Polish, compound and pads advice

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ESP

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 Braintree
Hello all
I have just bought a Meguiars G220 DA polisher from ebay and it comes with:
Meguiars DA cleaner polish 83cut
Meguiars Professional speed glaze 80cut
Meguiars professional soft buff pad W7006 (cutting pad)
Meguiars professional soft buff pad W8006 (polishing pad)
Meguiars professional soft buff pad W9006 (finishing pad)
And 3x microfiber cloths (iv now got about 100000 of these, lol)

My question is, what do the numbers refer to, for example 80 and 83 cut? Is there a scale of abrasiveness higher number being more abrasive?
and again the same with the pads?
Do i start with a lower number pad with the more abrasive compound (7006), then finish up with 9006?

Is this all i need to de-swirl my paint? I have used electric polishers before with decent results but back then it was 1 generic cutting compound, then wax. So i know what im doing there, just confused by all the varies 'professional' compounds and pads.

Also should wax be applied by hand or can it also be applied with the electric polisher?
 
The megs bottles should have the cut levels on them.

Always, always, always start with the LEAST cut polish and pad combo.

So with the items above, it would be the Megs 80 and finishing pad.

If not happy with the level of correction... increase either the pad level, or polish cut, or both until happy, then work back down to finish on the lowest cut polish and pad combo.

It will be hard going with a DA... BMW usually have really hard paint, it can be done, and they are better than hadn, but will still take time.

Once finished with the polish stage, get some panel wipe or diluted IPA solution to wipe off polish oils to ensure you can see the real correction levels.

Once happy, apply wax of choice, either by hand, pad or machine... it's up to you really.

Is that all you "need" to de swirl your paint.... hmmmmm... not by a long way IMO, but then I'm very OCD about the whole thing.

At the very least, I would never think about polishing a car without a paint gauge. :wink:

:thumbsup:
 
Hmm iv risked without a paint depth gauge but I do not go for 100% correction. But I think I want to get a PDG for my birthday so I can go the whole way.
I personally would polish then glaze then wax was as I do at the moment, gives a good finish, with slightly less risk as you do not need to take off as much top coat.
Don't forget the prep stage, decontamination, clay then have some fun with the DA.



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