Ever since I started polishing (not too long ago) I've been having an issue with the speed of correction of heavy scratches/swirls. Just yesterday I was doing an '09 Cadillac CTS with really bad scratches on the hood, roof and trunk, probably from a very dirty tunnel car wash beating up the paint. To rid the hood of the scratches I needed around 6 passes of 105/wool @1600, if I were to use my foam cutting pad (3M white) I needed a fair bit of pressure which in my experience works fine but I've heard is a big no for the rotary.
That was just my experience with the CTS, but the problem is with all polishing jobs I do. I origionally started with 3M's pads and products since they are sold here locally, recently switched to 105/205 and it certainly made a difference.
Are pads an issue? How are 3M's pads in quality vs. Meg's? I've always assumed it was me and my technique, not the products, but I'm beginning to question that theory. I read on the forums a ton and try to learn all tricks, but I always have to use pressure on the foam pads to get any cut, and on my father's MB CLS500 it is insane how little the 105/cutting pad does to the paint. Is pressure w/rotary really that bad, I get very little heat and always follow the safest course, but it seems to be the only things that works for me.
That was just my experience with the CTS, but the problem is with all polishing jobs I do. I origionally started with 3M's pads and products since they are sold here locally, recently switched to 105/205 and it certainly made a difference.
Are pads an issue? How are 3M's pads in quality vs. Meg's? I've always assumed it was me and my technique, not the products, but I'm beginning to question that theory. I read on the forums a ton and try to learn all tricks, but I always have to use pressure on the foam pads to get any cut, and on my father's MB CLS500 it is insane how little the 105/cutting pad does to the paint. Is pressure w/rotary really that bad, I get very little heat and always follow the safest course, but it seems to be the only things that works for me.
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