Questions on 3M Perfect-It 3

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Andy M

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Hi,



I am very new to the level of detailing I have been enjoying recently,primarily after finding this site. I bought a PC a few weeks ago and so far have got results that I am really pleased with using Sonus Enhance and FG. And I just love the Klasse SG that I had never heard of until reading about it here.



I have also bought, from a local body shop supplier, some 3M Perfect-It 3, Machine polish and Finishing glaze. Does anyone have experience with these please ? Are they ok to use with my PC ? Someone has told me they are not for use with a PC.



Any advice please would be very gratefully received, or hints on how to make best use of them ?



Thanks,



Andrew
 
Andrew M- Welcome to Autopia!



When I saw the title of your thread I thought I could help, but that's a PI-III product I'm not familiar with :( I'll extrapolate from the PI-III line experience I *do* have, hope something in the following is useful.



Since I've used the PI-III Rubbing Compound 05933 and PI-III Machine Glaze 05937 by PC and by hand, I'm confident that you can use the product you have by PC and by hand also. Other than the really aggressive PI-III Extra Cut Rubbing Compound 05936 I always found the PI-III line pretty accomodating with regard to application method.



I'd use it with a mild polishing pad, one that doesn't contribute any "cut" of its own. IMO a more aggressive pad just won't match the presumably mild nature of the product and a too-mild/finishing pad will probably load/gum up (but you could always try it).



Don't use too much product. Use enough to "prime" the pad so you don't have any areas of bare foam, but then use *just* enough to keep the pad moist with product. Check the pad frequently in case it gums/cakes/dries up on you. Don't use so much that you get a thick layer of white polish on the panels, you don't want nearly that much. Remember that a quart-size bottle oughta do a whole bunch of vehicles the size of a Suburban ;)



Try a small area first and don't work the product all the way "dry" before you buff it off, but *do* work it a bit. Not much pressure, you want to break it down but you don't want to "grind it into the paint" if you know what I mean. See how the small area looks, and do some good rigorous inspection so you can make sure you really see any problems if they're there (which would surprise me). Once you find out how it's working, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the product, so post back about it if you get the chance.
 
That's great. Thanks for that, very useful.



Hopefully I'll get some time and decent weather tomorrow and will try using them with my PC, as you suggest above. I'll post with the results and will also write the product codes for reference.



Thanks again.



Andrew
 
Accumulator's the Man when it comes to the 3M Perfect-It III products! :D I bought 05937 and 05933 a year or so ago, primarily based on what Accumulator had to say about the products. I've only used the Machine Glaze by PC so far but, if the others in the line up work the same, you won't have any problems. Very user friendly AND effective. :)
 
Hi,



Didn't get a chance to use the 3M today but just for info the 2 products are :



Machine Polish # 09376

Finishing Glaze # 09377



Should have mentioned that I am in UK so the names and codes might be changed for the 2 markets. I will see if 3M can give me a conversion on the code numbers.



Thanks,



Andrew
 
Thanks for the product numbers but they don't ring a bell with me :nixweiss



IIRC, and I'm not too sure about this...the finishing glaze is pretty heavy on wax/etc. as in "fillers". That's not a criticism, just an observation, and again, that's from memory (which I wouldn't trust too much ;) ).



You might go to 3M's website and see if you can find any pertinent info, but I dunno if they still list PI-III stuff there.
 
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