OP and Poly-Seal - Cyclo and PC

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imported_DennisH

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I used OP today for the first time and started with my Cyclo, OP and green pads on 06 Chill Red Mini Cooper with minor swirls and couple very minor scratches. After about hour of polishing I pulled it out the garage into the sun light and check my progress with was almost nothing didn’t even begin to remove the swirls. I have used IP with green pads on my Cyclo and had very good success removing about the same level of swirls. I switched to the orange pads and Cyclo and world of difference – one good pass and the swirls were gone with zero marring, What a difference a pad can make, I was about to give up and go back to IP. After finishing most of the car with just one pass with the OP and orange pad I was *close* to the same finish it would have taken me both FP and IP to achieve. The only other hint I could give some just starting out with OP and Cyclo is use very little polish or it will take for ever to break down and if it doesn’t properly break down you will have a badly marred finish. All you need is about three small pea size dabs per pad to do a 2 foot by 2 foot area.



Also tried to use Poly-Seal with the Cyclo and a white pad and found that it just flashed to fast. I pulled out the PC and green pad seemed to work best. You seem to have use a lot product to be effective at speed 6 and to get any real work time you need to slow down the PC to about 3 or 4. Poly-Seal reminds me so what of POR85RD, just seems to kick the finish up to the next level and I know it does contain some wax. Seams to have good cleaning ability with some very light abrasives and over all a really nice AIO type product.



Over all I very happy with the out come and will probably use this combo quite often. I will probably stick with my FP/POR85RD on soft black but OP on most other colors.



My wife has the camera so no pictures --- sorry.
 
Roger V said:
OP is somewhat pad dependent. That is probably why you had more success with the orange apd.
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Agreed. What is nice is that you can use a fairly aggressive pad with it and still end up with a nice finish.



I've used Poli-Seal often with my Cyclo and white pads, but not really to correct, just to bump up the finish a bit. To remove any light marring, I use either the green pads or PC and LC white polishing pads.
 
Scott



Have you tried Opti-Seal over Poly-Seal yet? I hoping Opt-Seal will be released next week and I have a finish to try it on.



Seems you need to slow down the PC to get any real work time with Poly-Seal. Also I used a full ring product to get more work time and it only gave me a minute or two. Seems to melt into the surface and really nothing to wipe off when done.
 
DennisH said:
Scott



Have you tried Opti-Seal over Poly-Seal yet? I hoping Opt-Seal will be released next week and I have a finish to try it on.



Seems you need to slow down the PC to get any real work time with Poly-Seal. Also I used a full ring product to get more work time and it only gave me a minute or two. Seems to melt into the surface and really nothing to wipe off when done.
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I know what you're saying. The first time I Poli-Seal it just vanished and I was like :think: .
 
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