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Seen a couple of threads lately about recommendations on products and techniques from Meguiar's and how they differ from recommendations made by posters, pro detailers, other forums/websites, etc...
So to shed some light on how and why that is, I figured I would lend what knowledge I have and hopefully some other detailers and the Mike's can also add to the discussion.
Meguiar's has many "official recommendations" you have to understand are based on the fact we live in a litigious society. If a total rookie goes out and uses a cutting pad on speed 6 with M105 they can damage the surface of the paint and then turn around and say "Hey, Meguiar's said it was ok."
To avoid this, they make many types of recommendations...or "non" recommendations. No cutting pads with a polisher is to shield them from those inexperienced detailers who will use the combination and remove swirls but leave micromarring or other induced damage on the finish. Then they blame Meg's for making their paint worse.
Inexperience detailers always remind me of something my stepfather used to tell me when asked why he always drove a sports car or pickup with a big V8. I asked him why he never drove one of the little eco-imports a lot of other guy's on base drove. He said..."Son, those cars have just enough speed to get you into trouble and not enough to get you out."
Same is true of an inexperienced detailer. He has just enough knowledge and the tools to do damage to the car but not enough to repair or remedy that induced damage later on. As such...there is a "no cutting pad" recommendation.
Another common one is the speed setting recommendation. The G110 comes with a speed setting of 6 although Meguiar's official stance is that they do not recommend speed 6. This is because they have had some serious reported issues of pad damage on speed 6 with heavy pressure. So although the machine is capable of operating effectively on speed 6, they have not developed pads that will. That is why many people utilize Sonus, Lake Country, Flex, or other pad manufacturers for their pads on speed 6 without issue. This one is a safety issue and a good recommendation when using Meguiar's pads.
So although sometimes the forum advice can differ from official recommendations, do yourself the favor of utilizing the free search feature and read up on the topics you're interested in before flipping out...
So to shed some light on how and why that is, I figured I would lend what knowledge I have and hopefully some other detailers and the Mike's can also add to the discussion.
Meguiar's has many "official recommendations" you have to understand are based on the fact we live in a litigious society. If a total rookie goes out and uses a cutting pad on speed 6 with M105 they can damage the surface of the paint and then turn around and say "Hey, Meguiar's said it was ok."
To avoid this, they make many types of recommendations...or "non" recommendations. No cutting pads with a polisher is to shield them from those inexperienced detailers who will use the combination and remove swirls but leave micromarring or other induced damage on the finish. Then they blame Meg's for making their paint worse.
Inexperience detailers always remind me of something my stepfather used to tell me when asked why he always drove a sports car or pickup with a big V8. I asked him why he never drove one of the little eco-imports a lot of other guy's on base drove. He said..."Son, those cars have just enough speed to get you into trouble and not enough to get you out."
Same is true of an inexperienced detailer. He has just enough knowledge and the tools to do damage to the car but not enough to repair or remedy that induced damage later on. As such...there is a "no cutting pad" recommendation.
Another common one is the speed setting recommendation. The G110 comes with a speed setting of 6 although Meguiar's official stance is that they do not recommend speed 6. This is because they have had some serious reported issues of pad damage on speed 6 with heavy pressure. So although the machine is capable of operating effectively on speed 6, they have not developed pads that will. That is why many people utilize Sonus, Lake Country, Flex, or other pad manufacturers for their pads on speed 6 without issue. This one is a safety issue and a good recommendation when using Meguiar's pads.
So although sometimes the forum advice can differ from official recommendations, do yourself the favor of utilizing the free search feature and read up on the topics you're interested in before flipping out...
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