Cheers for all the comments.
The engine bay was wiped down with VP citrus degreaser, all metal sections finished with Meguiars Last Touch, plastics finished with Aerospace 303 and rubbers with Gummi Pflege.
srhutch said:
n1nja-frog said:
Cheers for all the feedback - really appreciate it
srhutch said:
Did the rear end of mine today with the Meguiars MF kit. At first I didn't think it had done much, but after washing the rest of the car I can see it has improved it to about the same level as you report 60-70%. I will give finish off the rest of the car when I have time and then have another go later on, but it is much improved now.
Glad you saw a similar improvement - definitely lessens the orange peel to an extent and thus increases the crispness of the finish.
I think the only way to improve the finish more than say that 70% will be with a rotary / flex DA -I don't think even slow passes with a DA will help.
How have you found the marring left behind? I found the MF compounding pads left quite a few defects of their own that had to be removed.
And remember - photos
I will try and get some photos up that show before and after. There are plenty of mine on here that look great from a distance.
I could really do with some basic tuition just to check I'm doing it right.
Didn't have any marring, well not that I noticed.
Some great correction there - even better than mine! A lot more depth to the paintwork.
Regarding technique here's Meguairs video demonstrating technique - really useful :
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhJYFLgIjhE[/youtube]
The basics for the MF are slightly different to standard foam pads but :
- Ensure paint is thoroughly cleaned and decontaminated
- Ensure the pad is fully primed (so completely pink from the polish)
- 3 to 4 dots after this for each pass should be enough (may need repriming on occasion so keep an eye out for white spots appearing on pad)
- Always ensure the pad's spurred regularly - I did this after every pass. Don't buy an expensive spurring brush, a cheap toothbrush is fine. Set the DA at speed one with the brush in contact with the pad - this will fluff up all the fibres.
- After you've quickly spread the polish at speed 1, ramp straight up to speed 4 / 5 - slow passes, first up and down then side to side - I did it 4 times in total.
- Maintain a slow pace, don't be tempted to rush, and maintain a nice even pressure, don't apply too much but also don't just leave the weight of the machine doing the work.
- Keep the work area small - says 18*18" but I managed a 24*24" working area without too much bother.
- Turn the machine off with it still in contact with the paintwork
- Remember to use panel wipe / eraser / diluted IPA (50% water / 50% IPA)
*DIsclaimer - this is just my experience with it, and it worked - i'm not a pro detailer, just a mere hobbyist and so these are just very general / basic points*
