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Hello folks!
I just got my G100 / PC and begun to do some tests on my car.My car was swirl city after an improper QD'ing after driving on a VERY dusty road.
First of all now I understand why is it so hard to explain over a keyboard just how much pressure to use. Basically is a matter of judgement and common sense. Once you start working with it, you can get a feel for how much is really needed.
The first thing I did was to mask out a portion on the trunk lid, then I primed my brand new polishing pad with an "X" of M80 Speed Glaze, then put the PC cord over my shoulder and set the pad flat on the lid, turned it on at a slow speed, and gradually increased the speed up tp 5 OPM's. Then I worked the product in overlapping sweeps, left to right, up pand down making sure to move the PC slowly. Stopped when the M80 was almost invisible, but not dry. Wiped with a Supreme Shine microfiber. I repeated this 3 times. And got this.
Felt pretty good about myself, being my first time with aPC and all.
Then I decided to move over to different areas of the car, and do some more tests.
So I moved to the front fender. I used the same procedure.
Look:
I didn't tape this one, but as you can see, it looks pretty good.
But after looking at the fender from different angles I found this:
If you look at the fender at a certain angle, you can see some swirling or micromarring.
I'm pretty sure that the MF was clean when I removed the remaining product. Also I used another MF to clean off the excess buildup in the polishing pad.
But upon closer examination I found this on my pad (look at the edges)
I'm pretty sure this is what caused the marring. Like I said I cleaned the excess on the pads every 2-3 applications. I think I'm not over saturating the pad, as there was no product transfer onto the velcro side.
Should I clean the pad with a toothbrush every 2-3 applications?
Well folks, that's about it. Sorry for the long post. Any tips or comments are welcomed.
Alex
I just got my G100 / PC and begun to do some tests on my car.My car was swirl city after an improper QD'ing after driving on a VERY dusty road.
First of all now I understand why is it so hard to explain over a keyboard just how much pressure to use. Basically is a matter of judgement and common sense. Once you start working with it, you can get a feel for how much is really needed.
The first thing I did was to mask out a portion on the trunk lid, then I primed my brand new polishing pad with an "X" of M80 Speed Glaze, then put the PC cord over my shoulder and set the pad flat on the lid, turned it on at a slow speed, and gradually increased the speed up tp 5 OPM's. Then I worked the product in overlapping sweeps, left to right, up pand down making sure to move the PC slowly. Stopped when the M80 was almost invisible, but not dry. Wiped with a Supreme Shine microfiber. I repeated this 3 times. And got this.
Felt pretty good about myself, being my first time with aPC and all.
Then I decided to move over to different areas of the car, and do some more tests.
So I moved to the front fender. I used the same procedure.
Look:
I didn't tape this one, but as you can see, it looks pretty good.
But after looking at the fender from different angles I found this:
If you look at the fender at a certain angle, you can see some swirling or micromarring.
I'm pretty sure that the MF was clean when I removed the remaining product. Also I used another MF to clean off the excess buildup in the polishing pad.
But upon closer examination I found this on my pad (look at the edges)
I'm pretty sure this is what caused the marring. Like I said I cleaned the excess on the pads every 2-3 applications. I think I'm not over saturating the pad, as there was no product transfer onto the velcro side.
Should I clean the pad with a toothbrush every 2-3 applications?
Well folks, that's about it. Sorry for the long post. Any tips or comments are welcomed.
Alex
when i first started to use the g100, i put too much product on the pad thus saturating it, and causing it not to have any cutting power. now i use a mf towel/terry towel and press into the pad to soak up any product if i notice there is too much on it in between every few applications if necessary...
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