Best Pad and polish combo for a Racing Blue 182?

[Cliotoby]

My origional bet (having done a pearl black dynamique 3 times and a Cup) was a 3M waffle and Power finish, as this took care of the clios ive done in the past.

Ive lent my G220 out to someone, using the same pad and combo isnt touching it, and using some unknown make of Orange compunding pad and M105 doesnt either.

All ive got left to try is a 3M compunding pad (Green).

I COULD go to my gf's and get the rotary along with some more aggressive compounds like UPOL333 and i also have a purple kompressor pad, which is a seriously abrasive pad but im not really all for using a rotary on someone elses car when ive only done a BMW and a 1960's Volvo with it so far, AND he wants to do this himself and i know how dangerous the rotary is.


Any ideas, DW thinks that Flat RS paint is hard too and have been using 3M FC+.

 

[Gally]

A green 3m one with 3m polish (colour coded) should most definitely correct the paint.

Maybe your technique?

G220 is qalways going to struggle compared with a rotary tho.

 

[Ali]

Polishin a RB is about the most unrewarding task in known existance.

I wouldn't go anywhere near U-POL, we use(d) it in the garage it's like Sand!

 

[Gally]

Farecla G3 compund is very gritty! But will cut very well.

It's terrible stuff to work with, goes dry and it's so messy tho.

 

[Ali]

Farecla G3 compund is very gritty! But will cut very well.

It's terrible stuff to work with, goes dry and it's so messy tho.

Aye, G3 splatter is crazy, you need to keep it wet and the pad moving 1500rpm Min!!! And it goes everwhere!!! No thanks!

 

[Gally]

You have to wash the car 3 times after using that stuff!

Every nook and cranny!

 

[Cliotoby]

A green 3m one with 3m polish (colour coded) should most definitely correct the paint.

Maybe your technique?

G220 is qalways going to struggle compared with a rotary tho.

Just been over, used M105 with green 3M pad, and made a bit of difference, he wasnt working it long enough thats all. The paintwork is a mess though.

Polishin a RB is about the most unrewarding task in known existance.

I wouldn't go anywhere near U-POL, we use(d) it in the garage it's like Sand!

Farecla G3 compund is very gritty! But will cut very well.

It's terrible stuff to work with, goes dry and it's so messy tho.

You have to wash the car 3 times after using that stuff!

Every nook and cranny!

Knows it, used 333 before and its like mayonase with building sand lol.

Dont want to touch the rotary really, i dont trust renault paintwork.

 

[medici999]

Even the rotary with a compound polish done 3 times in the same area didnt touch alot of the scratches!

Big wool compound pad needed me thinks along with some wet and dry sanding!

Thanks for helping though mike.

 

[medici999]

Would people agree that a proper wool pad will be needed on top of using a proper cutting compound on a rotary if i have used cutting on rotary with a polishing type pad?

Thanks

 

[Tigger]

Polished mine a few months ago with the rotary, 3M pads and polish (Fast Cut and Ultrafina)

Polished this week with the good old Porter Cable on some Lake Country & DAS pads with Menzerna Power Gloss and Final Finish.

I think I prefer the latter of the 2, maybe because I'm used to the PC on my old dci :S

 

[medici999]

Im going to use compound on wool pad i think, srp as a filler, then like a sealant and glasur on top

 

[Gally]

You need to use a real polish on a wool pad not SRP.

 

[medici999]

I will be doing pal, but then i want to use srp as a filler also.

 

[medici999]

Would this pad be the next step up..the Gloss it 145mm Fast Cut pad on a rotary with a compound polish?

 

[Gally]

You wopn't need a filler if you're polishing tho. :S

 

[Ali]

If you need to use a wool pad, your car must be in a BAD way! You'll need a pad scraper/brush if you use a wool pad, clogging is mega!

Bare in mind you can up the pad compound as much as you want within inflicting damage, it's the polish that is the dangerous part!!

Too gritty and you'll end up with micromaring...

 

[medici999]

Thanks, well i got no micromarring before, was using a orange cutting pad and megs ultra cut compound.

Will the pad above be a little bit more abrasive?

If not ill have to wet and dry alot of it

 

[Gally]

I feel like doing it for you!

 

[medici999]

And why is that?

 

[The Boosh!]

Polishin a RB is about the most unrewarding task in known existance.

I wouldn't go anywhere near U-POL, we use(d) it in the garage it's like Sand!

Amen. Mine looked no different from when I just gave it a wash. Granted the paint work was swirl free but still doesn't make a massive difference:

 

[medici999]

boosh you show off!
car looks mint!
what products do you find best on the rb?

 

[The Boosh!]

Personally I don't see the point in "what products best for this application" they all do the same fricking thing.

My fave combo is menzerna polishes applied on lakecounty css pads via rotory. I just adjust the agression of the combo accordingly given the reputation of the manufacturers maint/a bit of common sense.

Search my username in the detailing section for a full write up on the above detail if you're after more information.

 

[medici999]

luke, had a look but cant find it.
i was using an orange cutting pad, not sure of the brand.

What cutting pad do you use, like the most abrasive one you like using?

 

[The Boosh!]

You can't just give a generic response. Each combo is suited to a particular car's paintwork. Your paintwork might be absolutely fucked, in which case you would take a different approach, and vice versa.

As a general rule you start as weak as you can (finishing pad with a finishing polish), see if that makes a difference, then step it up a bit (polishing/cutting pad with a finishing polish) and work your way up the scale based on the results.

The overall aim of detailing is to remove as little microns as possible, hence why following the above helps achieve this.

Racing blue is a hard colour to describe polishing. It's extremely easy to f**k up by inducing holograms (not letting the polish break down properly), buffer trails etc.

It wouldn't be a colour i'd pick to do the first time, but at the end of the day its just the same as any other colour.

 

[medici999]

So what cutting pad is a good choice for a rotary?
Wont use the wool ones as i dont have a paint gauge.
Thanks