Dual Action Polisher Safety

[OctaneGuy]

Glad to help!

Richard

Originally posted by Blr123
That's cool thanks Richard.

Bryan

[Tim Lingor]

Hey Bryan,

Just to chime in...

I like to use a cross hatch pattern when using the G100 (PC). By that I mean: Side to side and then front to back with even, over-lapping passes. This helps insure total, and even coverage!

Tim

[OctaneGuy]

Good point Tim. I guess as a matter of preference, stay within a pattern that ensures even coverage, but understand that whether you choose to go circular or not, won't have an impact on it's ability to buff out more or less scratches.

[Blr123]

Hi Tim,

Yeah I know exactly what you mean that's how I do it by hand so "no change" which is good, I just have to get a machine now

So no shirts or wax for me on my B/Day, which is next month eh :db

Are there any particular machines that you would recommend as a first time buy?

Bryan:

[TKDDAD]

Originally posted by Blr123
Hi Tim,

Yeah I know exactly what you mean that's how I do it by hand so "no change" which is good, I just have to get a machine now

So no shirts or wax for me on my B/Day, which is next month eh :db

Are there any particular machines that you would recommend as a first time buy?

Bryan:

Bryan, if you're asking about Dual Action machines, I bought the Meguiars G-100 about a month ago (was a 20th wedding anniversary present from my wife ! )....I have a Ebony Black 2005 Sonata that I was petrified to use a machine on since I'd allways used the "elbow grease" method of applying products...so needless to say, when I first put that machine on my new car and turned it on, my stomach leapt a little but very quickly I realized that I could have saved a lot of time in my life had I used a machine like this in the past....I cannot say enough about how great it works and what a difference it makes when detailing a car....HIGHLY recommend it .....and I've only used it TWICE !!!...I'll never apply products by hand again....ever.....

[Blr123]

Thanks for that TK,

Now I just have to track down a supplier in the UK as we use a dif voltage over here (240volts) and then just drop a few subtle hints.........as you do

Bryan

[Blr123]

Hello all,

I now understand that the G-100 is the same as a Porter Cable 7424 and niether are available in the UK

Bryan

[rusty bumper]

Originally posted by Blr123
Hello all,

I now understand that the G-100 is the same as a Porter Cable 7424 and niether are available in the UK

Bryan

Maybe you could have one shipped from the U.S.?

[Blr123]

Yeah that's a possibility Rusty, only problem might be customs.

Bryan

[Alias]

I have a couple of newbie questions and ask for your help. A tree branch fell on my car and left bunch of minor scratches on the hood and driver side of my car. I was able to remove one minor scratches (as a test) off my black Range Rover using ScratchX. The problem is I have quite a few of them and it took nine application and a good amount of time to remove one scratch that measures 4" long by hand. Can I use the DA G-100 with ScratchX to remove these minor scratches or is there a better product that is ideal to use with DA G-100 to remove scratches? My main goal is to cut time and to remove the scratches permanently. My other question is after I remove the scratches, should I polish and wax. If so, which meguiar polish and wax should I use? Last but not least what product should I use to remove paint and scratches off my bumper? Thanks for your help.
BTW, what kind of pads do I need to buy for the scratch removal part? My undersatnding is the W8006 and W9006 are only designed for polising and waxiing/finishing.

[Murr1525]

ScratchX is as abrasive as you can get by hand. With a PC, you could use ScratchX, though it is tricky. Would probably be better off with #83. I think that is about the strongest product for the PC.

You would want to use the 8006 pad. The 7006 is not usualy recomended for the PC, and is usualy only used under a bonnet for removing product.

After ScratchXing the trouble spots, it is best to use some paint cleaner on the whole car. DC#1 is a good mild cleaner for this. You certainly should polish and wax after using either cleaner. You could use DC#2 polish, or #7.

#83 and #80 are cleaner polishes, so they take care of both steps. You can go over the whole car with #83, or just the trouble spots with #83, and then all of it with #80.

After polishing, you can wax the whole car with a wax of your choice, perhaps Gold Class, or Nxt. #21 is great if applying by PC.

Use the 8006 pad for the #80/#83, and the 9006 pad for the wax.


As for your bumper, clay and scratchX should be best.

[Alias]

Murr1525, many thanks for the detailed reply. You saved me a lot of headache and time.

[Murr1525]

Sure, I hope it cleared things up enough.

Depending on how much you have detailed in the past, Using the Quick Clay before the paint cleaning steps will improve your overal lresults even more.

[Alias]

Murr1525, many thanks for the detailed reply. You saved me a lot of headache and time.

[Alias]

Sorry guys , I hit the refresh button and find myself reposting my post.