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If this combination
does not provide the results necessary, increase the aggressiveness
of
the technique (longer working time, more pressure, more power) or
increase the cut of the product and switch to a medium polishing pad.
The next step up would be Meguiar’s M205 Ultra Finishing Polish used
with a Lake Country
Flat 6.5 inch White Polishing Pad or Meguiar's Soft Buff 2.0
Yellow Polishing Pad.
If this combination does not provide the desired results, increase the
aggressiveness of the technique or product selection. The next step
would be  Meguiar's
M105 Ultra Cut Compound on a Lake Country
Flat 6.5 inch White Polishing Pad
or Meguiar's Soft Buff 2.0 Yellow Polishing Pad. Note that
polishing with M105 will often require a second, follow-up polishing
step with M205 to achieve the highest gloss and clearest, swirl free
finish. Never mix polishes on the same pad. Switch to a clean, fresh pad
included in the kit. If this combination is still not garnering the
results you are looking for, increase the aggressiveness of the technique or the product.
Meguiar's M105 Ultra Cut Compound used with a Lake Country
Flat 6.5 inch Orange
Power Pad or Meguiar's Soft Buff 2.0 Burgundy Cutting Pad
is an aggressive combination and is capable of “leveling out” most
paint defects in one or two applications. If using Meguiar’s M105
Ultra Cut Compound is necessary, follow up with Meguiar’s M205 Ultra
Finishing Polish to remove any light polishing haze and restore full
clarity and a swirl free finish to the paint. Always test your
combination on a test spot, and inspect in good lighting before
proceeding to copy that combination over the entire vehicle.
Least to most aggressive:
M205 used with a
“Finishing Pad”: Will remove very light defects and result in a high
gloss, swirl free finish.
 M205 used with a
“Polishing Pad”: Will remove moderate to light defects and
compounding marks, and
results in a high gloss, swirl free finish on most paints.
M105 used with a
“Polishing Pad”: Will remove moderate to heavy defects and will
often require follow up polishing with M205.
M105 used with a “Power”
or ”Cutting Pad”: Will remove moderate to heavy defects on most
paints and will often require follow up polishing with M205.
Pad Priming: The new micro
non-diminishing abrasives from Meguiar's require that the pores of the
pad are evenly primed with product for fastest cutting and highest
gloss. It is recommended to "prime" a fresh, dry pad one of three ways:
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The Kevin Brown
Method (KBM): Apply a liberal amount of polish on the surface of the pad and
massage the product into the pores with your fingers until the surface is covered in a
fine film of polish. Remove excess polish from
the pad, so that it feels slightly damp, by lightly pressing a cotton
terry or microfiber cloth against the pad while it spins.
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Meguiar's M34:
Meguiar's recommends misting the dry pad with M34 Final
Inspection, then
drawing two lines of product, in an X fashion, across the diameter of
the pad. M34 will help the polish spread across the pad during the
initial polishing application.
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Hybrid: ProperAutoCare.com
recommends using a hybrid pad priming system to save on material costs
and increase ease of use. Mist the dry pad with M34 Final Inspection
then draw an X across the pad. Quickly massage the polishing with your
fingers into the pad
and cover as much surface as possible.
Regardless of the priming
method you choose, once the pad has been primed, apply a small amount
of polish to the pad between sections. Three “dime sized” amounts,
applied to the outer 1/3 of the pad are sufficient.
Polish one small section at a
time, two feet by two feet, per application. Start by placing the pad on
the paint and spreading the polish out, then turn the polisher on. Using
firm pressure and overlapping left to right, right to left strokes cover
the area to be polished.
Polish first going left to right.
Make
a second pass over the working area using overlapping “up to down,
down
to up” strokes. M105 and M205 do not require a typical “buffing
cycle” to break down the abrasives. Repeat this cross hatch pattern
until the defects are removed or the polish begins to dry. Then reduce
pressure and make a few more passes over the area to ensure a high gloss
finish.
Create cross-hatch pattern going up
& down.
Machine speed has much
to do with your confidence level as you learn to use these polishes. We
recommend using speed 5 on the PC 7424 or Meguiar’s G-110 and a speed
of 3.5-4 on the Flex XC3401VRG Dual-Action Polisher. Overlap your
strokes, using a “slow arm speed” while applying firm pressure. We
have found success moving the polisher one to three inches per second
allows the polish to correct most blemishes.
The amount of “work” or
“cut” accomplished with a non-diminishing abrasive is dependent on
the pressure applied to the polisher. For maximum cutting action with
the Flex XC3401VRG Dual-Action
Polisher, apply 15-20 pounds of pressure
on the face of the machine. When using the Porter Cable 7424 or
Meguiar’s G110 random orbital polishers, use enough pressure to slow,
but not stall the rotation of the pad. On your final passes over the
work area, reduce the pressure and lightly move the machine over the
surface to allow the abrasives to jewel away any micro marring left from
your polishing.
After polishing a section,
remove residue immediately with a high quality microfiber cloth such as
our Dragon Fiber Perfect Shine Buffing
Cloth.
Because Meguiar's M105 Ultra
Cut Compound and Meguiar's M205 Ultra Finishing Polishes' abrasives do
not breakdown in the traditional sense, the polishes can be sensitive to
contamination. During the polishing process, a trace amount of paint is
removed, this can cause the non-diminishing abrasives to “clump”
together with the spent paint particles. This can increase the polishing
haze left on the paint from heavy polishing, effecting the finish left
behind.
ProperAutoCare.com
recommends cleaning your pads often by pressing a cotton terry or microfiber cloth against the pad while
it spins on the machine. To completely wash the pads use Snappy
Clean Pad Cleaning Powder. |
