G110v2 with UC & W7207 pad, with W8207 and 105 or purchase MF DA system?

[1994Gen1L]

Not a noob to car cleaning or detailing. I had a small detail business in the 80's which I did quite well with after hours and on the weekends. I purchased a G110v2 in mid-year 2010 and removed some 5 yr old hard water spots that my wife accumulated on our (her) DD Mineral Gray Mustang GT. The DA and UC, Swirl X and NXT 2.0 took care of the mess the so-called detailer made for us. The only residual damage was fine CC etching from the rain/water spot's.

Flash forward to Feb. 2012 and I am slowly getting my 1994 Oxford White Lightning cleaned up after months of brake work and so forth. The first detail of the year and I decide to tackle some of the pre-2009 water spots and scratches that I was unable to remove when I bought the truck in May 2009. Back in May 2009, I went through 2 new clay bars on the initial detail. The truck was white but the surface was very rough to the touch. I would say it was a 10' paint job then and a 4' paint job today. It does bring lots of looks from passer's by. The cab, top of cab, fenders, doors, hood and left bed side have been repainted BC/CC at some point.

Oh, I am the 5th owner.

I have tried my DA on speed 5 with UC/Scratch X and W8207 Polishing pad which took out the swirls on the truck. I am unable to remove some of the scratchs on the side of the cab, doors, bed and top of cab. It looks as if someone used the Lightning as a 4X4 and took it down a narrow trail as well as set a tool box on top of the cab. I am referring to the type and amount of scratches. The paint has a highgloss to it and I have clayed the truck 3 times in about 12,000 miles/3 years. I have taken pic's under the lights in the garage. Although, the scratches are very hard to point out in the digital pic's.

I am wondering if I should try the DA/UC/W7207 (I have one new pad) combo, the DA/W8207/105 combo or should I purchase the MF DA system? I know that 4800 RPM (4) on the Meg's DA is what is recommended. Other than the MF system, what combo speeds do you recommend? Or, should I just drop the money on the MF DA system and be done with it?

Thank you, James

[Murr1525]

Re: G110v2 with UC & W7207 pad, with W8207 and 105 or purchase MF DA system?

Trying a speed, or half speed higher on a test spot wouldnt hurt... And if you already have a cutting pad you arent using, you could try it. May as well try what you have on a test spot.

Just remember the Cutting Pad may leave some marring that you would need the polishing pad to clean up.

[1994Gen1L]

Re: G110v2 with UC & W7207 pad, with W8207 and 105 or purchase MF DA system?

I will try it out. Thanks for the reply.

[ethereal45]

Re: G110v2 with UC & W7207 pad, with W8207 and 105 or purchase MF DA system?

The DA on speed 5 or 6 with ultimate compound and the w8207 pad should have plenty of power to remove just about any defect. You wouldn't necessarily need to step it up to 105 unless you had defects that just refused to come out with that combo. I'd start there honestly, better to be less agressive then step it up than overly aggressive in your first step.

[1994Gen1L]

Re: G110v2 with UC & W7207 pad, with W8207 and 105 or purchase MF DA system?

The DA on speed 5 or 6 with ultimate compound and the w8207 pad should have plenty of power to remove just about any defect. You wouldn't necessarily need to step it up to 105 unless you had defects that just refused to come out with that combo. I'd start there honestly, better to be less agressive then step it up than overly aggressive in your first step.

Speed 6 with W8207 and UC won't tackle the scratches. I've gone through two W8207 pads in the past few weeks on speed 6 and speed 5 with medium to strong pressure.

So, you are saying I should try M105 and a W8207 pad before I step up to a W7207 and UC?

James