Places where a PC won't reach
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overtheedge
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Meguiars Scratch X is a good hand applied product for those "hard to get to with a PC" places.
I have micro scratches from using the PC with DACP & burgundy pad on an angle. So what I have done is really flattened the surface. Normally the next step is to go with a polishing pad and work the product till it looks gone and is powdery, but will Scratch X really polish up the surface marring?
Accumulator
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bcgreen- Hard to say if that'll work, but sure, give it a try. I'd use a milder pad/product combo with the PC and use the edge, myself.
3-4" is still a big space to me, I'd use the PC for that. I'd use a big pad (6.5 or even larger) so I had more overhanging edge to work with. I'd move the PC sideways as well as up/down in the area as best I could. The larger pad would make this easier.
But hey, that's just me and I've been doing this for a while.
It's worth experimenting to find a product that works well for you by hand *and* machine. You're always gonna have spots that you can't do by machine. I get good results with 3M's PI-III RC and MG (05933 and 05937) and the 1Z polishes.
3-4" is still a big space to me, I'd use the PC for that. I'd use a big pad (6.5 or even larger) so I had more overhanging edge to work with. I'd move the PC sideways as well as up/down in the area as best I could. The larger pad would make this easier.
But hey, that's just me and I've been doing this for a while.
It's worth experimenting to find a product that works well for you by hand *and* machine. You're always gonna have spots that you can't do by machine. I get good results with 3M's PI-III RC and MG (05933 and 05937) and the 1Z polishes.
I am using the standard size pads from Mequiar's with good success, its just in this particular instance, I don't want to screw up the chrome emblems by polishing by machine. I was thinking prior to your posting to go ahead and polish with the PC on edge.
"3M's PI-III RC and MG" are you using the MG instead of DACP, and are you using a PC or buffer?
Thanks
"3M's PI-III RC and MG" are you using the MG instead of DACP, and are you using a PC or buffer?
Thanks
Accumulator
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bcgreen- I use the 3M PI-III RC (905933, it's a lot milder than it sounds) instead of DACP and follow it up with the MG (05937). Or I'll use 1Z Ultra/Extra or 1Z PP instead of DACP (which one depends on how bad the marring is). I'm just not a DACP user, though it's good stuff that's *very* popular here.
I use these products with all three machines- rotary, Cyclo, and PC. And by hand.
You're smart to avoid unnecessary polishing of your chrome emblems. It *is* possible to wear off the plating (gee, ask me how I know
).
Maybe see if you can slide some masking tape under the emblem to keep most of the polishing off of it. If the emblems are not glued on, I'll often just take them off if I'm gonna do any aggressive polishing.
I use these products with all three machines- rotary, Cyclo, and PC. And by hand.
You're smart to avoid unnecessary polishing of your chrome emblems. It *is* possible to wear off the plating (gee, ask me how I know
).Maybe see if you can slide some masking tape under the emblem to keep most of the polishing off of it. If the emblems are not glued on, I'll often just take them off if I'm gonna do any aggressive polishing.