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Hi all,
I got my G100 yesterday, all the way from the US of A, and I'm using a big stepdown transformer to run it from the 240V supply we have here in Australia.
My car, a 1992 BMW E34 M5, is in OK condition, and always looks good after a good clean and wax, but it also has a fair amount of cobwebbing that I was keen to fix.
Unfortunately, I wasn;t able to get any #83 and #80 locally, I will have to order some from the US again, so I thought I would have a go at removing the cobwebbing with some #9 Swirl Remover 2.0. I taped off a small area of my bonnet (hood), and set to work with an 8006 pad and the G100 set at 5. I tried it a few times, trying Mikes well documented guides, but I was having very little effect. I guess that means that the clear coat on my car is very hard then, right?
Then I tried some #1 medium cut cleaner that I had here, also with the 8006 and G100 at speed 5. Big mistake!
It left heaps of fine scratches all over the small area that I was working. I went back over it a few more times with #9 again, and got most, but not all, of the scratches out.
I was feeling pretty down after this, so I reapplyed some DC#2 polish to the bonnet (hood) using a hand applicator and wiped it of using an MF wipe.
Today I also bought some NXT Tech Wax, and so I was keen to try that too. I've always just used DC#3 Carnauba Wax, and been happy with the results, but everyone here raves about the NXT so I thought I would give it a try.
I applyed it using an 8006 with the G100 on speed 2, very easy to spread evenly doing it this way. Then, I used an MF bonnet that I had just bought over a clean 8006 pad, and removed the wax. These MF bonnets are fantastic. Whenever I use a terry cloth to remove wax, I find they are forever gumming up, and I end up using 3 or 4 towels to remove the wax from the car. With the MF bonnet, I did half of the car, turned the bonnet inside out, and the did the other half of the car.
And the end result is fantastic. I will use NXT and the 8006/MF Bonnet combo from now on, very easy to use, and the results are great.
So, all I have to do now is order some #83 and #80, and have another go at removing the cobwebs.
Regards
John
I got my G100 yesterday, all the way from the US of A, and I'm using a big stepdown transformer to run it from the 240V supply we have here in Australia.
My car, a 1992 BMW E34 M5, is in OK condition, and always looks good after a good clean and wax, but it also has a fair amount of cobwebbing that I was keen to fix.
Unfortunately, I wasn;t able to get any #83 and #80 locally, I will have to order some from the US again, so I thought I would have a go at removing the cobwebbing with some #9 Swirl Remover 2.0. I taped off a small area of my bonnet (hood), and set to work with an 8006 pad and the G100 set at 5. I tried it a few times, trying Mikes well documented guides, but I was having very little effect. I guess that means that the clear coat on my car is very hard then, right?
Then I tried some #1 medium cut cleaner that I had here, also with the 8006 and G100 at speed 5. Big mistake!
It left heaps of fine scratches all over the small area that I was working. I went back over it a few more times with #9 again, and got most, but not all, of the scratches out. I was feeling pretty down after this, so I reapplyed some DC#2 polish to the bonnet (hood) using a hand applicator and wiped it of using an MF wipe.
Today I also bought some NXT Tech Wax, and so I was keen to try that too. I've always just used DC#3 Carnauba Wax, and been happy with the results, but everyone here raves about the NXT so I thought I would give it a try.
I applyed it using an 8006 with the G100 on speed 2, very easy to spread evenly doing it this way. Then, I used an MF bonnet that I had just bought over a clean 8006 pad, and removed the wax. These MF bonnets are fantastic. Whenever I use a terry cloth to remove wax, I find they are forever gumming up, and I end up using 3 or 4 towels to remove the wax from the car. With the MF bonnet, I did half of the car, turned the bonnet inside out, and the did the other half of the car.
And the end result is fantastic. I will use NXT and the 8006/MF Bonnet combo from now on, very easy to use, and the results are great.
So, all I have to do now is order some #83 and #80, and have another go at removing the cobwebs.
Regards
John
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