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abhardwaj1990 said:
Cheers man. Been looking at your thread for tips during the polishing!

Yeah I will be, going to be stripping the car first so I can make sure every little bit is done. Was thinking of wet sanding some areas then hitting it with the polisher to get all the marks out. But don't want to jump into doing that just yet!
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Your welcome.

Dont jump into it yet as you will find the more you polish the more you learn. Some detailers who been doing it for 10 years still learning different technique and products to use in different situations.

Also dont just stick to one pad brand as such. Get two or three different brands and see what works best. You will find some pads work better on different paint types.
 
chris285 said:
i just used my classic meguiars polish with my dads cheap machine polisher but gave some good results and found it easy to use, think i may invest in one before the summer starts proper as its more how easy it makes polishing even when its not the best and gives good results(i think so anyway compared to by hand that is)

then may look at a kit similar to the DAS-6 later in the year or over the winter for next
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I got one of those RAC polishers that Argos have for my christmas a few years ago and have used it a few times, 1st time was with SRP and 2nd time was with some Poorboys Swirl Remover and I have to say the times Ive used it I have got some good results with it and was very easy to use, good for if you are new to using them.

Also there isnt a risk of damaging the paint as it does what someone said earlier in the thread, if you press to hard it just stops.

Im looking at getting one of the Dodo Juice DA polishers at some point this year I think. Hopefully before the summer but I have a holiday etc to pay for/go on first.
 
Best advice is to start with the lest aggressive cut polish and the softest pad, if this doesnt produce the results you want move up a level. I find that a soft pad then varying the level of polish cut helps.

I use low speed to spread the polish over the panel then a higher speed to work it and cut the paint.
 
jonjay said:
Your welcome.

Dont jump into it yet as you will find the more you polish the more you learn. Some detailers who been doing it for 10 years still learning different technique and products to use in different situations.

Also dont just stick to one pad brand as such. Get two or three different brands and see what works best. You will find some pads work better on different paint types.
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Yeah I'll be taking my time trying to get my technique right. I got them spot pads and found that I was most comfortable using them, even on large panels. Didn't really think much of the meguiars cutting pad.

As TubbyTwo said, I've found the best way so far is to set it too the lowest speed, spread the polish over a small area, then up the speed working it slowly. Leave the polish to dry and buff away.
 
I've been practising the wet sanding technique on my wheels, it works a treat!

Before:
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After wet sand:
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After:
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Need to start practising on larger surface areas now, and harder paints!
 
CraigW said:
I got one of those RAC polishers that Argos have for my christmas a few years ago and have used it a few times, 1st time was with SRP and 2nd time was with some Poorboys Swirl Remover and I have to say the times Ive used it I have got some good results with it and was very easy to use, good for if you are new to using them.

Also there isnt a risk of damaging the paint as it does what someone said earlier in the thread, if you press to hard it just stops.

Im looking at getting one of the Dodo Juice DA polishers at some point this year I think. Hopefully before the summer but I have a holiday etc to pay for/go on first.
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Seeing as this is all new to me, I'll go the same route to start with. Do you use the synthetic or cotton pads to spread the polish? Can you buy replacement pads easily?
 
Firstly made sure that the wheel was clean, and dust free. Then soaked 1200 or 1500 in warm soapy water (don't remember which lol). Sanded down lightly to get rid of imperfections.
Then used the meguiars polishing pad with meguiars cutting compound (83). Went over twice for each wheel to make sure I got most of the wheel without imperfections.
And ive just coated in 3 coats of poor boys wheel sealant for extra shine and protection :)

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abhardwaj1990 said:
Firstly made sure that the wheel was clean, and dust free. Then soaked 1200 or 1500 in warm soapy water (don't remember which lol). Sanded down lightly to get rid of imperfections.
Then used the meguiars polishing pad with meguiars cutting compound (83). Went over twice for each wheel to make sure I got most of the wheel without imperfections.
And ive just coated in 3 coats of poor boys wheel sealant for extra shine and protection :)

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After the 1200 or 1500 grit you should go to a higher grit grade paper to refine it further.

For example,

1500
2000
3000

Then machine polish, you will achieve better results this way.
 
jonjay said:
After the 1200 or 1500 grit you should go to a higher grit grade paper to refine it further.

For example,

1500
2000
3000

Then machine polish, you will achieve better results this way.
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Awesome, thanks for the tip, will give it a go on the last wheel when its painted :)

Btw, any recommendations of decent spot pads? The set I bought are rubbish, they fell to pieces after using twice!

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so what pad would you use to just apply polish? (dodo juice lime prime)
can you use a pad to remove it too?
also can you use a pad for the wax if so which one? (i have purple haze dodo juice)
and can you remove the wax or buff off the wax with a pad?
thanks alex.
 
I apply wax by hand :)

As for pads, it depends on how hard the paint is, you can get harder cutting pads for harder paint that need more correction or just polishing pads.

I use the same pad, apply at a low speed, then put the speed up, go over the area until the the compound starts drying and flaking away. Then buff away with a microfibre cloth. Not sure if thats how everyone else does it but it seems to work lol!
 
cheers abhardwaj.
its a soft paint i believe being a seat.
the waxs and polishs im useing were suggested to me early last year by jonjay and give excellent results but i want to make it look even better this year and hopefully easyier with a da polisher
i just wouldnt know where to start with pads i just know 3m pads are the good ones from what ive read.
 
cupra.al said:
cheers abhardwaj.
its a soft paint i believe being a seat.
the waxs and polishs im useing were suggested to me early last year by jonjay and give excellent results but i want to make it look even better this year and hopefully easyier with a da polisher
i just wouldnt know where to start with pads i just know 3m pads are the good ones from what ive read.
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Seats have hard paint generally. However I have found Seats non metalic black to be softer out of the rest.
 
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