Pad and polish suggestions

[beanie]

Thanks for the offer Stotts. I’m actually in Italy but you’re welcome to pop over whenever :lol:

Whilst I’m not hugely experienced with the DA, I have done a couple of cars and have done localized jobs a good few times. It’s only this last time which has caused me issues with marring, hence me questioning the choice and condition of the pads/polishes.

Beedub- I’ve got a DA but given my usage buying a rotary is a waste.

Thanks for all the suggestions, as I expected there’s quite a few to look in to, such is the over-saturated world of detailing products!

 

[beanie]

Last night I grabbed the DA and had a crack at the bonnet. I’d managed to inflict a load of light scratching by being lazy and hand polishing it without a proper decontamination-it didn’t feel too bad at the time but I guess I was wrong!

I cleaned the bejeesus out of the pads and gave it a thorough blast with all the anti tar and iron stuff I had. The result, very good. Virtually all the light scratching has gone and I got a few heavier ones out. It made me realize I definitely need something with more cut as it took a good few passes to get it right.

I only had some Meguiars ultimate compound but I am very impressed by it. For a single stage on a light pad it finished down really nicely with zero marring.

Regarding the original post, I guess it was most likely poorly cleaned pads and a lack of thorough decontamination that was the cause. You live you learn.

I’ve got a big order of stuff with clean your car that I’m putting together so I should have a bit of a better arsenal for the next back breaking session!