"Jeweling" the paint

I know a lot of people use Ultrafina and Menzerna to "jewel". Curious if there are any other products out there that people have had good results with.
 
kty100 said:
I know a lot of people use Ultrafina and Menzerna to "jewel". Curious if there are any other products out there that people have had good results with.
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I use 1Z stuff. Their High Gloss with very soft finishing pads, the older version of their MP with most any finishing pad, and their WaxPolishSoft. Note that the last two leave some stuff behind, so I make sure all the correction is *done* before I switch to those products lest I have some surprises show up later.



The point is to use products (i.e, pad/prodict combos) that are just *barely* functionally abrasive. You need a tiny bit of cut but not what's usually considered enough for real correction. I bet you could even do some good with Meg's #9 and such stuff (which is what we used back in the day on ss paint with good results). WAY back we used Meg's #7 on terry cloth when finishing soft lacquer- any cut came from the terry and the #7 provided lubrication/etc. It worked better than you'd think!
 
Accumulator said:
I use 1Z stuff. Their High Gloss with very soft finishing pads, the older version of their MP with most any finishing pad, and their WaxPolishSoft. Note that the last two leave some stuff behind, so I make sure all the correction is *done* before I switch to those products lest I have some surprises show up later.



The point is to use products (i.e, pad/prodict combos) that are just *barely* functionally abrasive. You need a tiny bit of cut but not what's usually considered enough for real correction. I bet you could even do some good with Meg's #9 and such stuff (which is what we used back in the day on ss paint with good results). WAY back we used Meg's #7 on terry cloth when finishing soft lacquer- any cut came from the terry and the #7 provided lubrication/etc. It worked better than you'd think!
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Thanks for the advice. I'm probably going to be getting some 4" pads for my PC and I'm curious to see what kind of results I can get. I know there's no substitute for a rotary.
 
kty100- For jeweling via PC with 4" pads, I'd absolutely use very soft pads. IMO the PC isn't the best machine for this as it just doesn't always give the same rotary-like final finishes that other RO/DAs like the Cyclo can produce. Not really a problem for *me*, but it could be an issue on very soft paints.



Get all the correction done, and things as nice as they've ever been, before you move on to the jeweling/burnishing step.
 
Todd's post was absolutely amazing. Just wow....wow! And the vids are outstanding as well.



Todd, I've loved reading your posts, but let's get real - this site can't afford to lose a good Cubs fan. :D
 
VroomVroom said:
Todd's post was absolutely amazing. Just wow....wow! And the vids are outstanding as well.



Todd, I've loved reading your posts, but let's get real - this site can't afford to lose a good Cubs fan. :D
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Yup, for sure. I would love to see some more buffing videos from Todd. I learn something everytime he posts, and from every video of his I've seen.
 
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