I'm new to machine polishing having owned a PC for a few years and mainly using it on my own vehicles for a quick shine with poliseal or to apply a cleaner wax.
Now, my wife and I both upgraded our DD's so I have two vehicles to prepare for sale and two more to get into shape.
I started with the Meg's microfiber system on the pearl white Escalade and it turned out great. Today I started on the red Tundra and immediately noticed I either need more machine or better compound/pad combo. The improvement was noticeable but 5 or 6 section passes didn't remove the last 10% of light scratches. The caveat is I'm still learning so I need a combo that's forgiving (idiot proof).
The next two vehicles to polish are both SUV's so I have a lot of real estate to cover.
To my question would a different pad/compound combo gain me enough cut and efficiency with my PC or should I jump straight to a rupes or flex? For now free time is short so anything to make the process more time efficient would be ideal.
I do have dreams of working into detailing for profit some day as I gain more knowledge and skill. Its one thing I truly enjoy doing after a week in the trenches. If not for that I would work with what I have and call it good.
What I have now:
PC with 5" backing plate
Meg's microfiber system (pads, d300 & d301)
Clay, misc waxes and qd's
Misc LC finishing pads
Just ordered:
Optimum GPS, hydrotech pad assortment
If it matters I'm partial to Optimum products already as I love and use ONR, poliseal, power clean and the spray wax. Only picked up the Meg's stuff because it was available locally.
Here's the Caddy
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Now, my wife and I both upgraded our DD's so I have two vehicles to prepare for sale and two more to get into shape.
I started with the Meg's microfiber system on the pearl white Escalade and it turned out great. Today I started on the red Tundra and immediately noticed I either need more machine or better compound/pad combo. The improvement was noticeable but 5 or 6 section passes didn't remove the last 10% of light scratches. The caveat is I'm still learning so I need a combo that's forgiving (idiot proof).
The next two vehicles to polish are both SUV's so I have a lot of real estate to cover.
To my question would a different pad/compound combo gain me enough cut and efficiency with my PC or should I jump straight to a rupes or flex? For now free time is short so anything to make the process more time efficient would be ideal.
I do have dreams of working into detailing for profit some day as I gain more knowledge and skill. Its one thing I truly enjoy doing after a week in the trenches. If not for that I would work with what I have and call it good.
What I have now:
PC with 5" backing plate
Meg's microfiber system (pads, d300 & d301)
Clay, misc waxes and qd's
Misc LC finishing pads
Just ordered:
Optimum GPS, hydrotech pad assortment
If it matters I'm partial to Optimum products already as I love and use ONR, poliseal, power clean and the spray wax. Only picked up the Meg's stuff because it was available locally.
Here's the Caddy
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk