Question on Meg's MF System

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nonwelder

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I'm considering trying this out. I am convinced the cutting disks and compound will be time savers. Are the polishing disks and liquid a must have, or can similar results be had with M205/other finishing polish and a foam pad? I'm trying not to spend a ton. My impression is that the finishing products work well, but are not head and shoulders above the old stand bys.



Thanks for the input.
 
I think you can get away with just the cutting pads and compound. Occasionally, I'll grab the finishing pads and the D301. I feel it's a great light polishing/correction/maintenance product, and easy to use also. I've read that you can use the finishing with the D300 (correction compound). Some say it plays nicer than the cutting pads when you come to the forced rotation machines (Flex). I've also read that some people do Cutting+D300 and then follow with Finishing+M205. But if you are trying to save money, I certainly don't see why you couldn't pass on the Finishing/D301, especially if you already have access to regular foam pads and finishing polishes.
 
OneQuickGT1 said:
Follow up...anyone having success using 105 on the MF cutting disks?
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Yup. I have. To keep things civilized (that is, easy to work with, and low dusting, and if you need a little more cut than D300), I like to prime with a little D300 first, then apply a few pea size drops of M105. I don't think this will give you as nearly as much cut if you were to go straight M105, but I certainly feel it keeps everything user friendly. You can certainly go M105 only also, but I have a feeling you get a lot of the similar side effects that you would if you were to use it with a foam pad (dusting).



Also... less is more. I learned that the hard way. If you put too much of the D300 or the M105, it'll work against you. You can always add a little more to the pad. However, you can't really take excess off.
 
I am a huge fan of the MF system. That said, the finishing disc and wax are not designed for show car results. They are great to put a nice shine on the car quickly. If you have time and are looking for maximum results, following D300 with something like M205 on a foam finishing pad would be the way to go. Then you must apply a separate LSP afterwards.
 
OneQuickGT1 said:
Follow up...anyone having success using 105 on the MF cutting disks?
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I'm very happy with the MF cutting disks (with M105 and/or Uno). I just follow up with foam and am so happy with that progression that I have no plans to try the MF polishing ones.
 
RZJZA80 said:
Accum, which polish/pad combo do you mainly use to follow the 105/MF disc?
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These days I'm on a bit of a 1Z High Gloss kick as I like it better than M205. But on the Crown Vic I did a few spots with MF/Uno and I plan to just go over it with one of the Menzerna 106 polishes (forget which it is, this is the one sold under the BlackFire label). My point is that most any "medium or finishing polish with a polishing pad" combo oughta work fine.



I wouldn't go so far as to skip straight to something uber-mild on a finishing pad, but eh, I never do that anyhow.



You'll find the MF pads leave things nice, the residual (micro?) marring will be from the M105, not the pad, and you know how opinions differ about how severe that M105-caused marring is.
 
I agree on the 105. I just finished a new Aston Martin with 105 and LC Hydro Cyan, and it finished mar-free. I followed with 205 just because, but it really didn't need it. Other cars, it mars the crap out of them. I'd rather not use 105 anymore though as the dusting is just not worth it to me. I spent more time cleaning dust than actually polishing.
 
RZJZA80 said:
I agree on the 105. I just finished a new Aston Martin with 105 and LC Hydro Cyan, and it finished mar-free..
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Heh heh, you guys who can finish out OK with M105 just kill me! Never quite got the hang of it well enough to pull that off, but I sure appreciate the skill of the people who can.
 
Accumulator said:
Heh heh, you guys who can finish out OK with M105 just kill me! Never quite got the hang of it well enough to pull that off, but I sure appreciate the skill of the people who can.
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It's not so much skill but the hard clear I think, because it definitely doesn't work on certain cars, that's for sure!
 
RZJZA80 said:
It's not so much skill but the hard clear I think, because it definitely doesn't work on certain cars, that's for sure!
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Must be skill, or rather the lack thereof, in my case; I tried it on my harder clears (e.g., Audis) with no satisfaction :nixweiss
 
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