micro marring

maybe i should start with megs #80 and a polish pad, then RMG with finish pad (another guy with the same year and color car as mine said the RMG makes the pearl stand out really nice so i picked up a bottle) then finish with the nxt and TWPW. i just clayed the car like 2 weeks ago so it dosent need that
 
They're pretty equal as far as abrasiveness. If you are really that worried, you could also pick up some Meguiars #9. #9 has even lighter cut than 80 or SFX-2 and also has some fillers. This would let you remove some of the swirls and probably fill what doesn't get removed. Depends on what you want.....I'd never be happy with knowing that the swirls are still there...hiding, but you seem like maybe you'd be happier that way for whatever reason, so that might be the way to go.
 
i think i will try #80 like u said, ive just had bad experiance with really abrasive products, although last time i used one it was a really abrasive rubbing compound and i was WAY less experienced than i am now
 
maybe i should start with megs #80 and a polish pad, then RMG with finish pad (another guy with the same year and color car as mine said the RMG makes the pearl stand out really nice so i picked up a bottle) then finish with the nxt and TWPW. i just clayed the car like 2 weeks ago so it dosent need that



Any other ideas or does this one sound good?
 
The problem is usually not with the washing, but with the drying. So even if it is a touchless car wash, once they get to the drying, that is when they marr the paint. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
 
detaildoc said:
The problem is usually not with the washing, but with the drying. So even if it is a touchless car wash, once they get to the drying, that is when they marr the paint. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
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Yeah, i will now, never again! ><
 
07NIGHTHAWKSI said:
i think i will try #80 like u said, ive just had bad experiance with really abrasive products, although last time i used one it was a really abrasive rubbing compound and i was WAY less experienced than i am now
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I did the same thing before I started detailing. It's a different world completely when you use the PC/UDM and the right combo of pads/polishes. I think the #80 + RMG is a good combo. I've actually been wanting to throw RMG in my process for my car, but I have an almost full bottle of #7 to use up first.
 
detaildoc said:
The problem is usually not with the washing, but with the drying. So even if it is a touchless car wash, once they get to the drying, that is when they marr the paint. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
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EXACTLY.



It's the teenagers with the towels at the end of the bay that scratch the paint, not the process itself.



Honestly, I've never believed that even the "touch" car washes hurt paint more than an improper drying technique. My drive through conveyor belt wash uses EXTREMELY soft spaghetti bristles to wash the car. The car is constantly wet, as is the media; therefore, I don't see how the car can get scratched.



Also, isn't the car wash in essence the same thing as ONR, since ONR implies the dragging of a wet media over a car?
 
yeah it might have been the drying, they were using some rags that looked really old, but whatever it may have been, i still need to polish it ><
 
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