Help with G100

[BlackStang182]

Hello all!

I have been on your forum so many times... needless to say because of you guys I have gone out and bought about every meguiars product know to man kind. I have a question about my G100 though. I have a 2006 Black Mustang GT.. I've had it now for about 3-4 months.. and sadly I have swirl marks.. I do not have pictures of them because they are very small.. you can't catch them with a fingernail. My question for the g100 is I read that you should apply about 15 pounds of pressure... when I put the g100 on the scale it shot up to 15 pounds without me puting bearly any pressure at all.. is that ok? also.. more importantly I guess.. as I'm buffing should the pad be spinning? I think I am pressing down way too hard because the pad doesnt seem to be spinning.. just vibrating.. I drew two dots at the top of the backing plate to see if it was spinning while I was buffing but it looked like they were just shaking.. the only time it spun was when i basically placed it on the car.. if some one could help it would be wonderfull.. I will even place pics =) thanks so much!!

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Help with G100

Yes, it can be difficult to judge how much pressure you're putting down. Watch for how much the pad deforms under the pressure - it should compress about halfway. That is, with the machine off place the pad on a stiff panel (not the middle of a large hood) and press down very firmly and observe how the pads look when "fully" compressed. Now ease off the pressure until you reach that "halfway" point and note the appearance of the pad. Strive for this while polishing. The pad should be rotating while working the polish, though there are times when it appears not to. Vague as all this might sound, it does take a bit of experimention to get the proper technique down. I know that my first experience with the PC was a bit of a letdown, but then I had the chance to attend a Meguiar's Saturday clinic and Mike Phillips taught me proper pressure, machine speed, hand speed, etc. I now love the PC and can't imagine detailing without one.

Stick with it, try some different pressures and hand speeds (though machine speed should be at 5 for polishing) - you won't do any damage with the PC.