New car, swirled..what did I do?

[jeffs42885]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

just out of curiousity, what is the product number of the meguiars cutting pad you reccomend using? I just emailed autogeek and hopefully they can cancel my order.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

just out of curiousity, what is the product number of the meguiars cutting pad you reccomend using? I just emailed autogeek and hopefully they can cancel my order.

We basically offer the following 3 pads in our Soft Buff 2.0 line:

• W7207 Cutting Pad - not recommended for use with the D/A
• W8207 Polishing Pad - recommended for use with paint cleaners for the purpose of defect removal; SwirlX, Ultimate Compound, M80, M83, M105, etc
• W9207 Finishing Pad - recommended for application of pure polishes, waxes, sealants; M07, Deep Crystal Polish, NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0, M26, M21, Gold Class, etc

[jeffs42885]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

I just ordered the orange pad. I am going to take some pics and show you guys exactly what I am working with when I get home.

[in n out guy]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

Michael Stoops knows his stuff!

[jeffs42885]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

I ordered the orange pad, and the polishing pad. Here's my plan.

Wash
Clay (Mothers clay, Megs QD
Orange Pad + UC
Jewel Polishing pad + NXT

I plan on doing this on my 98 grand prix. It's a daytona pace car, it's a really nice shade of blue and is swirled, just looks like it hasn't been taken care of.

I did a spot on the hood tonight, I did the "Spot test" and i was impressed, all I did was clay with swirl-x and nxt, all by hand..and the results were good. The PC would DEFINATELY have taken the swirls out...and from reading the reviews, it seems like the orange pad + UC is a great combo.

[Cosmin]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

i heard colgate toothpaste takes out swirlmarks add that to your palmolive collection.
there are so many treads and articles about "how to" get the car in showcar condition , and u came with palmolive? are u kidding me . have u heard about google, yahoo search browser ...

[jeffs42885]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

no need to be a smart mouth. I have read and heard that palmolive will remove all older waxes/polishes that I had on the car.

[TXShine]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

Easy guys.............

[Michael Stoops]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

Easy guys.............

Most definitely.


It is a common practice, though not one Meguiar's recommends, to use a dish washing detergent to remove any existing wax prior to doing a full detail. No need to jump on Jeff for choosing to go that route, and we certainly hope that discussions here and now.

[sontakke]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

We basically offer the following 3 pads in our Soft Buff 2.0 line:

• W7207 Cutting Pad - not recommended for use with the D/A
• W8207 Polishing Pad - recommended for use with paint cleaners for the purpose of defect removal; SwirlX, Ultimate Compound, M80, M83, M105, etc
• W9207 Finishing Pad - recommended for application of pure polishes, waxes, sealants; M07, Deep Crystal Polish, NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0, M26, M21, Gold Class, etc

Does W8207 fits on generic 7" backing plate or I need Meguiar's backing plate? The generic backing plate is not flexible, should I just throw it away? If I need to pick up new backing plate, I would like little smaller one provided the washable SoftBuff 2.0 pads come in smaller sizes.

Thanks,
- Vikas

[Michael Stoops]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

While our Soft Buff 2.0 pads will work on a "standard" D/A backing plate, they do benefit from using our W68DA plate. The W68DA drops right into the recess on the back of the pads making centering a snap, plus it has good flex on the perimeter giving you better control in tighter or uneven areas.

[sontakke]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

What is the external diameter of W68DA plate? Is it exactly 7" or less than that? Your description makes it sound like backing plate diameter is smaller than the pad diameter. A picture with exact dimension would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
- Vikas

[Michael Stoops]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

The W68DA backing plate and the W68 rotary backing plates have a 5.75" diameter and fit perfectly into the recess on the back of the Soft Buff 2.0 pads. The pads themselves are 7" in diameter.

[sontakke]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

So if I understood correctly, the SoftBuff 2.0 pads will NOT fit on generic 7" backing plate. The backing plate will not be able to get in to the recessed area of the pad. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[jeffs42885]

Re: New car, swirled..what did I do?

I decided to try this process on my 98 GTP that is in need of some TLC.

1) Washed with Palmolive twice
2) Dried with absorber
3) Clayed with Mothers clay (All I had) and meguiars qd

Heres what it looked like when I was done.



The paint is rediculously smooth. I didnt get a chance to see what condition its in now since I clayed/got all the old wax off.

Todays steps.

1) tape off all cracks/wheel wells, etc
2) UC on Orange LC Pad
3) M7 on Black LC Pad
4) NXT on Yellow Jewelers pad

I am EXTREMELY pumped about doing this, I am anticipating great results.