Hey everyone :waves
I finally made the leap from grasshopper [working by hand] to DA polisher newbie!
I bought the HF DA and now just have to decide on which pads/backing plate to buy for it. All signs point towards 5.5" with 5" pads so yea... I've heard a tidbit of talk saying LC cyan pads work well with M105 and LC Tangerine pads pair well with M205..[but I havent even looked at any pads yet, so not even close to a having any real ideas on which ones I might choose] All I know is they'll most likely be Foam pads.
Now I keep going back & forth between whether I should purchase M105/M205 or stick to the consumer UC/UP combo. The swirls [especially on my hood where they seem deeper] are something I can't let slide and I'd like to correct them, along with the rest of the swirls & minor defects on my car once, with one product removing the majority of them and move onto polishing. [I'm hoping things turn out that way]
So I heard some dude mention destination "shineville" and how it doesn't really matter how you get there as long as you make it safely home, everyone will pretty much end up in the same place of "shineville"
Is that basicly true? If so, is the main difference between using M105 & UC the speed/time it takes an experienced person to achive optimum results [less passes etc] ...Or is there a Very noticable difference in depth & shine between using M105 compared to UC? And same question comparing M205 to UP. I appologize if that's a loaded question, but small tidbits of info would help me get a better idea on how to make the ideal choice/purchase.[I'm completely out of product so I'll be buying new bottles of what I need very soon]
[I'm not looking into the Microfiber Power pack at this time because a couple of panels on my car don't have the original paint, and I don't want another thing to have to figure out:p]
Please bare with me as I'm new to this part of the game. But if you guys could throw in a tip or two that might help a newb along I sure would appreciate it. Especially coming from the friendly and experienced people here. MOL has tons of great info thanks to the combination of friendly people who've posted for the past 10 yrs.
to you!
I'll continue to read and sift through posts in the archives.. But if you guys feel like schooling a newb, I'm all ears I'd like to hear your current thoughts and suggestions. Thanks in advance:]
I finally made the leap from grasshopper [working by hand] to DA polisher newbie!
I bought the HF DA and now just have to decide on which pads/backing plate to buy for it. All signs point towards 5.5" with 5" pads so yea... I've heard a tidbit of talk saying LC cyan pads work well with M105 and LC Tangerine pads pair well with M205..[but I havent even looked at any pads yet, so not even close to a having any real ideas on which ones I might choose] All I know is they'll most likely be Foam pads.
Now I keep going back & forth between whether I should purchase M105/M205 or stick to the consumer UC/UP combo. The swirls [especially on my hood where they seem deeper] are something I can't let slide and I'd like to correct them, along with the rest of the swirls & minor defects on my car once, with one product removing the majority of them and move onto polishing. [I'm hoping things turn out that way]
So I heard some dude mention destination "shineville" and how it doesn't really matter how you get there as long as you make it safely home, everyone will pretty much end up in the same place of "shineville"
Is that basicly true? If so, is the main difference between using M105 & UC the speed/time it takes an experienced person to achive optimum results [less passes etc] ...Or is there a Very noticable difference in depth & shine between using M105 compared to UC? And same question comparing M205 to UP. I appologize if that's a loaded question, but small tidbits of info would help me get a better idea on how to make the ideal choice/purchase.[I'm completely out of product so I'll be buying new bottles of what I need very soon]
[I'm not looking into the Microfiber Power pack at this time because a couple of panels on my car don't have the original paint, and I don't want another thing to have to figure out:p]
Please bare with me as I'm new to this part of the game. But if you guys could throw in a tip or two that might help a newb along I sure would appreciate it. Especially coming from the friendly and experienced people here. MOL has tons of great info thanks to the combination of friendly people who've posted for the past 10 yrs.

I'll continue to read and sift through posts in the archives.. But if you guys feel like schooling a newb, I'm all ears I'd like to hear your current thoughts and suggestions. Thanks in advance:]
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