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I'm just getting into DA machine polishing and was all set to buy some Menzerna polishes, however reading about the new Meguar's range with the Super Micro Abrasive technology has really got my interested.
The paint I'm going to be polishing has very light swirling and apart from that it's in good condition; so have come to the conclusion that Swirl X (or possibly M205) would be the product/s I am thinking of going for.
From reading lots of information from various guides, forums and YouTube videos with regular polishes you'd have to work them in until the abrasive particles have broken down. However with these new Meguiar's polishes I understand that it's not nessassry to work them until they're broken down because the abrasives used are different.
Would I be right in thinking you would work Swirl X (or any of the other Super Micro Abrasive polishes) for a few minutes, wipe off and check to see if the swirls have been removed and that the polish would have the same cutting power right at the beginning of applying it as it would 1 or 2 minutes into polishing? What I'm trying to say is unlike with diminishing abrasives where the abrasive particles get smaller and smaller until they are so fine that they hardly abrade the paint (rather simply burnish it) the Super Micro Abrasives in the new polishes have a constant cut?
In theory then, if you were to work these new polishes for too long, would that then mean you could end up removing alot of paint?
The reason I ask is because with a typical Menzerna polish, you HAVE to keep working it otherwise you will end up with micro-marring. If someone was to work the new Meguiar's polishes for the same amount of time, there could be a danger they could end up removing far more paint than they were wanting and far more than would ever be nessassry to remove the defects from the paint.
Just one other question on technique and DA speeds. In another thread I read that Swirl X should be spread at low speed (as usual) then worked in at speed 5 then once worked in slow the machine down to speed 3 for the last few passes. If the abrasives in the new polishes don't change in size through the polishing duration, why would you decrease the machine speed for the last few passes? I understand why you'd do that with a diminishing abrasive style polish because you'd be working the fine polishing oils and tiny dimished abrasives over the surface to burnish the paint. But if the abrasives within the new Meguiar's range don't decrease in size, surely there's no need to decrease machine speed as decreasing speed wouldn't do anything apart from lessen the polishing cut.
Sorry for the long first post, I just want to get everything cleared up as best as possible so I know exactly how to approach these new polishes.
The paint I'm going to be polishing has very light swirling and apart from that it's in good condition; so have come to the conclusion that Swirl X (or possibly M205) would be the product/s I am thinking of going for.
From reading lots of information from various guides, forums and YouTube videos with regular polishes you'd have to work them in until the abrasive particles have broken down. However with these new Meguiar's polishes I understand that it's not nessassry to work them until they're broken down because the abrasives used are different.
Would I be right in thinking you would work Swirl X (or any of the other Super Micro Abrasive polishes) for a few minutes, wipe off and check to see if the swirls have been removed and that the polish would have the same cutting power right at the beginning of applying it as it would 1 or 2 minutes into polishing? What I'm trying to say is unlike with diminishing abrasives where the abrasive particles get smaller and smaller until they are so fine that they hardly abrade the paint (rather simply burnish it) the Super Micro Abrasives in the new polishes have a constant cut?
In theory then, if you were to work these new polishes for too long, would that then mean you could end up removing alot of paint?
The reason I ask is because with a typical Menzerna polish, you HAVE to keep working it otherwise you will end up with micro-marring. If someone was to work the new Meguiar's polishes for the same amount of time, there could be a danger they could end up removing far more paint than they were wanting and far more than would ever be nessassry to remove the defects from the paint.
Just one other question on technique and DA speeds. In another thread I read that Swirl X should be spread at low speed (as usual) then worked in at speed 5 then once worked in slow the machine down to speed 3 for the last few passes. If the abrasives in the new polishes don't change in size through the polishing duration, why would you decrease the machine speed for the last few passes? I understand why you'd do that with a diminishing abrasive style polish because you'd be working the fine polishing oils and tiny dimished abrasives over the surface to burnish the paint. But if the abrasives within the new Meguiar's range don't decrease in size, surely there's no need to decrease machine speed as decreasing speed wouldn't do anything apart from lessen the polishing cut.
Sorry for the long first post, I just want to get everything cleared up as best as possible so I know exactly how to approach these new polishes.
I always feel the need to explain something just as it's going on in my head, so sorry about that! I will try and strip any further questions right down! 
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