need some guidance...

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dgoff07

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well, i have a PC and the range of CCS 6.5'' pads and i have to tackle a few Audi's in the near future. they are 98-present and their conditions are the worst i have ever seen. Oh yea, and they are all black. anyway, all i have right now is OC and OP. i will need much stronger for Audi clear in this condition. I am wondering whether to buy Top of the Line stuff, like EC, HC, etc. or if i should go the menzerna approach. money is a little tight, so i dont want to spend a bunch of money on menzerna if i could get similar results with TOTL stuff.



thanks for any insight,

Dan
 
The HTEC is a pretty serious polish. Couple that with some 4" spot pads and you can correct them *pretty* good.



Accumulator will chime in eventually and give you all the help you will need to tackle those Audi's.



Jim
 
I've heard nothing but great things about HTEC and many really good and known detailers on here use it. I want to try it out soon as well.



As for the Audis, you will definitely need something tougher than OC, especially with a PC... OC/yellow might work with a rotary, but I highly doubt you will do anything with the combo on a PC in less than 2-3 passes.
 
dgoff07- I wouldn't bother with the 6.5" pads for the serious correction. Even with 6.5" *wool* pads and a strong compound, the PC just didn't fix Audi clear for me (and I spent a whole day and a lot of compound trying!).



I haven't tried any Optimum stuff except for OP and the only Menzerna stuff I've tried is FP. That said...



The PC/4" combo will work on Audis with H-T EC for the aggressive step but it'll take a long, long time. IMO if the cost of the H-T EC is a factor go ahead and get it; it's fine for this step.



On Audis, I follow H-T EC with two grades of finer polish but that's just me. Get *all* the marring out/diminished to your satisfaction with the H-T EC as milder stuff won't remove anything except the H-T EC's micro marring (which won't be too bad on the Audi clear).



The PC/4"/H-T EC will require numerous passes and when I say "it'll take a long, long time" I don't mean just a half-hour per panel. Many passes, as in- not just five or six. Don't try to hurry things along by applying excessive pressure while holding the PC in the same spot ;)



Heh heh, on Audis, I can't get away with just 2-3 passes even by rotary! But that's with foam pads and IMO-reasonable compounds.
 
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