uhohitsstevo
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Does a detail spray work?
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Does a detail spray work?
David Hayward
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It should. Just something to get a little moisture on the pad is good.
You will want to test what you have either way. If you can do orange pad and 205 and get your desired results on a small spot by all means try that on the whole car. Without seeing it I can only really speculate on what a good approach would be.
The obvious easiest option is to have multiple products and tons of pads to try with, but for your personal use there is no reason you shouldn't be able to make some magic with the gear and products you have.
You will want to test what you have either way. If you can do orange pad and 205 and get your desired results on a small spot by all means try that on the whole car. Without seeing it I can only really speculate on what a good approach would be.
The obvious easiest option is to have multiple products and tons of pads to try with, but for your personal use there is no reason you shouldn't be able to make some magic with the gear and products you have.
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Absolutely! Remember just have fun! Everyone here has some very sound advice, however, it may confuse you. Just have fun, learn YOUR style and technique and then worry about different products in the future. What you have is fine. If you are worried about dusting which ALL compound/Polish products do in some form or another, just spritz your pad with a QD or even a RW solution. Priming the pad helps and an occasional spritzing the pad should do the trick.
But as I said before HAVE FUN and show pics when you are done!! Do not think too much into this process and do not worry, YOU WILL DO FINE!!!
uhohitsstevo
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If i can get away with 205 on an orange pad will I then want to use something to thin it out more and finish off the appearance like a PO85RD? or should I do something like Wolfgang Finishing Glaze 3.0 which is a mixture of a glaze and polish. I think I like the idea of having my glaze and polishes separate so I know I am not covering anything up.
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M205 with orange pad or white should finish out really well on VW paint. Try with orange. If you have any haze or anything just do one more step with a white pad and m205
uhohitsstevo
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I just ordered the Menzerna 85rd to use as a finishing polish If the 205 doesn't finish how I like. Something good to have in my arsenal even if I don't use it.
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What do you think about the finishing glaze? Better or worse then 85rd or 205?
uhohitsstevo
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Also could I go from m205 on orange to 85rd on a black pad or will it not have enough cutting power to finish.
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Forget the Finishing Glaze after you polish. It is not needed. You ride should look awesome after the polish stage. A glaze is just a filler to hide scratch makrs. Since you don't have any your ready to rock with your LSP. Save yourself some elbow grease and skip the glaze after a polish. But DO NOT skip the LSP whether that be a sealant, wax or both.
uhohitsstevo
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Yeah I decided against the finishing glaze.
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Ah I see, I ordered the 105 and 205 and got PO85RD also and that should be enough to accomplish whatever I am looking for.
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I believe you're correct on that! Great polishes all around.
@OP
I'm in the same boat as you. 2016 Audi S3 here. I'm also going to start with test spots. I already have 6 Hydro-tech LC tangerine pads. Hoping that, my Porter Cable buffer and M205 will be all I need. If so, I will follow that with a white pad and DP Coating prep polish to spit shine it and prep the paint for a DP coating application. I figure if I am going to go through all the steps of wash, decontaminate, clay, paint correction, I might as well try a coating out. Have you considered using a coating as your LSP?
I'm in the same boat as you. 2016 Audi S3 here. I'm also going to start with test spots. I already have 6 Hydro-tech LC tangerine pads. Hoping that, my Porter Cable buffer and M205 will be all I need. If so, I will follow that with a white pad and DP Coating prep polish to spit shine it and prep the paint for a DP coating application. I figure if I am going to go through all the steps of wash, decontaminate, clay, paint correction, I might as well try a coating out. Have you considered using a coating as your LSP?
uhohitsstevo
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No. Never applied a coating before don't want to risk anything. Love the s3 was looking at that after I sold my STi just never could justify putting so many miles on one as a daily.
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The DP coating is a great product and very forgiving. You are going to love it. Again I'll mention to for sure start least aggressive approach you have, but audi and VW will typically send you for the big guns on compounds and pads. 90% of the time I wind up with menzerna fg400 and a microfiber pad to begin. The new blue on the Golf R though has proven to be a little softer.
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What is the was of application? How long does this coating generally last?
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It's the same prep process as every other coating. As for application you can use a foam pad or even the car pro method with the microsuede towel on the foam block.
You do one section or panel at a time. Apply to surface thoroughly making to to cover it all. And then when it's starts to flash away you buff it off. The reason it is more forgiving is you have plenty of time to level it before it cures.
Something like cquartz if you miss a spot and find it 30-40 min later it's probably too late. With the dp coating I was able to hit some spots with a mf towel about an hour after applying.
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And as for the life of the coating I think they said 2 years. On my wife's. Car I saw about 15 months lots of driving and always parked outside.
That's funny. I sold my 2008 EVO X MR and got the S3. Part of me regrets not getting the TTS. At any rate you should look into a coating unless you just enjoy applying waxes often.
Thanks, good to know. I may need to pick up some M105 or something. Guess my test spots will let me know. I'm hoping for the M205 on the tangerine hydro-tech to do the trick, then was thinking about just finishing it off with the DP polish prep on the tangerine as well. I'm not sure if the crimson finishing hydro-tech pad is comparable to a standard white pad. From my research people generally do 2 step with orange then follow up with white. I got sold on the hydro-techs watching Mike Phillips promote them with the thin is in philosophy. So sticking with hydro-techs I'm looking at tangerine and crimson. Get's a bit confusing.