Buffing with polish

[jrisebo]

I am going to use the 205 polish with a random orbit buffer. What pad do you recommend for the polish?

[Murr1525]

Re: Buffing with polish

A polishing pad. It would be the Yellow Polishing pad if using Meguiars.

[jrisebo]

Re: Buffing with polish

A polishing pad. It would be the Yellow Polishing pad if using Meguiars.

Thanks, so what are the finishing pads used for? They seem to be a tan color

[Murr1525]

Re: Buffing with polish

I think some have been tan, some have been black.

Usually for waxing, although if he car is in real good shape, can be used for polishing also, or for a pure polish at times.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Buffing with polish

The pad you select depends on what you're trying to accomplish and how the paint responds. M205 is a finishing polish with a non diminishing abrasive. Since it's a finishing polish it doesn't offer a lot of cutting ability so if your goal is the removal of major swirls it may let you down, even with a polishing pad. If your paint is pretty soft, on the other hand, M205 may do a great job of light swirl removal with a polishing pad. Generally speaking, a finishing polish is used following a compounding step with the goal being increased gloss and clarity, and perhaps even the removal of a light compounding haze. In those situations it's very common to use a finishing pad with M205. As you can see, the short answer to this question (and so many other questions regarding paint correction) is "it depends".

What kind of car are you working on, what's the condition of the paint, and what are your goals?

[jrisebo]

Re: Buffing with polish

The pad you select depends on what you're trying to accomplish and how the paint responds. M205 is a finishing polish with a non diminishing abrasive. Since it's a finishing polish it doesn't offer a lot of cutting ability so if your goal is the removal of major swirls it may let you down, even with a polishing pad. If your paint is pretty soft, on the other hand, M205 may do a great job of light swirl removal with a polishing pad. Generally speaking, a finishing polish is used following a compounding step with the goal being increased gloss and clarity, and perhaps even the removal of a light compounding haze. In those situations it's very common to use a finishing pad with M205. As you can see, the short answer to this question (and so many other questions regarding paint correction) is "it depends".

What kind of car are you working on, what's the condition of the paint, and what are your goals?

Its a 2007 silverado, with i would say minor swirls. I wanted to practice using a random orbit buffer/polisher on this and see what removes swirls the best. What would be the next more aggressive polish from the 205?

[Murr1525]

Re: Buffing with polish

Generally you would look at Ult. Compound.