pc question

[Matt_S]

After looking at all the imaculate cars on here I have invested in a pc (plus i got fed up polishing n waxing by hand) why did a choose black gold hey
anyway was just wondering how do you know for def that the polish is broken down n is ready to be wiped off?

 

[Rich]

What polish are you using?

Some go clear and translutent.

Others start do dust.

 

[Matt_S]

well that is another thing at the mo i'm using meg 3 step,would that be ok until it's used up or would you put it on the self n get some other

 

[Rich]

Megs 3 step 1 and 2 wont do much for any swirls. You will need a decent poilsh to do any paint correction.

 

[Matt_S]

cheers, if i can get my car to look half as good as yours i'll be well chuffed

 

[shooter]

I have to slightly disagree with you Rich, I've used Megs 1/2/3 with the pc to give spot on results, in fact my old show n shine winning scooby was done with them. Though I will admit there are some far better products out there

 

[Rich]

Not doubting the results in Gloss and that they can be used by PC, but read what I said - remove swirls with Megs Step 1? Really?

 

[shooter]

Yep sorry but I have used step 1 to remove swirls, hard and slow work but yes it will work, and that was on resprayed 2k paint so harder than normal Subaru paint. But as I said there is better out there, but for an over the counter product only step 3 I think is a waste of space (no durability)

 

[Rich]

The Step 1 megs is more of a chemical cleaner than it is abrassive swirl remover, never removed anything other than very light marring with it here. Cleans paint up quite nicely in a Klasse AIO kind of way. There now discountinued Medallion Paint cleaner had the same kind of results as well, but did not touch the swirls.

In the Megs range #9, #82 and #80 by PC are the minimum of what has been required to impact on any real swirls and marring here.

 

[Matt_S]

may as well use the bottles up then coz theres not to much left.Been doing some reading about sealants is it best to apply 1 or 2 coats or can you get away with just a coat of wax? how about putting it on with the pc or would you just do it by hand?

 

[Rich]

For winter time protection a couple of coats of sealant with a coat of wax on top is ideal. If you just going for one coat of wax make sure you get something durable.

I tend to apply waxes and sealants by hand, as I find the pads absorb alot of product which just gets wasted when you wash them out. Both work well by machine though.