Polishing oils in M205?

[RLIRL]

Re: Polishing oils in M205?

When applying 205 and ScratchX, is the proper technique to lay your fingers flat across the pad and apply pressure? I used my fingertips and I am wondering if that applied too much force for the product, and caused it to work in more

[john m.]

Re: Polishing oils in M205?

You want to work it in more towards the palm of your hand. Using your finger tips causes un even pressure and will then correct unevenly. So you will want to be sure to apply constant pressure across the pad.

[Murr1525]

Re: Polishing oils in M205?

Yeah, aim closer to below your knuckles/palm.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Polishing oils in M205?

What is the best method of applying M205 by hand? I did notice some light hazing scratches in the areas I worked. I used a clean foam applicator pad and did one light mist of water on the pad to prime it, and used a tiny drop of product.

When applying 205 and ScratchX, is the proper technique to lay your fingers flat across the pad and apply pressure? I used my fingertips and I am wondering if that applied too much force for the product, and caused it to work in more

Using as small an amount of product as you describe and using your fingertips too much is going to lead to some issues, especially if you have really delicate paint. Fingertips create pressure points and using just a tiny drop of product provides no lubrication to buffer the abrasives and, well, just doesn't give you any real product to do the job. You definitely want more product and to apply pressure to the pad further down your fingers - basically everything Matt (Murr1525) described

But even then, if you've got really delicate paint you may need to rethink some things. If you've got a D/A, stick with it even when doing spot correction. Read through this article on dealing with delicate paint and see if it fits with what you're seeing.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Polishing oils in M205?

Actually here it is on the regular Meguairs website in the car care section. NXT is listed as a pure wax along with #26 and deep crystal wax, Gold class etal listed in a separate category as a polish/wax.....

http://www.meguiars.com/faq/index.cf...ection=_53#_53

You know, that info probably dates back to the original NXT Tech Wax (notice it is not describing it as NXT Generation Tech Wax 2.0) and it probably just hasn't been updated. The bottle image is of 2.0 but that's more a call-out to a specific image location issue and not an updating of technical info. Our apologies for that.