha.



I don't have much experience with ford paint and was looking for a good combo to restore the paint. Any input or technique would be appreciated.



Thanks,



Zach
 
vaboom123- I don't have *nearly* the experience with Ford clear that some others here do, but I did OK on my '01 Crown Vic (really, *REALLY* awful starting point) with M105/M205. If I were doing it now, I'd probably lean towards the new Meguiar's MF-based system, at least for the aggressive compounding step.
 
I was thinking about trying that new MF system. I just ordered some system 51 polish that I'd like to give a try. Just having the correct pads for the job would be great. I have quite a good selection, but always like others ideas that could help me out.
 
IMO Ford clear is very hard. I recently polished my Moms Lincoln (white) which had never been waxed in 6 years. The paint was very dirty. I used Megs D151 and and a Porter cable orbital. It looked great after the polish. My Mom actually walked past her car in the parking lot because she was looking for a car that looked older. I like the D151 for daily drivers becase it is one step and fast and easy to use. Since your car is Silver you probably don't have to spend as much time getting it perfect as you would a black car. I you want it Accumulator style, spend the extra time for a two step with the micro fiber. I have not tried the microfiber but would like to. I have a silver BMW that once polished is the easiest color to keep clean and polished.:heelclick



Make sure to clay the car first!!!!
 
Accumulator said:
Well, my Crown Vic is a lot softer than my GMs or my Audis :nixweiss
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I am just comparing my BMWs to my moms Lincoln and my sons Lincoln which is a 1993 (old and hard paint) to me they seem about the same. Way way harder than a Honda for example. Keep in mind that I just used D151 which is between 205 and 105 in abrasiveness.
 
Thanks for the input guys. The car is competition orange and not sliver haha. Sorry for any confusion. I would like to give P203 a try and see how that works, but worry about the fillers.
 
vaboom123 said:
Thanks for the input guys. The car is competition orange and not sliver haha. Sorry for any confusion. I would like to give P203 a try and see how that works, but worry about the fillers.
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Yes. However, Meguiar's has historically been known for creating the type of products that remove swirls and scratches, not merely fill them in. Most Meguiar's waxes, paint protectants, spray waxes and pure polishes can be used to successfully fill in and hide fine scratches and swirls. However, the effect is only temporary and the scratches will reappear as the polish or wax wears off.



Soryr abourt the silver comment...don't know where that came from. See comment above from Megs website. Wax is a filler. Thats why everybody uses it and that why it makes your car shine.
 
Yup, that's very true many products have fillers in them. Like you stated D151 is a great one step product and I've also had great results with it. I actually used that on this car for a quick clean up before the harsh winter came. I've used menzerna products when they first came to the us, but I didn't really like the work time. They seem like a really great product otherwise. The norm for me has been the megs twins for polishing. I would like to try prepwash instead of the normal ipa to remove any filling. I'm just really looking forward to give my new flex a try this summer :).
 
TedFred said:
Now you are making me jealous with that flex comment. I would love one of those:errf:
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Haha...I'm excited about it. I just tried it with a flat white pad and some poli-seal and it seems like a smooth machine. It seems like it has some good power for correction.
 
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