why choose the pads you do?

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FredBro

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Hi everyone!:wavey



I've got my PC and was wondering if you choose to use a Meguiar's product, why not use Meguiar's pads? Is the reason local availability?



I'm using Meg DACP on a Meg W-8006 and it's not removing some marks on Guinevere. I don't want to go to a wool pad! Should I go to a W-7006 Cutting pad? Or should I use 3M products and 3M pads?



I can't get the Meg cutting pad locally and want to know if it's OK to use a 3M equivalent? And does 3M make a 6" cutting pad?

I'm still new and don't want to wreck the BMW, It's looking really great right now but i still have swirl marks and a few deeper marks. (I wouldn't call them scratches. They don't go into the primer)



I'm searching all over the board here but can't come up with anding that address' my question. I've read the standard help links to roadfly and others here already.



Thanks for your help
 
I don't know if I'm answering your question or not but I really don't think it matters whether you use same manufacturer product and pads, just that you find something that works. I use yellow and white Lake Country Pads from CMA and I've got Meg's, einszett, 3M & Menzerna products. I suggest if you have marks or light scratches that you aren't getting after using the machine with a cutting pad, inspect the surface and wipe down with a 50/'50 alcohol & water solution, if you see a mark apply a rubbing compound with a terry applicator to the spot and hand polish till it diminishes the mark. That is a safe way to remove them without resorting to a wool pad, cheaper too. If you have large areas of swirl marks you are having trouble with you may just need to repeat the polishing with DACP and a cutting pad, if you are using a PC it may not totally remove marks because it doesn't generate a lot of heat like a rotary polisher does. There is a fine line between going too abrasive and using the things that are just right, you don't want to remove too much clear coat or paint. Good luck and I hope I've been helpful, maybe a few more experienced pro's will chime in.
 
I use the Lake Country pads because that's what I could find easilly on the web at a great price. I really like the 7.5" advanced pad as the velcro portion is in a recessed 'cup' that is bonded to the foam. Makes for a more secure attachement point and keeps the backing plate recessed, away from the paint.



Whichever brand of pad you get, I strongly suggest getting at least two cutting pads and two polishing pads. If your paint is bad enough, you can get a wool pad as well.



Michael
 
Thanks MacGirl and Mike!



I have two finishing pads and two polishing pads. I should be using the DACP with a cutting pad! Right?



I called Meguiar's SOS line and explained what I have and that each pad has it's own bag and will never touch another product. I think the guy didn't understand or didn't hear me. I don't think he was listening very closely.



I think I feel a trip to the store coming on!!



I'm not Anal Retentive!



OK. Yes I am!
 
Yes, use the DACP with a cutting pad (yellow) and follow with a swirl remover polish (Meg's #9 Swirl Remover 2.0, for example) with a polishing (white) pad. A finishing pad (gray or black) has no cutting or polishing effects and is usually used for applying sealants or wax. BTW, get two cutting pads.
 
Here is a picture of what I've accumulated thus far! (kinda like Christmas in September! I REALLY need a digital camera so I can take better pictures of the car! WOW I AM an Autopian)

:bounce



It's all Meguiar's except the Zymol:

(and the order I used them in)



DACP

Meg W-8006 POLISHING pad (Here I should have used a CUTTING pad (Meg's #W-7006 or equivalent)



Then Swirl Remover 2.0 and a different polishing pad (also Meg's W-8006)



Then Show Car Glaze and a Meg's W-8006 FINISHING pad



Then the Zymol and it's own finishing pad
 

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Speaking in the Boston, Massachusetts vernacular, It looks wicked pissa!!!! :lol



I will have to revisit the car next weekend. It's VERY shiny right now and I know I can do better. I think I may try Meg's #26 Hi tech yellow wax
 
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